Canada · 14 d ago
Trump repeats his claim that the US loses US$90 billion to Canada
The claim
At a rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Trump said the US is "losing" US$90 billion to Canada for the "privilege of allowing Canada to have a health-care system and other things that they shouldn't be having."
The US loses US$90 billion a year in trade with Canada.
See the answer
False.
The Centre for Future Work puts the 2025 deficit at US$27 billion by official US data: a $55-billion goods deficit, partly offset by a $28-billion US surplus on services.
At another rally, in Park City, Kansas, Trump said Canada could keep ice hockey and "O Canada" as a state anthem if it became the 51st state. He has also said a trade deal with Canada would come "at some point."
Justin Trudeau
"a loser"
Current leader
"not nice" on trade
In Kentucky, Trump called former prime minister Justin Trudeau a "loser." Of Canada's current leader, he said the "current guy's good" but "not nice when it comes to trade."
And us?
Kentucky's goods exports that went to Canada in 2025
17 %
Kentucky is one of the Republican states targeted by Canada's dollar-for-dollar tariffs, and several provinces have banned US alcohol, including the state's bourbon. Canada took 17 per cent of Kentucky's goods exports in 2025, its largest market, according to US government figures.
