# US Tariff Woes Make Bedfellows of South Africa and Canada

https://mins.news/en/item/54358

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-11 10:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-09-11/us-tariff-woes-make-bedfellows-of-south-africa-and-canada?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa3d12851db2900010ee16d

> US tariff troubles are bringing South Africa and Canada together. In an Aug. 27 TikTok video, President Donald Trump intensified his trade confrontation with Canada by crossing Lake Ontario off a map and declaring, “Now we have Lake America.”

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