Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed Donald Trump's repeated suggestions that Canada would be better off as the 51st state, stating that such a scenario is highly unlikely and that both countries benefit from their current partnership.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Donald Trump 's escalating claims that Canada would be better off as the 51st state . 'There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States ,' Trudeau said in a statement posted to social media. 'Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partners.' It's the first time Trudeau has commented directly on Trump's 51st state remarks.
Those remarks have grown in both force and number since he first quipped about it in November, when the prime minister and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc dined with the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to discuss his tariff threats. LeBlanc has repeatedly dismissed the idea as'a joke.' Trudeau's post came Tuesday after Trump expanded his rhetoric about the 51st state scenario in his first news conference since the certification of his election a day earlier. In his remarks Tuesday, Trump pushed ideas for U.S. territorial expansion and would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, saying they were vital to American security. In response to questions about his claims that he will make Canada the 51st state, the president-elect said he would rely on'economic force' to merge the two countries. 'You get rid of that artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like, and it would also be much better for national security,' Trump said, referring to the border between Canada and the U.S. 'And don't forget, we basically protect Canada.' Trump's remarks quickly drew fire in Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly posted on X that his comments'show a complete lack of understanding of what makes Canada a strong country.' NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told Trump to'cut the crap.' 'Your attacks will hurt jobs on both sides of the border,' Singh posted on
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