Washington:
Hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned, incoming US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his proposal to make Canada the 51st US state.
Prime Minister Trudeau, 53, announced his resignation on Monday amid growing unpopularity and under pressure from the ruling Liberal Party. A general election is scheduled for this year. Canada’s prime minister said he will remain in office until his party elects a new leader.
Mr. Trump, 78, did not have a good relationship with Mr. Trudeau during his first term from 2017 to 2021, but since meeting Mr. Trudeau after his election victory on November 5 in March, he has continued to work with Canada. The idea is to make it the 51st state in the United States. -a-largo. He has since mentioned this several times in social media posts.
“Many people in Canada love being our 51st province. The United States can no longer suffer from the huge trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to survive. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau I knew this and I resigned,” President Trump said on Truth Social.
“If Canada merged with the United States, there would be no tariffs, much lower taxes, and we would be completely safe from the constant threat of Russian and Chinese shipping all around us. What a great country we would be together. Yes!!!,” the president-elect said after Trudeau resigned on Monday.
There was no major reaction from the Canadian side to President Trump’s proposal. President Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports if Toronto fails to stem the flow of illegal drugs and illegal immigrants from the southern border with the United States.
In one of the posts, President Trump mocked Prime Minister Trudeau as the “Governor of Canada.”
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