Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada if it makes deal with China
Source: The Hill
01/24/26 10:04 AM ET
President Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it decides to make a trade deal with China, less than a week after previously saying “it would be a good thing” that Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life.”
“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” the post reads. Hours later, Trump posted: “The last thing the World needs is to have China take over Canada. It’s NOT going to happen, or even come close to happening! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Tensions grew between the U.S. and Canada after Trump and Carney traded barbs this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Carney said he opposed Trump’s proposed tariffs on European countries amid his calls for the U.S. to take control of Greenland. Trump backtracked on the tariffs after he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte reached the “framework” of a deal over Greenland. Carney warned of a “rupture” in the world order and called on “middle countries” to unite.
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