By David Lawder, David Ljunggren and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, saying that it was a "blatant attack" and that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week.

The president posted on Truth Social that Canada had planned to put a tax on U.S. technology companies, calling the move "a blatant attack."

President Trump said Friday he was suspending trade talks with Canada and would announce within a week a higher tariff rate on the U.S.’s northern neighbor. In a post on social media, Trump said he was cutting off negotiations with Canada after its government confirmed it would keep in place a digital