Update (1130ET): Ahead of his meeting with freshly elected Canadian PM Mark Carney, President Trump has made his feelings clear about the relationship with USA's northern neighbor.

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump

"I look forward to meeting the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. I very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH - Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?" 

Trump then went further:

"We don't need their Cars, we don't need their Energy, we don't need their Lumber, we don't need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship, which hopefully we will always maintain. 

They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us! 

The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence.

That's going to be a a fun meeting for the globalist's last best hope.

As Emel Akan detailed earlier via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump will host Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, at the White House on Tuesday for high stakes talks focused on trade and security.

The meeting comes amid heightened tensions between the two allies, following Trump's imposition of steep tariffs on Canadian products and ongoing remarks suggesting that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.

This marks the first meeting between the two leaders since Carney's Liberal Party secured victory in the April 28 federal election.

"He called me. He was very nice and I congratulated him," Trump told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, referring to a post-election phone call with Carney.

Trump said he will bring up the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state during his meeting with the Canadian prime minister.

"I'll always talk about that, you know, why we subsidize Canada to the tune of $200 billion a year," he said.

"If Canada was a state, it wouldn't cost us, it would be great. It would be such a great—it would be a cherished state."