So, Is Canada To Blame?

 Maybe it was that “51st state” crack?

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate response” to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Several Canadian provinces have taken U.S. liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

“I mean, that’s worse than a tariff, because it’s literally taking your sales away, (and) completely removing our products from the shelves,” Whiting said on a post-earnings call.

It’s not like Trump has stopped saying it.

Leavitt: "He feels strongly that it would be very beneficial for the Canadian people to be the 51st state of the United States." pic.twitter.com/Ve6HHIloBf

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2025

Diplomacy, or the absolute lack thereof, has consequences.