"The United States just asked Canada for a $573 billion railway bailout and the response they received is being called the most humiliating sentence ever directed at an American president," says the speaker in a May 26, 2026 Instagram reel.

The clip continues in stilted language to allege that after refusing the bailout, Ottawa proceeded to snub Washington by pulling its railway lines from across the border to fortify Canadian routes.

Different versions of the video spread across Instagram, TikTok, Threads, LinkedIn and Facebook, many offering praise to Canada.

Since Trump returned to the White House in 2025 and instigated a trade war driven by tariffs, Canada has distanced itself from its historic ally.

As the two countries ramp up talks to renegotiate the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, Trump again jabbed on June 1 that Canada could be the 51st US State after its economy contracted (archived here).

The brittle relations between the two countries have been the source of numerous false claims -- and the posts alleging a rejected railway bailout are similarly unfounded.

AFP could not find any legitimate evidence that the United States ever broached the idea of multi-billion dollar rail fund from its northern neighbor. Keyword searches do not turn up news stories about the supposed deal.

Furthermore, the claims about a subsequent fallout -- and reinvestment into Canada's railways by Canadian National (CN) and Canada Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) -- appear...

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