The United States has been friends with Canada for over 125 years.
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The Rob Carson ShowSep 7, 2026
Official U.S. government sources describe a long-standing friendship and cooperation spanning more than 150 years, which exceeds the claim's 125-year threshold. No source contradicts the claim, though the sources characterize the relationship as cooperation and alliance more than explicitly as friendship.
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… So, what do you think? A couple of things. First, the naming of Lake Ontario, Lake America, which clearly was Donald Trump trolling Mark Carney, right? Would you agree? We've been friends with Canada for over 125 years. Our soldiers have hooked together in wars. I don't know if you know that. Canadians serve at NSA because they're, they're, I mean, we trust them that much, so we let them in. We let the Brits in. We let the Australians in. …
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Supports. The State Department says the U.S. and Canada have 'worked together to advance shared priorities' for 'more than 150 years.'[1]
Supports. A 2023 White House fact sheet states that 'the United States has no closer friend, partner, or ally than Canada' and that the countries have built their relationship 'over the past 150 years.'[2]
Supports. A State Department publication describes the U.S. and Canada as having a 'long-standing friendship,' with the first U.S. diplomatic presence in Canada dating to 1833.[3]
Context. The U.S. Embassy history notes a U.S. official presence in Canada since 1833, and formal diplomatic relations dating to 1927, which are shorter spans than the claimed friendship but do not contradict it.[4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 primary
- 1U.S.-Canada Relations – Friends, Partners, Allies2021-2025.state.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2FACT SHEET: Strengthening the United States-Canada ...bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Canada and the United States: Strengthening Our Alliance2017-2021-translations.state.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4U.S.-Canada Policy and Historyca.usembassy.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Canada - Countrieshistory.state.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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