President Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it decides to make a trade deal with China, less than a week after previously saying “it would be a good thing” that Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“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,” Trump said in a post 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.,” the post reads.

Hours later, Trump posted: “The last thing the World needs is to have China take over Canada. It’s NOT going to happen, or even come close to happening! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Tensions grew between the U.S. and Canada after Trump and Carney traded barbs this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Carney said he opposed Trump’s proposed tariffs on European countries amid his calls for the U.S. to take control of Greenland. Trump backtracked on the tariffs after he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte reached the “framework” of a deal over Greenland.

Carney warned of a “rupture” in the world order and called on “middle countries” to unite.

Trump slammed Carney and claimed that Canada receives “freebies” from the U.S., accusing the prime minister of not being “grateful.”

“But they should be grateful to us, Canada,” Trump said in Davos. “Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, before you make your statements.”

Carney responded by praising the relationship between the U.S. and Canada, but added that Canada “doesn’t ‘live because of the United States.’ Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”

Trump responded by revoking Carney’s invitation to join the Board of Peace to oversee the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip. The president and White House officials did not elaborate on why he withdrew Carney’s invitation.

A day later, Trump announced the new tariffs related to the Canada-China trade agreement.

The growing tensions have placed the U.S.-Canada relationship at a “precipice,” Aaron Ettinger, a political science associate professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, previously told The Hill.

“We don’t know if this ends well for Canada at all,” he said. “There’s the realization from the past week that Canada is not dealing with a reliable or maybe even a rational leader of the United States.”

Just a week ago, Trump offered support for the Canada-China deal, which would cut tariffs on electric vehicles and canola. Canada will receive a maximum of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles at a 6.1 percent tariff. China expects to lower its tariffs on canola seeds by March 1.

“That’s OK. That’s what he should be doing,” Trump told reporters. “I mean, it’s a good thing for him to sign a trade deal. If you can get a deal with China, you should do that.”

Trump previously slapped Canada with 35 percent tariffs last July, then bumped it up 10 percent in October after Trump was angered by an anti-tariff advertisement played during the World Series. Carney publicly apologized for the ad. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, an outspoken Trump critic, produced and paid for the ad. (YahooBuiness)

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