{"id":181399,"date":"2026-08-24T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/181399\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:25:20","slug":"jd-vance-claims-his-latest-comment-about-canada-was-a-freudian-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/181399\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Claims His Latest Comment About Canada Was A \u2018Freudian Slip\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

JD Vance<\/a> made an admittedFreudian slip<\/a> on Monday that probably won’t ease the minds of Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n

The vice president made the gaffe during a rally in Maine, where he was discussing\u00a0the escalating trade war with Canada<\/a>\u00a0and argued that the current policy hurts the Pine Tree State.<\/p>\n

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“I think that we need to send a message loud and clear to the prime minister of Canada:Stop taking advantage of the people of Maine<\/a>,”\u00a0Vance said. “Stop taking advantage of America. It’s over. We expect fairness in our trade policy.”<\/p>\n

Trade negotiations between the neighboring nations\u00a0fell apart Friday<\/a>,\u00a0and the U.S. responded by imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods, while Canada said it would retaliate with its own penalties starting Sept. 8.<\/p>\n

Although Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the U.S. of not acting fairly or respecting Canada’s sovereignty, Vance claimed Canada is the one who is acting unfairly.<\/p>\n

But his attack wasn’t as smooth as he probably hoped, given that it began with a major unintentional error.<\/p>\n

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“We have to remember Canada is a state,” Vance said, seeming to reference Trump’s long-announced troll, er, goal of\u00a0turning the country into America’s 51st state.<\/a><\/p>\n

But Vance quickly corrected himself. “Sorry, Freudian slip,” and stressed, “That was actually an accident.”<\/p>\n

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Vance then accused Canada of underinvesting in its military, claiming it “quite literally would get invaded by a foreign country were it not for the umbrella of protection provided by the United States of America.”<\/p>\n

He then claimed Canada was applying “ridiculous tariffs and other non-tariff duties on Maine products coming into Canada,” and asked rhetorically, “and they don’t expect Maine or anybody else to fight back?”<\/p>\n

Vance told the crowd, “We’re actually going to fight back against unfair trade practices, whether it’s coming from China or Canada.”<\/p>\n

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