Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump keeps saying he wants Canada to become the 51st US state. To support his pitch, he keeps making false claims about Canada.

In 2025 alone, Trump has:

Falsely said the Canadian public likes the idea of becoming the 51st state, which the Canadian public overwhelmingly opposesFalsely said the US trade deficit with Canada is “$200 billion,” though it is nowhere closeFalsely said Canada is one of the world’s highest-tariff countries, though it is actually low in global rankingsFalsely said Canada hiked its dairy tariffs during the Biden administration, though they haven’t changed since Trump’s first presidencyFalsely said Canada generally doesn’t “take” US agricultural exports, though Canada is the world’s second-biggest buyer of those exportsFalsely said Canada prohibits US banks, though more than a dozen US banks are operating in Canada todayFalsely said Canada is “constantly surrounded” by Chinese and Russian ships, though this is fictionFalsely said outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was using the ongoing tariff battle to run again for prime minister, though Trudeau clearly wasn’t runningFalsely said Canada spends less than 1% of gross domestic product on defense, though NATO figures showed it was an estimated 1.37% last year

Here is a fact check of these false statements.

Canadians’ views on becoming the 51st state: Trump falsely claimed to reporters in January that “the people of Canada like” his idea of Canada joining the US....

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