{"id":2303,"date":"2025-02-10T06:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2025-02-10T08:27:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T08:27:43","slug":"canada-not-viable-without-us-support-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/canada-not-viable-without-us-support-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada \u2018not viable\u2019 without US support \u2013 Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington is essentially subsidizing the country to the tune of $200 billion a year, the US president has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada is \u201cnot viable\u201d<\/em> as a country without continued economic support and military protection from the US, President Donald Trump has claimed.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump doubled down on his idea of Canada joining the US as the 51st state, which Ottawa strongly opposes. The president argued that Canada does not \u201cpay very much for military, and the reason they don\u2019t pay much is they assume that we\u2019re going to protect them\u2026 they don\u2019t pay their share of military in NATO.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe other thing is, we subsidize them to the tune of about $200 billion a year. If we stopped doing that, if we stopped allowing them to make cars through tariffs and other things \u2013 cars, trucks, etc., what they make \u2013 they\u2019re not viable as a country,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

According to Trump, becoming the 51st state of the US would be \u201cthe greatest thing [Canada] could ever do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt would be unbelievable. It would be a cherished state,\u201d<\/em> the president said, suggesting that the current border between the two countries is \u201cartificial\u201d<\/em> and was drawn with a ruler.<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with Fox News, Trump confirmed that he is serious about incorporating Canada into the US. Asked to comment on reports that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned the country\u2019s business leaders that Trump\u2019s plans are a \u201creal thing,\u201d<\/em> the president replied: \u201cYeah, it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In early February, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% on imports from China, citing concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. In response, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of 25%, targeting a wide range of American-made goods. However, as the specter of a trade war loomed, Washington and Ottawa agreed to delay the implementation of the tariffs.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Trump reiterated his stance on tit-for-tat tariffs and again teased plans for new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, which would again affect Canada and Mexico, without saying whether there would be exemptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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