Trump claims China would ‘ban ice hockey’ if they make deal with Canada
Donald Trump has said China would ‘eat Canada alive’ and terminate ‘ALL ice hockey’ in the country if they make a trade deal.
In a rambling post on Truth Social, the US President said Canada has treated the United States ‘very unfairly’ for decades.
‘On top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China, which will eat Canada alive,’ he said.
‘The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.’
China would have no power to eliminate ice hockey or the Stanley Cup, even if they make a trade deal with Canada.
He also slammed the country for opening a bridge between Ontario and Michigan, which Canadians funded, but Trump said there was ‘No US consent’.
‘I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve,’ he rambled.
‘We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least half of this asset.’
Though the construction is funded by Canada, it will be publicly owned by both Canada and the state of Michigan.
The bridge, constructed using both American and Canadian steel, is due to open in the upcoming months and will link Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.
The mayor of Windsor, Drew Dilkens, told the CBC that Trump’s post was ‘insane’.
‘I really can’t believe what I’m reading. The faster we can get to the midterms and hopefully see a change, the better for all of us,’ he said.
Trump appears to be upset over the bridge opening because of Ontario’s ban on American alcoholic beverage imports.
But in 2017, he called the bridge an ‘expeditious completion’ and praised its construction alongside then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said: ‘I explained that Canada, of course, paid for the construction of the bridge, over $4 billion; that the ownership is shared between the state of Michigan and the government of Canada; and that in the construction of the bridge, obviously there’s Canadian steel, Canadian workers, but also US steel, US workers that are involved.’
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