President Donald Trump again taunted Canada ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to the White House, saying the U.S. doesn't need anything other than "friendship" from its neighbor.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said that instead, Canada needs "EVERYTHING" from the U.S.
"I look forward to meeting with 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? We don't need their Cars, we don't need their Energy, we don't need their Lumber, we don't need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship, which hopefully we will always maintain."
Trump went on to say that the topic will be "most likely, my only question of consequence." He is not the only one to criticize the country ahead of the meeting, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calling it a "socialist regime" and casting doubt about the possibility of the two countries reaching a trade deal.
Speaking to Fox Business, Lutnick described the situation as "really complex" and echoed Trump's claims about the U.S. "subsidizing" Canada. The official said the neighboring country has been "basically feeding off of us" for decades.
"They have their socialist regime and it's basically feeding off of America," Lutnick added, in reference to Canada's Liberal Party, which won the latest election.
Carney, who saw a large bump in the polls after Trump began criticizing Canada and expressing willingness to annex the country, heavily criticized the current administration following his victory.
In his victory speech Carney called for unity to face the U.S. and warned that the global order known for decades has ended. "As I've been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country," Carney said.
However, the prime minister used a more conciliatory tone after landing in the U.S. on Monday, saying "Canada and the United States are strongest when we work together — and that work starts now."
Carney also anticipated that the meeting would "focus on addressing immediate trade pressures — and the future economic and security relationship between our two sovereign nations."
Trump and Carney have already spoken on the phone, with the U.S. President describing his counterpart as "very nice" during a recent interview with NBC News. Consulted about whether he would bring up his intention to annex the country, he said "I'll always talk about that."
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