On January 24, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Canada, threatening to impose a 100 % tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Ottawa completes a new trade deal with China. Trump’s statement, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, came amid growing tensions between the neighbouring countries and reflects deepening U.S. concerns about China’s influence in North America. This combination of images shows Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump during a group photo at the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canad

On January 24, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Canada, threatening to impose a 100 % tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Ottawa completes a new trade deal with China. Trump’s statement, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, came amid growing tensions between the neighbouring countries and reflects deepening U.S. concerns about China’s influence in North America.

This combination of images shows Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump during a group photo at the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada.

Trump accused Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of potentially turning the country into a “drop-off port” for Chinese products into the U.S. market, declaring that “China will eat Canada alive” and warning that closer economic ties with Beijing could destroy Canadian businesses and social stability. The tariff threat follows Canada’s recent negotiations in Beijing, where officials agreed to reduce certain tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and agricultural exports in exchange for lower Chinese duties on Canadian products. Ottawa has described the agreement as a limited but important step, not a full free-trade deal. Relations between Washington and Ottawa have soured in recent weeks, with clashes over foreign policy rhetoric at the World Economic Forum and Canada pushing back against U.S. economic pressure. Source: AP News

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