US President Donald Trump told Canadian companies doing business with the United States to relocate south of the border “immediately” in a Sunday Truth Social post, promising them “no TARIFFS” if they do.
Trump called on Canadian firms doing business with America to move “to the United States, immediately,” adding that many had left the US “years ago due to stupid U.S. Leadership” and would face “no TARIFFS” once they returned. In a follow-up post, he claimed that “Canadian businesses are pouring into the United States.”
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The relocation pitch came alongside a broader string of posts in which Trump called Canada one of the “Worst Abusers” in trade and said he no longer wants Canadian cars, parts, or anything else crossing the border. He credited existing tariffs with reviving the US auto industry, citing a Ford plant in Detroit he said was running “24/7.”
Trump’s post comes nine days after trade talks between Washington and Ottawa collapsed. It also comes days after he told radio host Glenn Beck that Canada is “one of the worst countries in the world to deal with,” and separately pledged to raise tariffs on Canadian vehicles, parts, and steel to 50% starting January 1, 2027.
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Economists say the fallout won’t be one-sided. ING’s chief international economist called the tariffs “very bad news” for small and mid-size US businesses in border states, and Oxford Economics’ Bernard Yaros has said the coming 50% auto tariffs would “disproportionately hurt” manufacturing hubs in the Midwest, including Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, where automakers rely heavily on Canadian parts.
GM, for one, just went the other direction. Unifor members ratified new contracts this weekend, locking in more than $1 billion in fresh GM investment across Ontario.
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