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President Donald Trump repeated his suggestion that Canada became 51 on Sunday, and points out that he would not be subject to his incoming tariffs if the country joins the United States.
“We pay hundreds of billions of dollars to subsidize Canada. Why? There is no reason,” Trump wrote in Truth Social. “We do not need anything they have. We have unlimited energy, we should make our own cars and have more wood than we can use. Without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable country.
“Therefore, Canada should become our precious state 51,” Trump added. “Much lower taxes and a much better military protection for the people of Canada, and there are no tariffs!”
Trump has suggested for weeks that the United States should take control of Canada through economic pressure.
Trump imposes tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China: ‘National Emergency’
President Donald Trump talks to journalists while signing executive orders at the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Citing the flow of illicit drugs on the northern border, Trump signed an order on Saturday to implement a 25% rate on goods that enter the United States from Canada. The order, which enters into force on Tuesday, also imposes a 10% duty on Canada’s energy or energy resources. The order establishes: “gang members, smugglers, traffickers of illicit people and drugs of all kinds have poured through our borders and in our communities”, adding that “Canada has played a central role in these challenges, even to Do not devote enough attention and resources or coordinates significantly with the partners of application of the United States Law to effectively stop the tide of illicit drugs. ”
Trump also said that he would implement 25% tariffs in goods in Mexico, as well as 10% in China imports due to drug flow in US borders.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, addresses media members after President Donald Trump signed an order to impose rigid tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, in Ottawa, on Saturday, February 1, 2025 . (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press through AP)
American Gas Association reacts to Trump’s announcement for energy tariffs in Canada, Mexico
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum promised reprisals on Saturday.
“We categorically reject the slander of the Mexican Government of the White House for having alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any intention to interfere in our territory,” said Sheinbaum, adding that he ordered his administration officials to implement “tariffs and
Discounts not Rates.
The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, speaks during an informative session at the White House, on Friday, January 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trudeau said that Canada would impose tariffs of 25% to $ 155 billion of US goods, including “immediate tariff in 21 days. ”
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“I don’t think we are not interested in growing at all, but I think there will be a very strong lawsuit about our government to ensure that we defend the agreement we have reached with the United States.” The Canadian ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, said “This Week” on ABC News on Sunday.
