On Monday, during an Oval Office announcement regarding the U.S. steel industry, a reporter asked Trump about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations. in the middle of its trade war.
At first, Trump claimed that the United States’ northern neighbor wanted to “make a deal with us” and that Canadian officials “call us all the time.” However, Prime Minister Mark Carney began distancing Canada from its relationship with the United States and even welcomed an invitation to become the EU’s first associate member.
Trump then turned scorched earth on Canada, saying the country had “treated the United States very unfairly” and “was one of the worst countries in the world.” He also lamented the way the United States gets along with China, but said, “In fact, Canada has been very difficult to deal with, and they’ve put tariffs on our farmers of 400% and above. They’re taking advantage of us. They feel entitled to do it.”
When asked how the trade war might end, Trump predicted that over the next three or four weeks, Canadian officials would “come to us and say, ‘We have to get rid of all the tariffs.’
“We are going to win everything. We even Lake Ontario it is now Lake America, and besides, it has been done. In fact, this has just been done. They told me it was just finished. But they’re going to come in and they’re going to say, “Sir, we’re sorry.” They treated the United States very, very badly. I think a deal will be reached, but it will have to be fair. »
Watch Trump’s full remarks below:
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