WASHINGTON (AP) – While flying to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a declaration on February 9th that declared “For the First Time in the Gulf of America.” He was ordered to be renamed from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Trump also said in an interview that aired Sunday at the Super Bowl press show that he hopes Canada will become the 51st state.
“Yeah,” Trump said when asked whether his story of Canada’s annexation was “real,” as recently proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He spoke to.
“I think Canada is much better off being the 51st state, as we lose $200 billion a year in Canada, and I’m not going to let that happen,” he said. “Why do we essentially subsidize Canada to pay $200 billion a year?”
Watch: Trump expresses his desire to expand US territory and use economic forces to put pressure on Canada
The US does not subsidize Canada. The United States purchases products from countries rich in natural resources, including products such as oil. In recent years, the trade gap in commodity has surged to $72 billion in 2023, but the deficit primarily reflects the US imports of Canadian energy.
Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada is suggesting that if he agrees to become the 51st US state, a deeply unpopular outlook among Canadians, he would be better.
Trudeau on Friday in a closure session with Business and Labour leaders, Trump’s story of making Canada the 51st US state was “real” and linked to his desire to access the country’s natural resources. He said that.
“Mr. Trump keeps in mind that the easiest way to do it is to absorb our country and that’s true. According to Canadian public broadcaster CBC, Trudeau is He said, “They are very aware of our resources of what we have and they are very hoping that they can benefit from them.”
In a pre-taped interview in Florida this weekend, Trump also said he hasn’t seen enough action from Canada and Mexico to prey on tariffs he threatened to impose on the two largest trading partners in the country. Ta.
“No, that’s not enough,” he said. “Something has to happen. It’s not sustainable. And I’m changing it.”
Last week, Trump agreed to a 30-day suspension with plans to slap Mexico and Canada with all import duties except Canada’s oil, natural gas and electricity. Satisfy his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.
While traveling Sunday in the championship game in New Orleans, Trump said Monday that he would announce a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico. week.
“In very simple terms, if they charge us, we charge them,” he said.
Participation in Trump’s interviews marked a return to tradition. The president has generally allowed him to sit in networks that broadcast Super Bowl games. But both Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, were inconsistent with their participation.
Biden refused last year in 2023 that Biden’s efforts to speak to the Fox Corp. streaming service on behalf of the main network had failed. During his first term, Trump took part in three of his four years.
Trump will also be the first president to attend the Super Bowl in person on Sunday. He said he was surprised what he had learned.
“I thought it would be a good thing for this country to have the president in the game,” he said.
In an interview, Trump is a billionaire who draws deep concern from Democrats as the so-called government efficiency office, or Doge, as they move to shut down an entire agency and launch a large strip of federal workers. He defended Elon Musk’s work. In the name of supporting waste and inefficiency.
Musk is “great” and then targets the Department of Education and the military, according to Trump.
“We’re going to find billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse,” Trump predicted. “I campaigned about this.”
He was also asked about the dance, which has become a popular meme on social media.
“I don’t know what it is. I sometimes try to leave without dancing, but I can’t. That’s exactly that, so I have to dance – something special about it,” Trump replied.
Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed a report from Air Force 1.
