Fact check: Nine Trump false claims about Canada:
President Donald Trump keeps saying he wants Canada to become the 51st US state. To support his pitch ...
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CNN fact-checks nine false Trump claims about CanadaA poll found 85% opposition, while official data put the 2024 US trade deficit with Canada at $35.7 billion.
- One recent poll found 85% opposed and 9% in favor of Canada becoming the 51st US state.
- Official US figures put the 2024 goods-and-services trade deficit with Canada at $35.7 billion.
- The World Bank ranked Canada 102nd among 137 countries in 2022, with a lower average tariff than the US.
- Canada bought about $28.4 billion in US agricultural exports in 2024, ranking as the world’s second-largest buyer.
ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.— Donald Trump, in a social media post
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