Trump says ‘Canada thinks they’re a state’ as he defends bitter trade war with US neighbor
- Donald Trump has defended his bitter trade war with Canada by arguing that America’s neighbor to the north is not a state and therefore not eligible for favorable terms.
- The president has made repeated overtures to Canada about becoming the 51st state, which were angrily rejected and only served to whip up a mood of anti-Trump patriotic fervor across the border.
- Now though, as the trade war between the two allies deepens, Trump appears keen to remind Canada that it is not part of the United States.
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- Donald Trump has defended his bitter trade war with Canada by arguing that America’s neighbor to the north is not a state and therefore not eligible for favorable terms.
- The president has made repeated overtures to Canada about becoming the 51st state, which were angrily rejected and only served to whip up a mood of anti-Trump patriotic fervor across the border.
- Now though, as the trade war between the two allies deepens, Trump appears keen to remind Canada that it is not part of the United States.
Sources: The Independent