Trump says again that Canada should become a US state

The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, who had his victory certified by Congress, once again stated this Monday (6) that Canada should become a state in the country and claimed that the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation, “knew that”.

“Many people in Canada would like to be the 51st state. The United States can no longer afford the huge trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this and resigned,” Trump said on his social network, Truth Social.

“If Canada joined the US, there would be no tariffs, taxes would drop significantly and they would be COMPLETELY SAFE from the threat of Russian and Chinese ships that constantly surround them. Together, what a great nation we would be!” he added.

Trump’s proposal for Canada to join the United States, which he has repeated in recent days more as a joke than as a real possibility, has caused discomfort among Canadians, defenders of their sovereignty.

According to later reports, Trump first expressed this idea during dinner with Trudeau at his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on November 29.

The president-elect has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States, prompting Trudeau to visit Mar-a-Lago to try to persuade Trump not to implement the measure.

At a press conference this Monday, Trudeau announced that he will step down as prime minister after more than nine years in power and that he will also no longer be leader of the Liberal Party.