ASSOCIATED PRESS • April 25, 2025
Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and threats to make it the 51st state have infuriated Canadians, who are canceling trips to the U.S. in big numbers. The U.S. gets more visitors from Canada each year than from any other country. The 20.4 million visits from Canada last year generated $20.5 billion in spending. But there has been a big drop in foreigners traveling to the U.S. since Trump took office, and Canadians are no exception. There were more than 910,000 fewer land border crossings from Canada into the U.S. last month than in March of 2024 — a more than 22 percent drop. Trump brushed aside the decline in tourism to the United States on Wednesday, saying, “It’s not a big deal.”