Trump claims the trade deficit with Canada is a $200B subsidy. Experts disagree

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that his country subsidizes Canada with hundreds of billions of dollars every year has become a key plank in his argument for annexing the country. But do his numbers add up? His argument hinges on a belief that the deficit in trade between the two countries has left the U.S. footing the bill for Canada’s economic growth. The amount of “subsidy” Trump claims the U.S. provides Canada has varied over time. In December, he said it was $100 billion US. And he claimed it was $200 billion as recently as Thursday. “We can’t do that…