Exploding Wildfires, Heightened Tensions, Canada 'Sucks'
From The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown by CNN Podcasts
April 23, 2026 · 1h 23m
About this episode
The episode discusses the ongoing wildfires in the Southeast, US military actions in the Indian Ocean, and criticism of Canada's trade strategy.
Hundreds of people race away from flames in Georgia and Florida, and smoke now blankets much of the Southeast. Officials are warning the fires may not be contained for a month ... The US releases video of service members landing on another sanctioned ship, this one in the Indian Ocean ... US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy as "the worst I've ever heard, adding, "they suck." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Wolf Blitzer, Pamela Brown
Topics covered
- wildfires
- trade strategy
- US military
- Canada relations
- environmental issues
Keywords
- wildfires
- Georgia
- Florida
- Canada
- trade strategy
- US military
- Howard Lutnick
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US
Places: Georgia, Florida, Southeast, Canada
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