Asma Khalid

Yesterday, the president announced 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Every country, no exceptions, no exclusions, even for our neighbors, Canada and Mexico. And this all comes after Trump had threatened and then pulled back from sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico. So today on the show, we want to hear how our neighbors are reacting.

Yesterday, the president announced 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Every country, no exceptions, no exclusions, even for our neighbors, Canada and Mexico. And this all comes after Trump had threatened and then pulled back from sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico. So today on the show, we want to hear how our neighbors are reacting.

And lucky for us, we have got a stellar group of international correspondents that we can call up. And we're going to start up north with NPR correspondent Jackie Northam, who was just in Canada's capital, Ottawa. Hey there, Jackie. Thanks for joining us. Hey, thank you very much for having me. Jackie, how is Canada responding to this latest news from President Trump?

And lucky for us, we have got a stellar group of international correspondents that we can call up. And we're going to start up north with NPR correspondent Jackie Northam, who was just in Canada's capital, Ottawa. Hey there, Jackie. Thanks for joining us. Hey, thank you very much for having me. Jackie, how is Canada responding to this latest news from President Trump?

And lucky for us, we have got a stellar group of international correspondents that we can call up. And we're going to start up north with NPR correspondent Jackie Northam, who was just in Canada's capital, Ottawa. Hey there, Jackie. Thanks for joining us. Hey, thank you very much for having me. Jackie, how is Canada responding to this latest news from President Trump?

Yeah. Jackie, I want to ask you about that, because there was a lot of back and forth a couple of weeks ago where Trump threatened, you know, widespread tariffs on Canadian goods that would come into the United States. And I recall Justin Trudeau said, well, then Canada will retaliate.

Yeah. Jackie, I want to ask you about that, because there was a lot of back and forth a couple of weeks ago where Trump threatened, you know, widespread tariffs on Canadian goods that would come into the United States. And I recall Justin Trudeau said, well, then Canada will retaliate.

Yeah. Jackie, I want to ask you about that, because there was a lot of back and forth a couple of weeks ago where Trump threatened, you know, widespread tariffs on Canadian goods that would come into the United States. And I recall Justin Trudeau said, well, then Canada will retaliate.

So these broad tariffs that Jackie was describing, as she mentioned, they are suspended for now. They could come back. Right. We don't really know what's going to happen on those across the board tariffs. But to me, this is interesting because Canada is a longtime ally of the United States. I mean, the countries share the largest undefended border in the world.

So these broad tariffs that Jackie was describing, as she mentioned, they are suspended for now. They could come back. Right. We don't really know what's going to happen on those across the board tariffs. But to me, this is interesting because Canada is a longtime ally of the United States. I mean, the countries share the largest undefended border in the world.

So these broad tariffs that Jackie was describing, as she mentioned, they are suspended for now. They could come back. Right. We don't really know what's going to happen on those across the board tariffs. But to me, this is interesting because Canada is a longtime ally of the United States. I mean, the countries share the largest undefended border in the world.

And so by acting this way toward a major ally, it seems like President Trump is signaling that foreign policy is just a far more transactional process for him than it has been in previous administrations.

And so by acting this way toward a major ally, it seems like President Trump is signaling that foreign policy is just a far more transactional process for him than it has been in previous administrations.

And so by acting this way toward a major ally, it seems like President Trump is signaling that foreign policy is just a far more transactional process for him than it has been in previous administrations.

Jackie, there's one thing, though, that Sue just said I want to ask you about, and that is the idea that the initial overture from Trump around broad-based sweeping tariffs, that it worked in eliciting some sort of response from Canada. From your vantage point, from your conversations with the people and politicians in Canada, did it work?

Jackie, there's one thing, though, that Sue just said I want to ask you about, and that is the idea that the initial overture from Trump around broad-based sweeping tariffs, that it worked in eliciting some sort of response from Canada. From your vantage point, from your conversations with the people and politicians in Canada, did it work?

Jackie, there's one thing, though, that Sue just said I want to ask you about, and that is the idea that the initial overture from Trump around broad-based sweeping tariffs, that it worked in eliciting some sort of response from Canada. From your vantage point, from your conversations with the people and politicians in Canada, did it work?

Sue, given that ill will that Jackie has described, what is the off-ramp here? I mean, these two countries, Canada and the United States, have economies that are deeply intertwined. Is there an off-ramp here?

Sue, given that ill will that Jackie has described, what is the off-ramp here? I mean, these two countries, Canada and the United States, have economies that are deeply intertwined. Is there an off-ramp here?

Sue, given that ill will that Jackie has described, what is the off-ramp here? I mean, these two countries, Canada and the United States, have economies that are deeply intertwined. Is there an off-ramp here?