President Donald Trump said Sunday night he’s considering making Canada financially compensate the United States for economic damage caused by wildfire smoke that drifted from Canada into parts of the U.S. last week.While speaking to reporters after returning from the World Cup final, Trump said he spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the match about the smoke that enveloped much of the Midwest and East Coast.“I told him you got to stop these fires from coming in and poisoning our air, our air’s been poisoned,” he said. “I have a good relationship with Mark Carney, but, you know, we have got to stop the fires up there. If we can help them, we’ll help them, but maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”
Beginning early last week, smoke haze from 3,500 fires in Canada, burning over more than 6 million acres, blanketed cities such as Detroit, New York City, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, and other major metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. More than 100 million people were issued air quality alerts as the sky turned shades of brown and red.The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
