Canadian politician claims Trump admin's '51st state' rhetoric is an 'act of war'

A liberal Canadian member of Parliament declared the Trump administration has actually devoted an “act of war” over President Donald Trump consistently describing Canada as the U.S.’ “51st state” and for leveling tariffs on the country.

” Well, I believe Marco Rubio most likely requires to be returned to school due to the fact that when you state that somebody does not have a right to have a nation, that’s an act of war. When you rip up, arbitrarily, trade contracts and threaten and state you’re going to break a nation, that’s an act of war. And Canadians have actually reacted in kind,” Canadian MP Charlie Angus, who belongs to the nation’s liberal New Democratic Celebration, stated Monday throughout an interview with the MeidasTouch Network.

Angus was responding to a clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to press reporters throughout his current journey to Canada for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Fulfilling. Rubio was consistently asked by the press to weigh in on Trump describing Canada as the U.S.’ “51st state.”

” The president has actually made his argument regarding why he believes Canada would be much better off signing up with the United States … for financial functions,” Rubio stated on March 14 when inquired about Trump’s “51st state” remarks, discussing the concern was not resolved throughout the G7 conference. “There’s a dispute in between the president’s position and the position of the Canadian federal government. I do not believe that’s a secret can be found in, and it wasn’t a subject of discussion, since that’s not what this top had to do with.”

Rubio even more described that the origin of the “51st state” rhetoric was born throughout a conference in between Trump and previous Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump started utilizing the “51st state” title for Canada in November 2024, following his election win.

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Trump was consulting with Trudeau, “and Trudeau generally states that if the U.S. enforces tariffs on Canada, Canada could not endure as a nation-state, at which point the president stated, ‘Well, then you need to end up being a state.’ Which’s where this started,” Rubio stated of the Trump– Trudeau conference. “He made an argument for why Canada would be much better off signing up with the United States from a financial point of view and so on. He’s made that argument consistently, and I believe it represents itself.”

Trudeau revealed his resignation as the nation’s prime minister in January after 9 years in the position. Mark Carney was sworn-in as the country’s next prime minister on March 14 after he was chosen the brand-new leader of Canada’s Liberal Celebration previously in the month.

Throughout his interview, Angus stated that Canada’s boycott of U.S. items over tariffs leveled on the country would be “penalizing” to the U.S.

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” The boycott that Canada has actually released versus the United States is penalizing. We were informed in January a 10% drop in Canadian travel to the United States would cost 140,000 tasks,” he continued.

Trump leveled a 25% tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum from other countries on March 12, while Canada particularly is set to deal with a 25% tax on all imported products starting April 2. The tariffs have actually stimulated boycotts of U.S. products.

Canada’s Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks after being chosen as the brand-new Liberal Celebration leader in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 9. ( Getty Images)

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Trump signed up with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, where he railed versus how the U.S. has actually funded “Canada by $200 billion a year.”

President Donald Trump speaks throughout a news instruction at the White Home. ( Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

” Here’s my issue with Canada,” Trump stated on Fox News. “Canada was indicated to be the 51st state due to the fact that we fund Canada by $200 billion a year. We do not require their vehicles, we do not require their lumber, we have a great deal of lumber. … We do not require their energy, we do not require anything, we definitely do not desire their autos … countless autos are sent out in, I ‘d rather have them made in Michigan, I ‘d rather have them made in South Carolina.”

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz added to this report.