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Senators reject Trump’s call to make Canada pay for wildfire smoke: ‘Ridiculous’

Republican and Democratic senators are rejecting President Donald Trump’s call for Canada to pay damages to the U.S. over smoke from ongoing wildfires that he said have "poisoned" the air in many American cities."I think the president’s being ridiculous," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told Fox News Digital."Nobody can control the direction of the wind," Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said. "Even President Trump can’t do that."TRUMP BLAMES CANADA FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE, SAYS POLLUTION COSTS SHOULD BE ADDED TO TARIFFSTrump floated the idea after complaining that smoke from nearly 900 Canadian wildfires ha...