President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Canada, suggesting the nation could be “eaten alive” if it proceeds with a trade agreement with China. Trump further threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States.
On Saturday, Trump took to Truth Social to deliver a forceful message to Canada and its Prime Minister, Mark Carney. He criticized their plan to potentially position Canada as a “Drop Off Port” for Chinese imports to the U.S., stating they are “sorely mistaken” in this strategy.
“China will consume Canada entirely, devouring its businesses, social fabric, and overall way of life,” Trump asserted in his post.
He added, “Should Canada forge a deal with China, it will face a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods and products entering the USA immediately.”
Trump’s latest remarks surface just days after Carney addressed global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During his speech, Carney highlighted concerns about the diminishing influence of the post-World War II “rules-based order” spearheaded by the U.S. and its allies.
“We’re constantly reminded that we live in a time of intense great-power rivalry,” the Canadian Prime Minister noted. “The rules-based order is diminishing, where the strong do as they will, and the weak suffer as they must,” he concluded.
Trump has previously talked about making Canada the 51st state and posted this week an altered image of a map of the US that included Canada, Greenland, Venezuela and Cuba as part of its territory.
The president said at Davos that Canada gets many ‘freebies’ from the US and ‘should be grateful,’ but added that Carney’s speech showed he ‘wasn’t so grateful.’
President Donald Trump warned Canada it would be ‘eaten alive’ if it strikes a deal with China and threatened 100 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods entering the US
The threat comes a week after Carney traveled to China and secured a new ‘strategic partnership’ with the Communist regime, aimed at boosting trade and investment
Additionally, Trump’s threat comes days after Carney’s speech to global leaders at Davos, Switzerland, where he warned that the post–World War II ‘rules-based order’ led by the US and its allies is ‘fading’
Carney told Davos attendees that smaller powers should build a ‘dense web of connections’ through multilateral cooperation, offering a counterbalance to Trump’s Greenland strategy.
‘Great powers can afford for now to go it alone. They have the market size, the military capacity, and the leverage to dictate terms. Middle powers do not,’ Carney said.
‘In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice: compete with each other for favor or to combine to create a third path with impact,’ he added.
‘(We) argue the middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.’
Carney’s historic comments followed a trip to China last week, during which he secured a new ‘strategic partnership’ with the Communist regime, aimed at boosting trade and investment.
This marked the first visit to China by a Canadian prime minister in six years.
‘As the world’s second-largest economy, China presents enormous opportunities for Canada in this mission,’ according to the Canadian Prime Minister’s website.
‘Central to this new partnership is an agreement to collaborate in energy, clean technology, and climate competitiveness,’ the announcement added.
‘China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric and general way of life,’ the president wrote to Truth Social on Saturday
Carney said that the move to meet with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and Zhao Leji – the chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee – represented Canada ‘recalibrating’ its ties with China
‘Canada and China are both energy superpowers focused on expanding two-way energy cooperation – reducing emissions and scaling up investments in batteries, solar, wind, and energy storage.’
While in Beijing, Carney held meetings with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and Zhao Leji, the chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee.
The Canadian Liberal didn’t mince words, revealing the meeting represented Canada ‘recalibrating’ its ties with China.
Carney explained that the move would position Canada for a ‘new world order,’ one in which it begins distancing itself from its longtime southern ally.
He said the partnership will also tackle ‘global governance’ – a field Carney said Trump has completely walked away from.
‘At its best, the Canada-China relationship has created massive opportunities for both our peoples,’ the Prime Minister said following the meeting.
‘;By leveraging our strengths and focusing on trade, energy, agri-food, and areas where we can make huge gains, we are forging a new strategic partnership that builds on the best of our past, reflects the world as it is today, and benefits the people of both our nations,’ he added.
