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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Canada was no longer welcome in his new Peace Council.
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump rescinded Canada’s invitation, informing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his country could no longer join the “most prestigious Council of Leaders ever assembled.”
“Dear Prime Minister Carney, please allow this letter to serve as notice that the Peace Council is withdrawing its invitation at any time for Canada’s membership in what will be the most prestigious Council of Leaders ever assembled,” Trump wrote.
Trump unveiled the painting during a speech and signing ceremony Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with leaders from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Central and Southeast Asia joining him on stage.
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President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The president’s rebuff came after he said Wednesday that the United States should control Greenland to build a large-scale “Golden Dome” missile defense system, which he said would also protect Canada, which he said depends on American security.
“We are building a Golden Dome that, by its very nature, will defend Canada. By the way, Canada gets a lot of gifts from us. They should be grateful too,” Trump said at the forum in Davos.
“But that’s not the case. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t that grateful. They should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives thanks to the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,” he said, referring to remarks made by Carney earlier this week.
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Canada was no longer welcome in his new Peace Council, rescinding an invitation previously extended to Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg, left, Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, right.)
Although Carney did not mention Trump by name, he warned in his remarks that the rules-based international order is crumbling as “great powers” increasingly exert economic and security pressure to coerce their allies.
The prime minister argued that “middle powers” like Canada must heed the “wake-up call” that following the rules does not guarantee security, instead advocating a strategy focused on diversification, collective action and respect for sovereignty.
Trump said he would chair the new peace council, which will also include senior political, diplomatic and business figures, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and billionaire Marc Rowan.
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President Donald Trump (L) responds to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (Markus Schreiber/AP; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
The president invited Russia, Belarus, France, Germany, Vietnam, Finland, Ukraine, Ireland, Greece, Israel and China to join the board.
Ashley Carnahan of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
