The day after the declaration of American President-elect Donald Trump on the resignation of Federal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the latter did not mince his words. He finally responded sharply to Trump and his insistence on the “dream” of annexing Canada to the United States, a far-fetched idea that he has been hammering home for months.
After weeks of silence in the face of a major crisis shaking the federal government, the federal head of state officially announced his resignation on Monday January 6, 2025.
Barely two hours after this announcement, Mr. Trump made a post via his Truth Social network, suggesting that Canada could become the 51st state. “The United States can no longer support the huge trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew it, and he resigned. If Canada merged with the United States, there would be no tariffs, taxes would drop significantly, and they would be TOTALLY PROTECTED from the threat of Russian and Chinese ships constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great country it would be!!! “, he said.
However, this did not please Mr. Trudeau, who finally responded to the American president-elect in a publication on X, this Tuesday, January 7.
“Never, ever, will Canada be part of the United States. The workers and communities of our two countries benefit from being each other’s greatest trading and security partner,” he said bluntly.
Last December, Donald Trump also spoke of “his troubling dream” of a merger between the two neighboring countries following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. “The great state of Canada is stunned as the Minister of Finance resigns, or has been fired, from her post by Governor Justin Trudeau,” he wrote on his Truth Social network.
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