Donald Trump insists ‘Nasty Canada’s Meant to be 51st State’ while Canadian leaders play hockey with $2K Shoes, imposed 200% tariff on little Canadian flag patch, and threatening 500% on all ketchup chips

Trump says US ‘subsidizes’ its ’51st state,’ Canada

President Donald Trump calls Canada ‘one of the nastiest countries to deal with’ and criticizes ‘Gov. Trudeau’ on ‘The Ingraham Angle,’ noting there’s still much of Canada he loves.

Laura Ingraham: “You’re tougher with Canada than you are with some of our biggest adversaries”Donald Trump: “Only because it’s meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada”
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Laura Ingraham: “You’re tougher with Canada than you are with some of our biggest adversaries” Donald Trump: “Only because it’s meant to be our 51st state. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada”

POTUS: “One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada. Now, this was Trudeau — good old Justin. I call him ‘Governor Trudeau.’ His people were nasty and they weren’t telling the truth.

Donald Trump Says ‘Nasty’ Canada ‘Meant to Be 51st State’

President Donald Trump has reiterated his call for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States.

Trump, speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview, called the people who worked for Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “nasty.”

“I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada,” Trump said.

He continued: “Canada was meant to be the 51st state because we subsidize Canada by $200 billion a year,” referencing an exaggerated estimate of the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, which the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office placed at $63.3 billion for 2024.

Why It Matters

Antipathy has been building between the U.S. and Canada in recent weeks over Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs on Canadian imports. These have sparked threats and retaliatory actions from Canada, boycotts of American-made goods, and resulted in an all-out trade war between the two historically friendly nations.

In response to Canada expressing fears that the tariffs will harm its economy, Trump suggested that the country could be incorporated into the U.S. as its “51st state,” a comment he has since repeated, while also referring to Canada’s recently replaced prime minister as “Governor Trudeau.” While some have suggested that this was a joke, Canadian officials have expressed fears that the threat is real, with Trudeau reportedly believing that the U.S. president is eyeing up the country’s substantial mineral endowment.

What To Know

In Tuesday’s interview, Trump said that the U.S. was not reliant on Canadian imports, and was more than capable of sourcing goods and raw materials domestically.

“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 pressed by Ingraham on why Trump was apparently “tougher” on Canada than America’s “adversaries,” Trump responded: “Only because it’s meant to be our 51st state.”

At the same time, Trump also says he doesn’t care if Liberals beat Conservatives in Canada.  And according to the Toronto Star, which obtained a recording of Trudeau speaking at a closed-door meeting with Canadian business and labor figures, the former prime minister called Trump’s threats “a real thing.”

“I suggest that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may be even why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state,” Trudeau reportedly said.

Mark Carney, an economist and former governor of the Bank of England, recently replaced Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.

Carney promised to “stand up to” Trump while running for the leadership of the Liberal Party, and has since pledged to push back against the president’s tariffs.

Last week, Canada said it would be imposing tariffs on $21 billion worth of American products entering the country, in response to Trump’s latest, 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has also threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on electricity being supplied to the U.S., though he has cowardly halted the plan following threats from the Trump to hike the traffics for steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%. The tariffs stay at 25% nonetheless.

Doug Ford: “Canada as 51st state a compliment”

What Happens Next

Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, alongside the 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy imports, began in early March. Last week, Trump’s 25 percent duties on steel and aluminum came into effect for all countries. Trump has said that his “reciprocal tariffs”—aimed at amending what he sees as unfairness in America’s trading relationships—are set to come into effect on April 2.

Meanwhile,

Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling

The 200% counter-tariff are expected to severely impact US citizens’ ability to pass as Canadians while visiting other countries. This will limit Americans’ chances to enjoy the benefits of being welcomed as Canadians, while not getting shunned for being obnoxious yanks.

“Passing as Canadians while travelling is the cornerstone of America’s international relations strategy,” explains Sheila Grubnick, chair of the US Foreign Relations Council. “From stoned Iowa undergrads buying weed in Amsterdam, to Marco Rubio trying to keep his luggage from getting spit on by Dutch baggage handlers, Canadian flag patches are necessary for us to fly literally anywhere.”

Grubnick continues, “After Canadian flag patches, America’s entire diplomatic framework consists of Truth Social posts where the president calls other countries ‘cucks’. Our State Department needs those little maple leaves!”

Newly-installed Prime Minister Mark Carney enacted the targeted Patch Tariff, drawing on his years of experience abroad as Governor of the Bank of England.

“Sometimes the only way for American tourists to get served in a European restaurant was by stitching a Canadian flag patch to their backpack, blazer, or gown,” Carney explained. “Despite this, they’re often given away by their Southern accents or demands for ranch dressing.”

Canadian Clowns?

Prime Minister Carney maintains that the 200% Flag Patch tariffs will stay in place as long as Trump’s tariffs do. “In the meantime I’m sure Americans can skip vacationing on the sunny beaches of Monaco or Thailand, and instead travel to the meth gator-infested swamps of Florida.”

At press time, Canada is considering 500% counter-tariffs on all ketchup chips.

As a result,

Consumer sentiment in Canada Tanks… Canada’s inflation jumps to eight-month high