Summary
Donald Trump suggested Canada could become the U.S.’s “51st state,” claiming it would benefit Canadians through lower taxes and military protection.
The remark follows tensions over Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, which shocked Canadian leaders, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who likened it to betrayal.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the annexation talk as unserious but unveiled a $1 billion border security plan to address U.S. concerns.
The escalating rhetoric, including insults from Trump ally Elon Musk, highlights strained Canada-U.S. relations ahead of Trump’s second term.
I’m not looking forward to 4 more years of this dementia riddled jackoff. I still don’t understand why we treated his coup attempt with kid gloves in the first place? Brazil has lived under brutal authoritarian regimes before, and took steps to stamp out the attempted coup by bolsonaro. We should have immediately arrested Trump, and co. Jan 6th was a distraction for the organized attempt behind the scenes. He’ll, trump fired a bunch of pentagon generals trying to find someone who would institute martial law for him.