Trump criticized Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau at the Davos Forum: "Canada is alive because of the United States."
After Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau called on allies at the Davos Forum not to become a menu for the United States, Trump responded: "Canada is alive because of the United States."
On Wednesday local time, during his speech in Davos, Switzerland, Trump defended the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, stating that he needed Danish territory to build his proposed "Golden Dome," a missile defense system covering North America. He also addressed Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: "Canada has taken a lot of free benefits from us. By the way, they should be grateful, but they are not. I saw your prime minister yesterday. He isn't very grateful - they should be grateful to the United States and Canada. Canada is alive because of the United States, Mark, please remember this the next time you make a statement."
Trudeau did not name the United States or Trump in his speech the day before. He said that world powers are using economic integration as a "weapon": "Canadians know that the old assumption that geography and alliance membership automatically bring prosperity and security no longer holds." He also warned allies, "the old order will not return," and medium-sized countries must work together, otherwise they will become a "menu" for larger, wealthier, and better-armed countries. Canada must cooperate with like-minded allies as much as possible to resist the domination of larger and wealthier countries.
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