Several U.S. sports leagues feature at least one Canadian team, with the NBA and MLB each having one Canadian team, while MLS and the NHL boast multiple Canadian franchises. The U.S. and Canada have long collaborated in peaceful ways, with the two nations maintaining a strong partnership. However, if U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump gets his way, Canada might simply become part of the United States.
Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern over the tariffs Donald Trump has planned to impose on Canadian imports. Trudeau warned that such a move could devastate Canada’s economy.
Trump, however, seems to have a pretty shocking solution – simply adding Canada to the United States.
According to a report from Fox News, Trump suggested that Canada could become the 51st state of the U.S.
“Trudeau told Trump he cannot levy the tariff because it would kill the Canadian economy completely. Trump replied – asking, so your country can’t survive unless it’s ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion?” Fox News reported.
“Trump then suggested to Trudeau that Canada become the 51st state, which caused the prime minister and others to laugh nervously, sources told Fox News.”
The report also states that Trump proposed the idea of Trudeau becoming the governor of Canada.
“Sources told Fox News someone at the table chimed in and advised Trump that Canada would be a very liberal state, which received even more laughter. Trump suggested that Canada could possibly become two states: a conservative and a liberal one,” Fox News reported.
“He told Trudeau that if he cannot handle his list of demands without ripping the U.S. off in trade, maybe Canada should really become a state or two and Trudeau could become a governor.”
This wild suggestion from Trump understandably sparked widespread reactions on social media.
“It’s like we have a third grader as our next president. Bless the few who kept him in control last time, but we are so [screwed] this time with how he is stacking his cabinet. He may well ruin the world’s economy,” one person wrote on X.
“Who said Trump never thinks big!” another person added.
“This is bad for Trump because Canada is full of anti-Trumpers,” someone else wrote.
“That would wreck the GOP’s chance of winning the popular vote and make it harder to win the electoral college. Dumb idea for a Republican president,” another commenter stated.
“Trump ridicules Trudeau,” someone else observed.
It’s worth noting that Trump was almost certainly joking. But it also wouldn’t be the first time he’s said something that everyone else thought was outlandish but he was completely serious.
