Overview
- President Trump said on his social media that he would impose an additional 100% duty on all imports from Canada if Ottawa implements its tariff reductions agreed with China.
- He derided Prime Minister Carney as a "governor" and suggested Canada ought to be the United States' "51st state."
- Trump warned the U.S. would react if Canada became a transshipment route for Chinese goods seeking to bypass high American tariffs.
- Carney met Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 16 and reached a provisional accord to cut tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1%, with further talks planned.
- Reports say Trump also revoked Canada's invitation to a U.S.-led Gaza "peace council" after Carney's Davos speech urging closer ties among like-minded mid-sized countries.