Donald Trump says Keystone XL "may be awoken from the grave" as he postpones Canada tariffs
“Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave!”
Reported August 19, 2026 by abcnews.com. Checked word for word against that report.
President Donald Trump said he is postponing for three days the new 50% tariffs on dozens of Canadian products—ranging from dairy and honey to whiskey and vodka—that were scheduled to take effect early Wednesday. In a social media post, he cited a finalized deal between the U.S. and Canada, without offering specifics, but suggested the agreement could involve restarting the Keystone XL pipeline, a project canceled in 2021 over environmental concerns. The tariffs, first announced last month as retaliation for Canadian policies Trump called discriminatory, included exemptions for oil, gas, and potash, so they would have hit only a small share of imports. The action relied on a never-before-used legal authority, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously criticized the trade measures.
- abcnews.com ↗︎19 AUG 2026