Trump Hits Out After Mark Carney Rejects US-Canada Trade Deal
“Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one,” the U.S. president posted on Truth Social.
President Donald Trump expressed frustration towards Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney declined a proposed U.S.-Canada trade agreement, threatening dollar-for-dollar retaliation against new American tariffs. In his initial remarks following the negotiations' failure, Trump claimed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Canada sought to enjoy the benefits of statehood without being a state.
He also highlighted that Canada has imposed significant tariffs on American farmers for years, which would no longer occur.
Carney denounced Trump's recent 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods as an "economic attack" on his country and vowed to enforce retaliatory tariffs starting next month. Throughout his presidency, Trump has used tariffs, a tax on imported goods, targeting Canada repeatedly. The trade talks between Ottawa and Washington broke down on Friday, with Carney deeming the last-minute U.S. proposed terms "unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal." This story is ongoing and will be updated.
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