President Donald J. Trump issued a direct warning to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during his speech at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, following Carney’s anti-American remarks the previous day.
The statement came after Carney delivered a speech criticizing U.S. foreign policy and expressing concerns that America was undermining “multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied.” In that address, Carney also pledged Canadian “boots on the ice” in Greenland as the Trump administration seeks to acquire the territory and supported Denmark’s role in the effort.
Trump addressed Carney directly with a stark warning: “Canada lives because of the United States, Mark, remember that before you make your statements.”
The remarks follow Carney’s government signing a deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this month. The agreement allows China to flood the Canadian market with nearly 50,000 cheap electric vehicles annually in exchange for lower tariffs on agricultural products and cooperation on energy. Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the deal, stating: “Make no mistake: China now has a foothold in the Canadian market and will use it to their full advantage at the expense of Canadian workers.”
The collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States last year was partially attributed to an ad campaign funded by Ford featuring doctored audio of former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.
