Trump threatens 50% tariff on Canadian planes sold in U.S.

President Trump posted that he is decertifying Canadian-made aircraft and threatened a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian planes sold in the United States; Canadian regulators and experts say they are reviewing Gulfstream paperwork and have not decertified the jets.

President Donald Trump posted on social media that he is "decertifying" Canadian-made aircraft and warned of a 50 per cent tariff on any Canadian planes sold in the United States. He said the move responds to what he described as Canada’s refusal to certify certain Gulfstream models. The article says Gulfstream jets are built in Savannah, Ga., by General Dynamics Corp., and it also mentions Bombardier’s Global Express series. Canadian regulators and aviation experts say the situation is a paperwork review and not a formal decertification. Key facts: - The president announced a plan to decertify Canadian-made aircraft and threatened a 50 per cent tariff on planes sold into the U.S. - The article says Mr. Trump said Canada "illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify" Gulfstream 500–800 models. - Canadian officials and experts described the matter as a regulatory review of paperwork, and one aviation expert called the president’s description "nonsense." - Experts quoted in the article also questioned whether a U.S. president can unilaterally revoke aircraft certifications and noted uncertainty about the legal path to enforce such measures. Summary: The announcement escalates public trade rhetoric between the United States and Canada and introduces uncertainty for aircraft made in Canada and the manufacturers named in the posts. Whether the U.S. can implement a decertification or the threatened tariffs through executive action remains unclear and is being questioned by experts. Undetermined at this time.