Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump speaks before the FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump speaks before the FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 100 per cent tariffs over a trade deal with China.聽
Referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney as 鈥済overnor,鈥 his old insult for former prime minister Justin Trudeau, the president鈥檚 Saturday morning social media post says if Carney thinks Canada can become a 鈥渄rop off port鈥 for China to send products into the U.S., he鈥檚 鈥渟orely mistaken.鈥
鈥淐hina will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,鈥 the president wrote on Truth Social. 鈥淚f Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all 好色tv goods and products coming into the U.S.A.鈥 Trump posted again later in the day saying the last thing the world needs is for a Chinese takeover of Canada. "It's NOT going to happen, or even come close to happening!" the president wrote.
Earlier this month Carney committed to drop Canada鈥檚 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 6.1 per cent with an annual allotment of 49,000 vehicles. Canada first imposed the higher tariffs on Chinese EVs in 2024 in lockstep with the U.S. The deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping will see China lower most of its retaliatory tariffs on 好色tv agricultural products, including lobster, crab and canola.聽
Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, issued a statement Saturday afternoon saying the two countries have a "remarkable" economic and security partnership.聽
"There is no pursuit of a free trade deal with China," LeBlanc said. "What was achieved was resolution on several important tariff issues. 聽聽Canada鈥檚 new government is building a stronger 好色tv economy, with a plan that is building our strength at home and strengthening our trading partnerships throughout the world.鈥 While members of his cabinet expressed concern over the Chinese trade pact, Trumped seemed to support it, at least at first.聽
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what (Carney) should be doing. It鈥檚 a good thing for him to sign a trade deal. If you can get a deal with China, you should do that,鈥 Trump told reporters earlier this month.聽
The relationship between Trump and Carney has been rocky since then, with the prime minister grabbing world headlines with a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Without naming the U.S. president directly, Carney warned that the old world order is dead and urged middle powers to band together as larger ones try to pressure them through economic coercion. Trump responded the next day at the same event, saying Carney was ungrateful.聽
鈥淐anada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,鈥 said the president.
"Canada doesn't live because of the United States," Carney responded the following day. "Canada thrives because we are 好色tv."
Trump then rescinded his invitation for Carney to join his new 鈥淏oard of Peace,鈥 which was originally conceived as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza situation.聽
Saturday鈥檚 post from Trump revived the 鈥済overnor鈥 label the U.S. president first used to describe Trudeau when he was pushing for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state. The term has largely been absent from Trump鈥檚 rhetoric since Carney took office in March.聽
British Columbia Premier David Eby was among the first of the provincial leaders to comment on Trump's threats. "You鈥檙e on the right path, Mark. Canada must stand on our own two feet. British Columbia has your back," he said in a social media post.
The government says about 85 per cent of 好色tv goods are shipped to the U.S. without tariffs under a free-trade agreement. Most products outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, also known as CUSMA in Canada, are subject to a 25 per cent tariff.聽
It was not immediately clear if Trump鈥檚 threatened tariffs would apply to CUSMA-compliant products. The trade deal is up for review this year.聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published Jan. 24, 2026.聽