Trump Unveils Surprising Motivation Behind His Tough Stance on Canada

Donald Trump’s ambitions regarding Canada are becoming increasingly serious rather than humorous.

During an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, the former president stated that his hardline stance towards America’s northern neighbor is due to it being “destined to be our fifty-first state.”

“You’re harsher with Canada than with our biggest foes. Why is that?” Laura Ingraham inquired.

“Only because it’s destined to be our fifty-first state,” Trump replied, interrupting Ingraham’s attempt to interject. “No, wait, hear me out.”

“We need their land. They hold a strategic advantage. We can’t allow them to get too close to China, right?” Ingraham continued.

“Look, I negotiate with every nation—directly or indirectly. One of the most challenging countries to negotiate with is Canada,” Trump remarked regarding the long-standing U.S. ally.

Trump then took another swipe at Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, despite Trudeau being succeeded by Mark Carney the previous week.

“Now, this was Trudeau—good old Justin. I refer to him as ‘Governor Trudeau.’ His administration was unfriendly, and they were not truthful. They never are,” Trump stated. “They would claim, ‘We don’t impose charges,’ but in reality, they do impose considerable fees.”

Trump’s plans for tariffs are not sitting well with the American populace. Instead, they have raised concerns that the nation—which boasted a strong economy just last year—might be heading towards a recession. Trump’s foreign policy, characterized by a global trade war, has caused tensions with some of America’s closest allies.

Trump has openly acknowledged that his tariffs will create economic instability. Just last week, he suggested that the “minor disruption” caused by his aggressive trade strategies could persist for an extended period, implying that Americans should base their economic forecasts on a 100-year model—like China—rather than evaluating his performance quarterly.

The stock market continued to decline last week as Trump’s 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports went into effect, along with retaliatory measures from global allies.

In his farewell message, Trudeau urged the American public to look beyond Trump’s divisive policies, which he contended were abandoning America’s Western allies in favor of a precarious relationship with Russia.

“What do the American populace think?” Trudeau asked earlier this month. “How do Americans feel about abandoning friends and allies for a country that has never wished Americans well and continues to act in ways detrimental to the global economy, particularly affecting the American economy and American values and principles?”