Trump Repeats Desire to Make Canada "America's 51st State"

[Webster]

(BBC News) Trump repeats desire to make Canada the '51st state'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be forgiven for thinking today might be his political Groundhog Day.

That's because US President Donald Trump has once again called for the country north of its border to become America's 51st state.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump writes that - without 'subsidies' - Canada "ceases to exist as a viable country". "Canada should become our Cherished 51st State. Much lower taxes, and far better military protection for the people of Canada — AND NO TARIFFS," Trump writes.

Last week, the US leader told reporters he loves Canada, before adding: “I view it as, honestly, a country that should be a state."

These comments have been strongly dismissed by Canada's prime minister in the past, who said "it's not going to happen". "Not a snowball's chance in hell," Trudeau said in early January.

 

[freakofnature]

Nothing against Americans, but as a Canadian, I have no desire to become "the 51st state". Trump can go sit on a sharp stick and rotate.

 

[KO896]

Canada is too liberal at this point, so I think Trump is just trolling them?

 

[K. Ulti]

Canada is too liberal at this point, so I think Trump is just trolling them?

Absolutely lol

 

[Cam]

Canada is too liberal at this point, so I think Trump is just trolling them?

Let’s bring them in then. Maybe we can even the playing field?

 

[Dead2009]

Apparently the US has the legal authority to annex Canada if they really wanted to. Now if Trump knows that is a different story.

 

[DrLeftover]

Putin wanted to rebuild the USSR by annexing certain former republics, look what that did for his career.

Of course, Belarus went back willingly and all happy about it, but the Ukrainians had a different idea.