‘Don’t hold your breath’: former U.S. envoy not expecting midterms to alter Trump’s tariff approach

Historically, U.S. Republicans have been the party of free trade and the Democrats have endorsed protectionism.
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada David Cohen, pictured at Lornado in 2022, says it is 'extraordinarily unlikely' that the midterms will result in a change in U.S. trade and tariff policy towards Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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BY NEIL MOSS
September 16, 2026

With American voters heading to the ballot box in less than two months for consequential Congressional midterms, a former United States ambassador to Canada says that American tariff policy is unlikely to change no matter the result. 

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