Trump threatens 100% tariff on Canada over deal with China

United States President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if the country makes a trade deal with China.

Trump, in a statement on Saturday, January 24, 2026, also warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a deal would endanger his country.

Trump wrote on Truth Social: “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life.

“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.”

Carney during a recent visit to China called the Asian superpower a “reliable and predictable partner” and in Davos encouraged European leaders to seek investment from the world’s second-largest economy.

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Trump said China would try to use Canada to evade U.S. tariffs, stating: “If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken.”

Tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbour have grown in recent days.

Trump on Thursday withdrew an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts.

That about-face followed Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the president openly decried powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage.

The Star