President Donald Trump tore into Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just mere minutes before he arrived at the White House for their first in-person meeting since Carney won his election.
“I look forward to meeting the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. I very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH — Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us!” Trump posted. “The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence.”
Trump has repeatedly mused about Canada becoming the 51st state, a prospect Carney and other Canadian leaders have dismissed. Trump said in an interview last month that he was “not trolling” when he raised the idea.
The two leaders are expected to discuss trade during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Trump administration has imposed a 25 percent tariff on Canada, citing claims that the ally is not doing enough to stop fentanyl from coming into the United States, despite relatively little of the substance entering the U.S. via the northern border. Certain goods that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) have been exempted from those tariffs.
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President Trump hit back at the media aboard Air Force One as some reporters attempted to undermine what he has accomplished during the start of his administration, saying, “Democrats were destroying our country.”
“I think we have the greatest 100 days in the history of our country for that administration. We’re planning to do more. Uh, we’ve gotten rid of woke. We’re strengthening up our military. Think of it. Six months ago, we had the worst, uh, numbers in the history of our military for joining up — joining our military,” the president said.
“Now we have the best numbers we’ve ever had. Just think of that. It’s not even possible. Inflation’s down. All costs are down. Everything is down other than, as Tristan said, the, uh, thing that you carry the babies around in. But that’s up 3%. Uh, energy’s down. Gas is down. Nobody’s ever seen anything — far ahead of schedule. The Democrats were destroying our country,” he said.
“So people that were paying a lot for groceries, they’re paying a lot less. And, uh, interest rates are even down. You know, we have a very stubborn Fed, but Mitch — I mean, Fitch and [Inaudible], uh, that’s, that’s okay, but interest rates are down, mortgage rates are down. Been pretty amazing. So we’ve done, I think — I — I don’t think there’s ever been a better opening 100 days,” President Trump said.
“We have a lot of fake polls when they interview Democrats, not Republicans, but, uh, beating more Democrats. I had a pollster that said to me — A legitimate pollster, John McLaughlin, top person. He said he’s never seen polls that were so fake before where they overweigh the Democrats. And I only bring that up because I think it’s something that should be said,” the president said before tearing into the media.
“It’s a shame how dishonest the media is. The media is corrupt and they’re dishonest, and they’re so bad for our country. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you,” he said.
In another recent interview, President Trump teased two potential successors — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — when asked about the 2028 presidential race.
In a wide-ranging interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump largely remained tight-lipped on who he preferred. The commander-in-chief also said he is “not looking” to seek a third term in office.
“It’s far too early to say that. But you know, I do have a vice president … and JD’s doing a fantastic job. I don’t want to get involved in that. I think he’s a fantastic, brilliant guy. Marco is great. There’s a lot of them that are great,” he added. “We have a lot of good people in this party,” Trump said.
