U.S. President Donald Trump said he wouldn't mind if the Liberal Party won the upcoming Canadian election.

OTTAWA - With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with.

Trump continued his inflammatory comments directed at Canada during an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News Tuesday night.

Donald Trump has taken a tough stance toward Canada, imposing tariffs on Canadian imports and repeatedly threatening to make it the 51st US state.

During a portion of an interview aired on Tuesday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Ingraham Angle," President Donald Trump responded to Canada's | Clips

Speaking to Fox News, answering why he is tougher with Canada than other big adversaries, he said, "I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada".