According to Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, many Canadians want their nation to become the 51st state to join the US in order to combat the ongoing dangers posed by China and Russia.
Trump’s remarks are perceived as a reaction to Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, resigning.
Being the 51st State is something that many Canadians adore. The enormous trade deficits and subsidies that Canada requires to remain afloat cannot be tolerated by the United States any longer. Trump posted on Truth Social that Justin Trudeau quit after realizing this.
“There would be no tariffs, taxes would drastically decrease, and they would be completely safe from the threat posed by the Chinese and Russian ships that are always encircling them if Canada and the United States amalgamated. “What a wonderful nation we would be together!” He also said
When Trump and Trudeau met at Mar-a-Lago in late November, sources informed Fox News in December that Trump personally brought up the merger idea.
Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, had earlier on Monday announced his resignation.
In an election that must be held by late October, Trudeau resigned when polls indicated that his party would likely lose badly to the Conservatives, the official opposition.
As he suspends parliament until March owing to political impasse, Trudeau had announced that he was resigning to give his party time to select a new leader.
The 53-year-old, who has led the nation’s ruling Liberal Party since 2013, announced his intention to resign.
Due to dismal results in opinion polls, Trudeau, who has been prime minister since 2015, was called to resign by a number of his members of parliament.
Conflicts over policy led to the resignation of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, earlier in December.