TLDR News Global Why is the Trump Administration Supporting Alberta Separatism?
TV Episode | Documentary, News

TLDR News Global

Why is the Trump Administration Supporting Alberta Separatism?

TV Episode | Documentary, News

The Trump administration has seemingly taken an interest in Alberta, a province in Canada that has a storied political history with the federal government. So why are the old flames of separatism being stoked by the US?

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Zac Michaelis

Editor

Alex McDonald

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Updated Jan 31, 2026

Release date

Jan 31, 2026 (United Kingdom)

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Stephen Bannon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battle for America (2010)
Scott Bessent Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ZIB Flash (2004)
Ben Blissett Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	TLDR News EU (2020)
Mark Carney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other
Emmanuel Macron Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battements De Coeur (2008)
Justin Trudeau Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great War (2007)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)