被提名为美国驻加拿大大使 确认国家主权 反驳特朗普过去的主张 Nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Canada confirms country's sovereignty, countering Trump's past claims.

Trump的驻加拿大大使提名Pete Hoekstra在其参议院听证会上证实,加拿大是一个主权国家,这与Trump过去关于吞并加拿大的呼吁相矛盾。 Trump's ambassador nominee to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, confirmed during his Senate hearing that Canada is a sovereign state, contradicting Trump's past calls to annex Canada. Trump通过对钢铁和铝的双重关税的关税和威胁,使美国与加拿大的关系紧张,加拿大用对298亿美元美国商品的关税来补偿这些关税和威胁。 Trump has strained U.S.-Canada relations through tariffs and threats to double duties on steel and aluminum, to which Canada retaliated with tariffs on $29.8 billion of American goods. 如果确认,Hoekstra将在这一紧张时期上任。 If confirmed, Hoekstra will take office during this tense period.