US President Donald Trump said that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” as trade tensions between the two historically friendly countries continue to escalate.
Speaking to Fox News, answering why he is tougher with Canada than other big adversaries, he said, “I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada”.
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He continued: “Canada was meant to be the 51st state because we subsidise Canada by $200 billion a year,” exaggerating the estimate of the US trade deficit with Canada, which is actually placed at $63.3 billion for 2024, by the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office.
Speaking about the USA’s reliance on Canadian imports, Trump said, “We don’t need their lumber, we don’t need their energy, we don’t need anything. We certainly don’t want their automobiles,” he said.
“We don’t need their lumber, we don’t need their energy, we don’t need anything. We certainly don’t want their automobiles,” he said.
When asked by Fox News host Laura Ingraham on why Trump was “tougher” on Canada than their other “adversaries”, he said, “Only because it’s meant to be our 51st state.”
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