Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy fired back at Canada on live television Sunday morning after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced “dollar-for-dollar” retaliatory tariffs in response to the new 50% U.S. tariffs.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Duffy said it was “foolish” for Canada to start a trade war with the United States, in part, because America’s northern neighbor “doesn’t have a military.” Canada does have a military, though it is much smaller than the U.S. military.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Canada:
Canada is a country that doesn't have a military.
To think that they're gonna go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the US, I think it's foolish on their part.pic.twitter.com/sEYqmao6rh
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 23, 2026
