Canada 'ripping off' US for decades: Trump says Ottawa 'most difficult and unreasonable' to deal with

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh jibe on Canada on Tuesday saying that the country has been "ripping off" the United States for decades and is the "most difficult and unreasonable" to deal with.

"Canada has been Ripping Off the U.S.A. for decades. They have been charging our Farmers 400% Tariffs, and more. They have driven many wonderful U.S. companies out of business. For 10 years they wouldn’t certify Gulfstream Jets, until I got involved. They wanted 100% of the market for Gulfstream’s Canadian competitor." he said in a post on Truth Social.

"I deal with many countries, and Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable. They feel entitled, but they are not a State, and will be entitled no longer!" Trump added.


Also read: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and steel from January 2027

Amid growing trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa, Canada's minister responsible for US trade, ​Dominic LeBlanc revealed that his government could announce ​retaliatory tariffs on the United States.

His comments came a day after Trump threatened to raise US tariffs on all cars and trucks ‌from Canada ⁠to 50%.

"I ⁠think that's the government intention," LeBlanc said when asked on CNBC when ​the tariffs on goods imported from the US might be announced. "It shouldn't ​surprise anybody. Our friends and the American administration, we said that if we didn't get to a deal, we would have ​to take the steps that any ⁠responsible government would ‌take to protect those sectors of ​the economy. ​Our preference was not to do that," he ⁠said.

In a separate post on Truth Social, the US president wrote, "Over the last 10 years, the United States lost, on average, 60 Billion Dollars a year with Canada. No more!"

Earlier on Monday, Trump threatened to raise tariffs ​on all cars, trucks and automotive parts from ​Canada to 50% starting January 1, 2027, escalating a trade fight after negotiations collapsed last week.

The latest trade escalation threatens to disrupt one of the ​world's most integrated auto supply chains.

US auto production is heavily reliant on Canadian-made parts and vehicles, and higher tariffs could raise costs for American automakers and consumers while deepening a trade standoff that has already weighed on auto firms.

Also read: Tariffs first, electricity and critical minerals next: Canada may hit the US without hurting itself

Trump to change Lake Ontario's name to Lake America amid Canada trade war

Trump said ​on Tuesday that ​he was considering changing the ​name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as a trade war between the US and Canada escalates.

"The ‌United ⁠States is ⁠giving serious consideration to changing the name of ​Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t ​expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer," he wrote in a ​post on Truth Social.

One ⁠of the ‌five Great Lakes of North ​America, ​Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian ⁠province of Ontario and the US ​state of New York. His threat ​to rename Lake Ontario comes after he changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America last year.