Amid escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada following the breakdown of bilateral negotiations, US President Donald Trump claimed that Canada "wants the benefits of being a US state without actually being one."

President Trump wrote on social media platform Truth Social on the 23rd local time that "Canada wants to be a state without the burden, but with all the benefits."

He added, "They have charged our great farmers massive tariffs for a long time," emphasizing, "No more."

This message from President Trump marks his first public reaction since US-Canada trade negotiations broke down on the 21st.

Following the collapse of the talks, apart from the high tariffs already imposed on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobiles, the US newly slapped a 50% tariff on items such as wine, dairy products, cement, apparel, and ice hockey equipment.

The new tariff targets amount to approximately $20 billion, or about 27.8 trillion won in Korean currency, accounting for roughly 5% of total US imports from Canada.

In a national address on the morning of the 22nd, immediately after the breakdown of negotiations, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that Canada is "at war" with the US and vowed to respond with retaliatory tariffs.

President Trump's latest remarks are an extension of his repeated comments since taking office for a second term that "Canada should become the 51st US state."

President Trump has drawn widespread public outrage and condemnation from Canadian political circles by repeatedly suggesting that Canada would enjoy greater economic and security benefits if it became the 51st US state.

Prime Minister Carney explained that during these negotiations, the US presented "unacceptable" conditions, including restrictions on Canada's ability to enter into new trade agreements with third countries.

David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, Canada, criticized the move, stating that the US attempted to "reduce Canada economically to the status of nothing less than the 51st state."