Tensions between the U.S. and Canada reached a boiling point as Donald Trump, in a scathing Truth Social rant, predicted China’s rapid takeover of its neighbor. The trigger? Canada’s resistance to Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative and its ousted PM Mark Carney’s bold rebuttals.
Trump highlighted Canada’s vote favoring Chinese trade over the U.S.-backed Golden Dome, a protective umbrella over Greenland akin to Israel’s Iron Dome. ‘Even though it protects them, they’re against it. China will swallow them in one year!’ he declared on Friday.
Positioning the Arctic as a flashpoint, Trump stressed the need to counter Russia and China through superior defenses. His Davos speech had already set the stage, insisting Canada thrives solely due to U.S. protection—a narrative Carney dismantled.
Carney affirmed Canada’s independent success: ‘We’re partners with the U.S., but our advancements are homegrown.’ Dismissing American exceptionalism, he declared the old world order in peril. Trump’s response was swift: Carney’s expulsion from the Board of Peace.
This board, Trump’s peace-building brain trust, includes heavyweights like Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Hungary, and Kazakhstan among its 25 members. The fallout raises questions about North American unity amid rising great-power competition.
As Trump rallies global support for his vision, Canada’s crossroads moment could redefine alliances. Will Ottawa heed the warning or double down on diversification?