Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming 91裸聊视频渢he 51st state.91裸聊视频�

While Trump91裸聊视频檚 comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been mixed 91裸聊视频� and largely influenced by how they voted in the presidential election.

Jacob Wesoky, the executive vice chair of Democrats Abroad Canada who is studying political science at McGill University in Montreal, said he is 91裸聊视频渆xtremely91裸聊视频� disappointed by the president-elect91裸聊视频檚 approach to his country91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渃losest91裸聊视频� ally.

91裸聊视频淎s an American living in Canada, it is really sad to watch,91裸聊视频� said Wesoky, who voted for Trump91裸聊视频檚 rival Kamala Harris.

But Canadian American Georganne Burke, a staunch Trump supporter, said that while the incoming president may be 91裸聊视频渁 bit of a troll,91裸聊视频� she doesn91裸聊视频檛 see his actions as harmful to Canada.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 not asking for anything unreasonable,91裸聊视频� she said.

Trump91裸聊视频檚 first shot at Canada came in November, when he said he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports as soon as he returns to the White House on Jan. 20 91裸聊视频搖nless the two countries improve security along their borders with the U.S.

After outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump in Florida to discuss the tariff threat, the president-elect started pitching the idea of Canada becoming the next U.S. state, trolling Trudeau by calling him 91裸聊视频済overnor91裸聊视频� of the 91裸聊视频済reat state of Canada91裸聊视频� in social media posts.

The prime minister91裸聊视频檚 announcement Monday that he would step down after the Liberal party elects a new leader only seemed to further embolden Trump, who claimed on his Truth Social platform that 91裸聊视频渕any people in Canada LOVE being the 51st state.91裸聊视频�

What started out as an apparent joke took another turn Tuesday when Trump threatened to use 91裸聊视频渆conomic force91裸聊视频� to make Canada the next U.S. state and reiterated his tariff promise at a news conference in Florida. Trudeau responded by saying there 91裸聊视频渋sn91裸聊视频檛 a snowball91裸聊视频檚 chance in hell91裸聊视频� that Canada would become part of the United States.

Canada is home to more than a million Americans, including visitors on long-term visas and dual citizens, according to estimates from the Association of Americans Resident Overseas. Among them are many Republicans who voted for Trump, and who said in the days before Trump91裸聊视频檚 latest declaration that Canadians shouldn91裸聊视频檛 worry about his return to the White House.

Burke said Trump 91裸聊视频渋sn91裸聊视频檛 anti-Canada91裸聊视频� but he has good reasons to be 91裸聊视频渧ery worried91裸聊视频� about the threat of what she called 91裸聊视频渢errorism91裸聊视频� along the border and Canada91裸聊视频檚 failure to meet NATO91裸聊视频檚 military spending benchmark.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 saying: you know what, time91裸聊视频檚 up, the U.S. is not going be the ATM anymore for anybody, not Canada, not anybody else,91裸聊视频� the Ontario resident said.

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The federal government announced last month that it would invest $1.3 billion to strengthen border security. Burke said the results of that pledge might encourage Trump to delay the tariffs and wait to negotiate details with the next Canadian government after Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 departure.

Renna Bassal, a longtime Trump supporter and an American who moved to Canada about five decades ago, said last week that Trump91裸聊视频檚 remarks about annexing Canada had been a joke aimed at disrespecting and taunting Trudeau 91裸聊视频� not Canada as a nation.

The Montreal resident said she isn91裸聊视频檛 sure Trump will make good on his tariff threats, and believes the heavy-handed approach he has adopted is a 91裸聊视频渂argaining chip91裸聊视频� ahead of expected trade negotiations between the two countries.

She said she remains optimistic about U.S.-Canada relations.

91裸聊视频淪ometimes, you know, he says things that perhaps he shouldn91裸聊视频檛 say, and I91裸聊视频檓 hoping that this will be one of those instances where he91裸聊视频檚 not going to follow through on (tariffs),91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t would be extremely unfortunate, and I certainly hope that this doesn91裸聊视频檛 happen.91裸聊视频�

Wesoky, the political science student involved with Democrats Abroad Canada, said Trump91裸聊视频檚 tariffs would not only increase the cost of living in the United States, but also harm American consumers and businesses as much as they would hurt the Canadian economy.

91裸聊视频淪o this rhetoric that really goes against this relationship that is built on trust and respect 91裸聊视频� I think is not only dangerous, but it91裸聊视频檒l be detrimental to the U.S economy,91裸聊视频� he said.

Wesoky said he isn91裸聊视频檛 sure that Trump91裸聊视频檚 concerns about Canadian border security are legitimate but even if they were, the issue should be handled through negotiations and collaboration.

Before Trump escalated his annexation rhetoric on Tuesday, Ottawa had largely taken a measured approach to the president-elect91裸聊视频檚 bluster.

And that might be the best strategy, said Mark R. Brawley, an American Canadian professor of international relations at McGill University.

Instead, Brawley suggested Ottawa could target specific U.S. congressional districts with reciprocal tariffs to trigger opposition to Trump91裸聊视频檚 plans from senators and representatives in those areas.

Brawley, who became a Canadian citizen last year after living in the country for almost 35 years, said Trump sees the people he is negotiating with as opponents, not partners, and believes making outrageous remarks about them gives him an advantage.

91裸聊视频淗e thinks he91裸聊视频檚 throwing them off balance and that gives him some kind of an edge,91裸聊视频� he said.

Trump has a habit of exaggerating problems so that he can take credit once they are resolved, Brawley said, and his stance on security at the U.S.-Canada border could be one example of that.

91裸聊视频淭he whole idea that Canada would be a single state in the U.S. or that the U.S. wants Canada to be a state is kind of preposterous,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just his style of doing things, so I wouldn91裸聊视频檛 take it too seriously.91裸聊视频�