Washington DC: President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social lashed out at Canada today for \u201cnot compensating enough\u201d and treating US \u201cunfairly.\u201d<\/p>\n
He wrote, \u201cAs everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also blamed former US President Barack Obama for letting Canada \u201ctake advantage\u201d of US.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just \u201ctake advantage of America!\u201d What does the United States of America get-Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won\u2019t even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China \u2013 which will eat Canada alive. We\u2019ll just get the leftovers! I don\u2019t think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d He wrote further.<\/p>\n
However, this is not the first time that Trump has expressed dismay at the existing trade practices between US and Canada.<\/p>\n
Last month, during his address at the 56th Annual Summit of the WEF in Davos, Trump said its northern neighbour \u201cgets a lot of freebies\u201d from Washington, noting that it is not as grateful as it should be.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should also be grateful, but they\u2019re not. I saw your Prime Minister yesterday; he wasn\u2019t so grateful. They should be grateful to us,\u201d Trump said, adding that his plan to build a \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile defence system will also provide protection to Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,\u201d Trump said, underscoring the strategic and security role of the US in protecting its northern neighbour.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks were aimed at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who, in his WEF address, highlighted \u201can era of great power rivalry, where the rules-based order is fading,\u201d and also opposed tariff coercion, in a veiled reference to Washington\u2019s use of the financial tool to acquire Greenland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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