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‘It’s just getting worse’: anger in Maine over Trump’s trade war with close neighbor Canada

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President’s tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada – will Mainers show their displeasure in the midterms?

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Section: US news
By: Gaya Gupta
Published: Sep 26, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 27, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

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Maine

U.S. state

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia. It is the only state to border only one other state. Maine is the largest state in New England by total area, almost as large as the combined area of the remaining five states. Of the 50 U.S.

Donald Trump

President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

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‘It’s just getting worse’: anger in Maine over Trump’s trade war with close neighbor Canada

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