Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praised the UK and Mexico for refraining from engaging in tit-for-tat tariff hikes with the US, warning that those trading partners that upset President Donald Trump with their responses to American protectionist steps open themselves to a severe reaction.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took a shot at Canada, saying its response to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum was “tone deaf.” On Wednesday, Canada imposed billions of dollars of reciprocal tariffs on the U.S. After a meeting with Lutnick, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the temperature had come down between the two countries.