Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose Liberal Party won the Canadian election on April 28, has—much like his predecessor Justin Trudeau—made it clear that Canada has no intention of taking Trump up on his offer. “
It will never happen,” he said.
In this latest interview, Trump said he had congratulated Carney on his election win, but doubled down on his desire to make Canada the 51st state, saying he will “always talk about that.” Trump repeated his previous sentiments, referring once more to Canada’s former Prime Minister as “Governor Trudeau.”
He emphasized what he believes are unfair trade practices with the country, claiming that Canada needs the United States.
“If Canada was a state it wouldn't cost us. It would be great. It would be such a great—it would be a cherished state. And, if you look at our map, if you look at the geography, I'm a real estate guy at heart. When I look down at that without that artificial line that was drawn with a ruler many years ago… You don't even realize. What a beautiful country it would be,” he said. “Again, remember this, we don't need their cars, we don't need their lumber, we don't need their energy. We don't need anything. We do very little business with Canada. They do all of their business practically with us. They need us. We don't need them."
Trump added that it would be “highly unlikely” for him to use military force on Canada, as much as he would like to see the country implemented as a state.
