Trump professes his love for French Canadians after ‘Lake America’ threat

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump has declared his love for French Canadians as his war of words with Canada heats up even further.“I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Tuesday. “This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I love French Canadians!”Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a news conference Monday that a trade deal with the U.S. faltered after U.S. negotiators proposed changes that put Canada's French-language rules at risk. English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equal status, rights and privileges under its Constitution. Eighty percent of the population in Quebec, where Trump is more disliked than anywhere else in Canada, speaks French.Trump made the declaration after revealing that he is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as part of his spat with Canadian officials over trade. He said that the U.S. is “seriously considering” renaming the lake because “we don’t expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer.”On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested that Canada be ready to cut off electricity exports to the United States if the dispute over tariffs escalates further.In fullTrump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after premier called him ‘king of bankruptcies’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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