President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected claims from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that the now-botched U.S.-Canada trade deal would have weakened the country's French language protections.

"I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing," he posted on Truth Social. "This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec. I love French Canadians!"

Canada is an officially bilingual country and requires the display of products in both English and French. Carney claimed on Monday that the trade deal would have weakened French language requirements, CNN reported.

Quebec is the only majority French-speaking province in Canada. The region was originally settled by France, but became a British territory after the Seven Years War.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.