Rubio’s comments come after a back-and-forth between Canada’s former Prime Minister Trudeau and Trump about how Canada should deal with the pressures felt by Trump’s tariffs. Canada has also countered with a 25% tariff on goods imported from the U.S. Read More: These Are the U.S. Cities Most Vulnerable to Canadian Tariffs, a New Report Finds

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that President Donald Trump decided to annex Canada after the "previous prime minister" told him that the country could not survive without unfair trade with the US.

His remarks come as the Trump administration has pressed judges to allow the expedited deportations of men it claims are in the Tren de Aragua gang.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during an interview Sunday on "Meet the Press," called this headline from the Washington Post "misleading": "Three U.S. Citizens, Ages 2, 4 and 7, Swiftly Deported From Louisiana" SEC.