Trump reinserts himself right into Canadian national politics, stating ‘as a state, it functions fantastic’

Days prior to the government political election and after greater than a week without talking about Canada, UNITED STATE President Donald Trump resurfaced his 51st state unsupported claims Wednesday mid-day.

The head of state was talking with press reporters from the Oval Office, when he duplicated his false claim that the United States “subsidizes” Canada to the song of $200 billion a year.

“I have to be honest, as a state it works great. As a nation — consider the fact that what they do as a nation, 95 per cent of what they do is they buy from us and they sell to us,” Trump stated.

The remarks come as the Canadian government political election had actually come to be much less concentrated on united state financial and sovereignty risks.

But Wednesday, Trump stated that if Canada really did not patronize the united state, “as Trudeau told me, they would cease to exist … which is true, certainly, as a country.”

Trump stated he called previous head of state Justin Trudeau “Governor Trudeau, affectionately.”

And he stated he was “working on a deal” with Canada.

“I’m working well with Canada. We’re doing very well,” Trump stated. “I have spoken to the current prime minister. He was very, very nice. I will say we had a couple of very nice conversations — very good, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to get involved in their election.”

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The Prime Minister’s Office validated to CBC News that Liberal Leader Mark Carney just had one discussion with the united state head of state, a phone call on March 28. At the moment, both leaders defined the phone call as efficient and Carney stated that Trump had actually valued Canadian sovereignty.

The Liberal leader has actually been campaigning on his capability to handle Trump.

The head of state was likewise asked Wednesday whether he would certainly raise tolls on Canadian items, which up until now consist of levies on lorries and car components, steel, light weight aluminum, non-Canada- UNITED STATE-Mexico Agreement certified items and an anticipated surge in tolls on Canadian softwood lumber.

‘At some factor, it might increase’

“At some point, it could go up,” Trump stated of the tolls, though it was vague just how generally he was talking. Most of his remarks were concentrated on the car sector, however he likewise stated no car toll boosts are presently intended.

“All we’re saying is we don’t want your cars, with all due respect,” the head of state stated. “We don’t need their oil. We don’t need their lumber. We don’t need their cars, so I said, ‘Why are we doing this?’ If we needed something, that would be a different subject.”

The head of state duplicated his $200-billion line two timesWednesday Since December, Trump has actually mentioned numerous numbers, in between $100 billion United States and $250 billion United States, in stating that the nation”subsidizes” Canada Journalists and profession specialists have actually continuously unmasked the insurance claim and stated it’s unclear where the united state head of state got such a huge number.

Canada’s profession deficiency with the united state was $63 billion United States in 2014, below simply over $64 billion United States in 2023. But Canadian vacationers going to the nation– which border agency data shows is dropping— offsets a few of that void. Trade shortages are likewise ruled out aids.

It’s likewise much from the very first time the head of state states the united state “doesn’t need” Canadian oil, gas, lorries or lumber. In truth, he began stating simply that in his first speech to leaders at the World Economic Forum, 3 days after his commencement for his 2nd term.