Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the Trump administration's new tariffs Tuesday, calling the measures "very dumb" and vowing that his country "will not back down from a fight." &nbsp;

Trudeau previously announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs that went into effect on Canadian imports.&nbsp;

<div><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/343/192/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/686/384/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/672/378/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/1344/756/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/931/523/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/1862/1046/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/720/405/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/1440/810/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2025/03/931/523/justin-trudeau.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div><p><span>Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau slammed the Trump administration's new tariffs on Tuesday, March 4.</span><span> (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images / Getty Images)</span></p></div>

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the Trump administration's new tariffs Tuesday, calling the measures “very dumb."{ai:summary}<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the Trump administration's new tariffs, labeling them "very dumb." He asserted that Canada will not back down and previously announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to the U.S. measures.</p><p>#politics</p>

Trudeau tells Trump 'we will not back down' from trade war, calling tariffs 'very dumb'

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