John Paul Tasker, reporting for CBC News:
“Canada has taken advantage of us for so many years. The worst of any country,” Trump said.
“I love the Canadian people, but the leaders have taken advantage of our stupid leadership for many, many years. They felt emboldened. … They act like they’re totally innocent. They’re not. They were very bad. But now they’re being taught a little lesson.”
One of those “lessons,” as the president described it, was his unilateral move to rename Lake Ontario in the US.
Last Updated on 2026-09-30 21:32 EDT