Canadian PM Carney fires back at Trump over claim that 'Canada lives because of the United States'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected President Donald Trump's assertion that "Canada lives due to the fact that of the United States."

"Canada and the United States person built a singular concern successful the economy, successful security, and successful a affluent taste exchange," Carney said connected Thursday portion speaking successful Plains of Abraham, Québec, during a furniture retreat. 

"But Canada doesn’t ‘live due to the fact that of the United States’," helium said, referencing Trump's remark. "Canada thrives due to the fact that we are Canadian. We are masters successful our ain house. This is our country. This is our future. The prime is ours."

In effect to Fox News Digital's petition for comment, the White House pointed to Trump's Truth Social post.

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Tensions betwixt Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump flared aft the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

On Thursday, Trump published an unfastened missive to Carney informing him that Canada's invitation to articulation the Board of Peace — a U.S.-led assembly tasked with managing Gaza's post-war aboriginal — had been rescinded.

"Please fto this Letter service to correspond that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what volition be, the astir prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, astatine immoderate time. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

The committee was inaugurated successful Davos, Switzerland, connected Thursday, though Carney had already left, according to The Associated Press.

Tensions betwixt Carney and Trump flared arsenic satellite leaders met successful Davos for the yearly World Economic Forum. Both Trump and Carney took swipes astatine each different successful their respective speeches.

President Donald Trump arrives for his code during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.  (Markus Schreiber/AP Photo)

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During his code connected Tuesday, Carney did not notation Trump by name, but alternatively helium said that "rules-based bid is fading," referencing the U.S.

He admitted that determination were benefits to US. enactment connected the satellite stage, but painted the full conception of a rules-based planetary bid arsenic a falsity that is actively failing. Additionally, successful his address, Carney urged mediate powers, similar Canada, to asseverate themselves and instrumentality the accidental to "build a caller bid that embodies our values."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a code astatine the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held successful Davos, Switzerland, connected Jan. 20, 2026.  (Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)

When delivering his code connected Wednesday, Trump did not shy distant from taking purpose astatine Carney. He said that Canada "should beryllium grateful" due to the fact that the state gets "a batch of freebies" from the U.S., though helium did not accidental what helium was referring to.

"I watched your premier curate yesterday, helium wasn't truthful grateful," Trump said. "Canada lives due to the fact that of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the adjacent clip you marque your statements."

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The friction betwixt Trump and Carney underscored a increasing rift betwixt the two. In his code to a furniture retreat, Carney framed it arsenic a infinitesimal for Canada to asseverate its ain powerfulness and physique a aboriginal based connected its ain values.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Carney's bureau for comment.