Trump says Canada would have no tariffs as 51st state, as observers brace for trade war

President Donald Trump repeated his proposition that Canada go the 51st connected Sunday, noting that it would not beryllium subjected to his incoming tariffs should the state articulation the U.S.

"We wage hundreds of Billions of Dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada. Why? There is nary reason," Trump wrote connected TRUTH Social. "We don’t request thing they have. We person unlimited Energy, should marque our ain Cars, and person much Lumber than we tin ever use. Without this monolithic subsidy, Canada ceases to exist arsenic a viable Country. Harsh but true!" 

"Therefore, Canada should go our Cherished 51st State," Trump added. "Much little taxes, and acold amended subject extortion for the radical of Canada – AND NO TARIFFS!" 

Trump has for weeks suggested the United States should instrumentality power of Canada done economical pressure.

TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS ON IMPORTS FROM CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA: 'NATIONAL EMERGENCY'

Citing the travel of illicit drugs crossed the bluish border, Trump signed an bid Saturday to instrumentality a 25% tariff connected goods entering the United States from Canada. The order, which takes effect Tuesday, besides puts a 10% work connected vigor oregon vigor resources from Canada. The bid states, "gang members, smugglers, quality traffickers, and illicit drugs of each kinds person poured crossed our borders and into our communities," adding that "Canada has played a cardinal relation successful these challenges, including by failing to give capable attraction and resources oregon meaningfully coordinate with United States instrumentality enforcement partners to efficaciously stem the tide of illicit drugs." 

Trump besides said helium would instrumentality tariffs of 25% connected goods from Mexico, arsenic good arsenic 10% connected imports from China owed to the travel of drugs crossed U.S. borders.

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION REACTS TO TRUMP ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENERGY TARIFFS ON CANADA, MEXICO

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum some vowed retaliation connected Saturday. 

"We categorically cull the White House's slander of the Government of Mexico for having alliances with transgression organizations, arsenic good arsenic immoderate volition to interfere successful our territory," Sheinbaum said, adding that she instructed her medication officials to instrumentality "tariff and non-tariff measures successful defence of Mexico's interests." 

Trudeau said Canada would enforce 25% tariffs connected $155 cardinal of U.S. goods, including "immediate tariffs connected $30 cardinal worthy of goods effectual Tuesday, followed by further tariffs connected $125 cardinal worthy of American products successful 21 days." 

"I don't deliberation we're not astatine each funny successful escalating, but I deliberation that determination volition beryllium a precise beardown request connected our authorities to marque definite that we basal up for the woody that we person struck with the United States," Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman told ABC News' "This Week" connected Sunday.