The president previously said Canada would need to shell out $61 billion for access to the new Golden Dome missile defense shield.

By the time Pete Hoekstra moved to Canada, the newly minted ambassador to what had been one of America’s friendliest allies was already tired of the “51st state” discussion. His mandate was to negotiate favorable trade terms,

The announcement was made as Trump was making his way back to the White House early from the G7 summit in Calgary.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterparts from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan were joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte and discussed Russia’s relentless war on its neighbor at what has essentially become just the G6.

President Donald Trump directly threatened Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday and alluded to the possibility the U.S. could strike Iran, demanding an “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as speculation looms over the president’s next move.

It only took a few hours of summitry in the Canadian woods on Monday for President Donald Trump to decide he’d rather be elsewhere.

Canadian officials are considering requirements that would compel government-funded infrastructure projects and defense-procurement agreements to use domestically made steel and aluminum, according to Industry Minister Melanie Joly.

A spokesperson for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the governor wishes Donald Trump would be a “president for all Americans.”