Tensions rise at gorgeous coastal exclave where locals must drive through Canada to reach mainland US [Video]

12:19 EDT 30 Mar 2025, updated 12:55 EDT 30 Mar 2025

Tensions are on the rise in a gorgeous Pacific Northwest coastal enclave where locals have to drive through Canada to reach the US. 

Residents in Port Roberts, Washington have been caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade wars between the two countries ever since President Donald Trump threatened to implement hefty tariffs on a long list of goods imported from Canada. 

Locals who live in the small exclave, or part of a state that is geographically separated from the mainland by another territory, are feeling the direct effects of the tariff mayhem – specifically at their three restaurants and singular grocery store. 

The unique five-square-mile community in Whatcom County is surrounded by water on three sides and has only one land connection to Canada. 

Residents can either re-enter the US through one border crossing and about a 25 miles car ride to reach downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, or they …