Mr Trump began his latest screed against the US’s second-largest trading partner by claiming that “everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades”. “In particular, we look forward to the expeditious completion of the Gordie Howe international bridge, which will serve as a vital economic link between our two countries,” Mr Trump and Mr Trudeau said. The cause of Mr Trump’s rage appears to be a closer trading relationship with China negotiated by the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, after Mr Trump raised tariffs on Canadian imports. “China … will eat Canada alive,” Mr Trump wrote. “You can’t look at China as the answer,” Mr Trump added.

Source: Irish Examiner February 10, 2026 12:27 UTC