The president-elect said he'd use "economic force" to bring Canada into the US while also saying the Northern neighbor had nothing the US needs.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party finds itself in search of a new leader while dealing with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods and with Canada's election just months away.
Trudeau cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump is “a very skillful negotiator” and fretted that his statehood push may be masking a more menacing tariff threat.
After nearly a decade in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally bowed to a chorus of criticism that had become too loud to ignore, announcing his resignation on Monday. Among the loudest critics was one of his most loyal and longest-serving deputies.
Donald Trump has shared a distorted map showing Canada as part of the United States. "Oh Canada!” the president-elect wrote on Truth Social alongside a picture of a distorted US map.
By suspending Parliament and promising to resign, the prime minister bought the Liberals time. But Canada will now face Donald J. Trump with a lame duck in charge.
US President-elect Donald Trump shared a distorted map showing Canada as part of the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party put out a witty response to it.
It's a much sweeter deal. More social mobility, more representative government, plus everybody gets health care.
Elect's statements were an attempt to distract the Americans from the costs they would face as a result of steep tariffs on Canadian goods
President-elect Donald Trump says he will impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports unless Ottawa boosts border security.
Trudeau, who has been in power for the past nine years, said on Monday that he will step down from his post after a new leader is chosen by the Liberal Party.