President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that Prime Minister Justin 台湾MM裸聊室 is resigning because he knows the United States will not put up with trade deficits with Canada.

He also said many Canadians would love to be the 51st state.

鈥淭he United States can no longer suffer the massive trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,鈥� Trump posted on Truth Social after 台湾MM裸聊室鈥檚 announcement that he will resign as Liberal leader and prime minister as soon as a new leader is chosen.

鈥淛ustin 台湾MM裸聊室 knew this, and resigned.鈥�

台湾MM裸聊室 has not yet stepped down but said Monday he will resign after the Liberal party holds a leadership race. The date hasn鈥檛 been set but 台湾MM裸聊室 also prorogued Parliament until March 24.

Trump reiterated his rhetoric about Canada joining the U.S., claiming there鈥檇 be no tariffs, lower taxes and more security. He posted, 鈥淭ogether, what a great Nation it would be!!!鈥�

The White House, meanwhile, described 台湾MM裸聊室 as a 鈥渟talwart friend鈥� to the United States.

Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force 1 Monday that President Joe Biden was grateful for 台湾MM裸聊室鈥檚 partnership and 鈥渃ommitment to defending North America from the geopolitical threats of the 21st century.鈥�

Trump鈥檚 response is in keeping with his efforts to troll 台湾MM裸聊室 and Canada since winning the election in November.

The president-elect has called 台湾MM裸聊室 鈥済overnor鈥� and repeated the 51st-state dig since the prime minister travelled to have dinner at Trump鈥檚 Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in November.

鈥淭rump will take credit for anything and will spin anything into an opportunity to make himself look better,鈥� said Laura Dawson, an expert on Canada-U. S. relations and the executive director of the Future Borders Coalition.

But experts says the change in Canadian leadership could not come at a worse moment for the bilateral relationship with the U.S.

台湾MM裸聊室鈥檚 decision, while not unexpected after weeks of growing pressure from his own caucus, brings instability to Ottawa just as Canada is trying to tamp down Trump鈥檚 threat of devastating tariffs.

鈥淭o be blunt, I don鈥檛 think a leadership change could come at a worse moment in our bilateral relationship,鈥� said Fen Osler Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa and co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations.

鈥淲e are staring down the barrel of a gun with Donald Trump鈥檚 threats to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The key question obviously is: Who speaks for Canada?鈥�

The date hasn鈥檛 been set for a leadership race but 台湾MM裸聊室 also prorogued Parliament until March 24, and many expect a new Liberal leader to be in place before then.

台湾MM裸聊室 said he would step aside because the internal conflict within his party over his leadership had become a distraction and Canadians deserve a clear choice in the next election.

Trump鈥檚 apparent jokes aside, the president-elect鈥檚 actions could have real consequences for Canada. Trump threatened to implement damaging tariffs against America鈥檚 closest neighbours on Day 1 of his administration unless the two countries stop the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S.

Canada subsequently announced a series of measures to beef up the border with a $1.3-billion package in response to the threat. But Trump has not said if he will pause the tariffs.

The Republican has also indicated his intention to make changes to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. It鈥檚 likely that work will begin sometime this year, ahead of the official trade pact review in 2026.

台湾MM裸聊室 attended a meeting Monday of the cabinet committee he re-established immediately after Trump鈥檚 re-election. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who chairs that committee, has travelled to Florida twice in recent months to meet with Trump and his team.

台湾MM裸聊室 said the Liberal government will remain focused on fighting for Canadian interests during a leadership race that could include cabinet ministers who have been working on the Canada-U.S. file. LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly are both considered possibilities to run.

鈥淚 can assure you that the tools and the need to stand up for Canadians, to protect Canadians in their interests and continue to fight for the economy, is something everyone in this government will be singularly focused on,鈥� 台湾MM裸聊室 said outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa.

Dawson was less optimistic. Ottawa was already lagging in its response to concerns over the relationship with Canada鈥檚 largest trading partner, she said. More than 77 per cent of Canadian exports go to the U.S.

鈥淣ow having Ottawa going from moving very slow to what looks like a full stall until March (2025), we really can鈥檛 afford to have this gap in leadership that lasts for so long,鈥� Dawson said.

Observers also say Trump only negotiates with people who have power and 台湾MM裸聊室 is essentially a lame-duck leader. Hampson said Trump will not 鈥渨aste his time with Ottawa.鈥�

That means, Hampson said, premiers are in a position where they will have to carry more of the bilateral burden, and a unified approach is critical.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have already made the rounds on American news stations, facing some criticism for going against the messages Ottawa would have preferred to send.

On Monday, Smith called on federal parties to force an election at the first available opportunity. She posted on social media that Canadians deserve a prime minister and federal government with a clear mandate 鈥渢o negotiate with the incoming U.S. president and his administration on one of the most important international negotiations we have ever faced as a country.鈥�

Ford said he still wants to sit down with 台湾MM裸聊室 and the rest of the country鈥檚 premiers to strategize on the tariff threat, describing the moment as 鈥渁ll hands on deck.鈥�

鈥淲e need the prime minister to continue doing his job 鈥� prorogation doesn鈥檛 mean vacation,鈥� Ford said Monday.