On his social network “Truth”, Donald Trump raised the idea of uniting Canada with the United States. Although it is a joke, it comes at a time of tension between the two countries.
Donald Trump is known for his strong and sometimes surprising statements. This time, he shared an idea on his social network “Truth”: making Canada the 51st state of the United States. “No one can explain why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year. This makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state. They would save a lot on taxes and military protection. I think it’s a great idea. 51st State!!!“, he declared on Truth on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
According to the logic of this proposal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would become governor of Canada.
Not the first time
This is not the first time that Donald Trump has mentioned this idea. As reported by the Canadian media Le Devoir, he had already spoken about it at the end of November to Justin Trudeau, during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago. On this subject, the Canadian ministers put the declaration into perspective: “The president was joking. He was teasing us. This was obviously not a serious comment.“, declared Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, who was present at the dinner.
Messages very poorly received in the Canadian political class, who see it as humiliation or even threats from the United States. And this worries Canadians all the more as the country is in the middle of a political crisis after the surprise resignation on Monday of the number 2 of the government due to differences with Justin Trudeau on how to manage the economic war which is looming with the powerful ally American.
The intention of the American president-elect to increase customs duties to 25% with his Mexican and Canadian neighbors has created a shock wave in Canada, whose primary partner is the United States, where 75% of its exports go.
In terms of employment, nearly 2 million people in Canada depend on exports out of a population of approximately 41 million.
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