Canadian officials have clearly rejected Donald Trump’s push to unite the United States and their homeland. The idea clearly shows that the future US president completely misunderstands what Canada is all about, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly wrote on X.
“Our economy is strong. Our people are strong. We will never back down from threats,” said Joly (see post on X below). Trump had recently publicly attacked Canada several times, describing its neighbor to the north as a possible “51st.” The ‘state’ of the US is described.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation on Monday, further wrote that both companies are each other’s most important trade and security partners.
Trump is toying with takeover ideas
During a press conference Tuesday, Trump again flirted with his idea. “I love the Canadian people,” he said. “They are beautiful, but we spend hundreds of billions every year to protect them,” he said – without specifying what that amount referred to.
Unlike the Panama Canal or Greenland, Trump ruled out the use of American military force but threatened economic coercion. According to the Republican, we must get rid of the ‘artificially drawn line’ between the two countries.
“There would be no tariffs, taxes would go down”
Trump previously said on the Truth Social network: “If Canada were to merge with the US, there would be no tariffs, taxes would drop significantly, and they (Canadians) would be completely safe from the threat of Russian and Chinese ships sailing them constantly surrounded. Together with the US we could become a ‘great nation’.
Source: Krone
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