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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Camille Chorley

Trump claims Canada ‘tariff problem’ would vanish if it became 51st state

Donald Trump has suggested that Canada’s “tariff problem” would vanish if the country became the 51st US state as he spoke outside the White House on Tuesday, 11 March.

The US president’s suggestion comes after he threatened to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports to 50 per cent.

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