Trump Says Canada Will Face 100 Percent Tariffs if It ‘Makes a Deal With China’

Refers to Carney as ‘governor’ in a return to Trudeau-era relations

U.S. President Donald Trump says Canadian goods exported to the United States would be hit with 100 percent tariffs if Canada makes a deal with China.

“If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken. China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on the morning of Jan. 24.

“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The U.S. president wrote the remarks while posting a Jan. 23 article by Just the News titled, “Deal with the Devil: How Canada’s New Partnership With China Could Backfire.”

Trump’s reference to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as “Governor” marks a return to the way he referred to Carney’s predecessor, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, using the title to reflect his view that Canada should be part of the United States. He had not previously used the title for Carney, saying on several occasions that he likes him. Relations soured, however, after Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, last week, in which he levied heavy criticism at the United States.

Prior to arriving in Davos, Carney met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, where he signed a series of agreements that included slashing tariffs on Chinese EV imports from 100 percent to 6.1 percent for the first 49,000 units, in exchange for China cutting tariffs on Canadian canola from 85 percent to 15 percent until at least the end of the year. While in Beijing, Carney said Canada–China relations are entering a “new era,” and that Ottawa’s pursuit of a partnership with China “sets us up well for the new world order.”

The Epoch Times reached out to Carney’s office for comment but didn’t immediately hear back. Late on the morning of Jan. 24, the Prime Minister’s Office shared a promotional video on social media about Carney’s recent trips to China, Qatar, and his attendance at the WEF, captioned, “From China to Qatar to #WEF26 in Davos, Prime Minister Carney advanced Canada’s economic and strategic interests – strengthening partnerships, diversifying trade, and attracting investment to support good jobs and long-term growth for Canadians.”

By Omid Ghoreishi

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