Canada has been unfair to the United States: Trump

US President Donald Trump has declared that he will not allow the opening of a bridge from Canada to the United States until Washington receives ownership of half of the structure. “As everyone knows, Canada has been very unfair to the United States for decades. Now everything is changing for the United States — and a LOT. But imagine that Canada is building a huge bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They control both the Canadian and American sides, and, of course, they built it almost without American content. President Barack Hussein Obama foolishly gave them an exception so that they could bypass the 'BUY AMERICAN' law and not use any American products, including our steel. Now the Canadian government expects me, as the President of the United States, to just 'use America.' What does the United States get? Absolutely NOTHING.

Ontario doesn’t even allow American alcoholic beverages or other alcohol products on their shelves; they are strictly prohibited from doing so, and now, on top of all that, Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau wants to strike a deal with China that will divide Canada. We will only get leftovers. I don’t think so. The first thing China would do is stop all hockey tournaments in Canada and permanently destroy the Stanley Cup. The tariffs Canada has imposed on our dairy products have been unstable for years and have put our farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow that bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given, and just as importantly, until Canada treats the United States with the fairness and respect we deserve. We will start negotiations IMMEDIATELY. For everything they have given, we probably need to control at least half of that asset. 'Revenue from the American market will be astronomical,' he wrote on the Truth Social network.