The head of the IMF says Trump's trade war will harm the US economy and cause "losers on both sides", while Canadians are looking at ways to strike back.

The orange clown Donald Trump orders a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum, a move that impacts America's allies and biggest trading partners; Europe, Mexico, Canada, and China are introducing or planning new counter-measures in retaliation.  And now Trump is considering more tariffs on tens of billions of dollars' worth of imports, both from China and from US allies.

"It would be serious, not only if the United States took action, but especially if other countries were to retaliate, notably those who would be most affected, such as Canada, Europe, and Germany, in particular," IMF Director Christine Lagarde warned.  She the US would suffer as well, and markets would be dragged down by shaken investor confidence.

Meanwhile, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is not ruling out direct retaliatory sanctions against the Trump Organization.  Calling Trump's tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and other nations are "illegal" and "unjustified," Ms. Freeland told Maclean's Magazine, "We are now in a consultation period. We welcome ideas from all Canadians on what should and what should not be in our retaliation list."

Individual Canadians aren't waiting, and have started to boycott US goods such as Florida oranges, Kentucky bourbon, and California wine, and are distributing lists in social media targeting American brands to leave on store shelves in favor of Canadian or other analogs.