Washington DC, Feb. 2 -- A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 25 per cent retaliatory tariff in response to US tariffs, US President Donald Trump claimed that the United States subsidises Canada and suggested that the country would not be viable without American support.

He further reiterated his stance that Canada should become US' "cherished 51st state," citing benefits such as lower taxes and stronger military protection.

Sharing a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, "We pay hundreds of billions of dollars to subsidise Canada. Why? There is no reason. We don't need anything they have. We have unlimited Energy, should make our own Cars, and have more Lumber than we can ever use."

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