Trump interjected, saying, “It’s going to be hard to satisfy,” before linking the tariffs to fentanyl-related deaths in the US and claiming, “A lot of it comes through Canada.”

Data from US Customs and Border Protection shows that over the past 12 months, US border agents seized approximately 49 pounds of fentanyl at the Canada-US border.

In comparison, about 19,500 pounds were seized at the US-Mexico border.

During his remarks on Wednesday, Trump also misstated the size of the US trade deficit with Canada, a figure he has repeatedly called “a subsidy.” He again suggested, “Canada should become the 51st state.” 

CTV News has reached out to the Prime Minister’s Office for an update on negotiations but has not yet received a response.