The US president took to social media to warn prime minister Mark Carney «China will eat Canada alive».
Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada over its proposed trade deal with China.
Canada negotiated an agreement to lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower import taxes on Canadian farm products earlier this month.
The US president initially said it was what Canadian prime minister Mark Carney «should be doing and it’s a good thing for him to sign a trade deal».
But in a post on Mr Trump’s Truth social media platform on Saturday, he said if Mr Carney «thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken».
«China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life», he said.
