Trump for first time talks to international venue about making Canada a state [Video]

Donald Trump for the first time used an international venue on Thursday for his eye-popping suggestion that the U.S. gain an additional state: Canada.

In his first global event since becoming U.S. president earlier this week, Trump spoke by video link to the Davos economic forum in Switzerland.

His speech and ensuing question-and-answer session offered an early example of the squeezing of various allies predicted for his presidency.

What was less predicted, until recently, was the intensity of that squeezing, the frequency of his focus on Canada, and his rhetorical swipes at its sovereignty.

Trump arrived with a broad message to the international business community: Build in the U.S. or face punishing tariffs.

“Come make your product in America, and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on Earth,” Trump said, somewhat exaggerating the U.S. corporate tax advantage.