Donald J. Trump: Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on “Electricity” coming into the United States, I have
2025-03-11 14:06:15.154 GMT

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on “Electricity” coming into
the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an
ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE
UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN
THE WORLD. This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th. Also, Canada
must immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on
various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous. I will
shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened
area. This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate
this abusive threat from Canada. If other egregious, long time Tariffs are not
likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the
Tariffs on Cars coming into the U.S. which will, essentially, permanently shut
down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada. Those cars can easily be
made in the USA! Also, Canada pays very little for National Security, relying
on the United States for military protection. We are subsidizing Canada to the
tune of more than 200 Billion Dollars a year. WHY??? This cannot continue. The
only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First
State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear.
Canadians taxes will be very substantially reduced, they will be more secure,
militarily and otherwise, than ever before, there would no longer be a
Northern Border problem, and the greatest and most powerful nation in the
World will be bigger, better and stronger than ever — And Canada will be a big
part of that. The artificial line of separation drawn many years ago will
finally disappear, and we will have the safest and most beautiful Nation
anywhere in the World — And your brilliant anthem, “O Canada,” will continue
to play, but now representing a GREAT and POWERFUL STATE within the greatest
Nation that the World has ever seen!