{"id":116369,"date":"2026-01-08T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/canadian-columnist-asks-if-trump-will-arrest-canada-leader-after-maduro-arrest-116369"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:00:57","slug":"canadian-columnist-asks-if-trump-will-arrest-canada-leader-after-maduro-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/canadian-columnist-asks-if-trump-will-arrest-canada-leader-after-maduro-arrest-116369","title":{"rendered":"Canadian columnist asks if Trump will arrest Canada leader after Maduro arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Toronto Star published an opinion piece Tuesday questioning whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford needs to worry about President Donald Trump seizing and arresting him in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a> after the recent U.S. military strikes against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Trump announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-venezuela-strike-sparks-constitutional-clash-maduro-hauled-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military strikes in Caracas<\/a> that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife. The recent acts drew renewed attention to Trump&#8217;s initial push earlier in his administration to acquire other countries like Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Trump&#8217;s public interest in acquiring Canada as the &#8220;51st state,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/after-donald-trumps-capture-of-venezuelas-nicol-s-maduro-does-doug-ford-need-to-watch\/article_77016b17-d0e0-40bc-b0f5-7f84f56da857.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Toronto Star<\/a> columnist Vinay Menon questioned whether Ford needs to &#8220;beef up security&#8221; out of caution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ontario-premier-responds-trump-floating-annexation-canada-propertys-not-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ONTARIO PREMIER RESPONDS TO TRUMP FLOATING THE ANNEXATION OF CANADA: &#8216;PROPERTY&#8217;S NOT FOR SALE&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is why I\u2019m worried about our premier,&#8221; Menon wrote. &#8220;Whether he\u2019s threatening to choke off energy exports in response to tariffs or running anti-Trump ads featuring a speech by Ronald Reagan, no Canadian politician gets under Agent Orange\u2019s skin quite like Mr. Ford. The situation in Venezuela should be a wake-up call for all of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though initially supportive of Trump during his first term, Ford has since become more critical of Trump&#8217;s policies, such as levying tariffs against Canada. By 2025, Ford endorsed an ad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6383805172112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticizing Trump&#8217;s tariff strategy<\/a> that reportedly led to the end of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/canadian-columnist-muses-how-canada-can-extricate-ourselves-from-us-amid-trump-presidency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CANADIAN COLUMNIST MUSES HOW CANADA CAN &#8216;EXTRICATE OURSELVES&#8217; FROM US AMID TRUMP PRESIDENCY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ford himself dismissed the idea of Trump being a threat to Canada after the Venezuela operation while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/its-not-going-to-frighten-me-doug-ford-says-trumps-past-annexation-threats-against-canada-no-more-concerning-after-venezuela-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">addressing the press on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not going to frighten me. It shouldn\u2019t frighten anyone in Canada,&#8221; Ford said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;I\u2019m not going to worry about President Trump. I\u2019m going to worry about what we can do, how we can diversify our trade around the world and start shipping more goods and products and our energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/canadians-claim-canceling-trips-us-remainder-trump-term\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CANADIANS CLAIM THEY ARE CANCELING TRIPS TO US FOR REMAINDER OF TRUMP TERM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Menon, however, warned that Trump was &#8220;on a war footing&#8221; and that Canada could be on his path.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Doug Ford needs to be careful when he enters and exits Queen\u2019s Park this year. America is in a hostile takeover mood and we are in plain sight,&#8221; Menon concluded his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to the Office of the Premier for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/canadian-columnist-asks-trump-arrest-canada-leader-after-maduro-arrest\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/canadian-columnist-asks-trump-arrest-canada-leader-after-maduro-arrest <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Star published an opinion piece Tuesday questioning whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford needs to worry about President Donald Trump seizing and arresting him [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-116369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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