Trump is serious about annexing Canada

(Dan Tri) - US President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the idea of annexing Canada to become the 51st state of the US and he continues to reaffirm that this idea is serious.

US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters).

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on March 21, US President Donald Trump reiterated his previous claim that the US subsidizes its northern neighbor by hundreds of billions of dollars each year, while pointing out the serious bilateral trade imbalance between the two countries.

“The United States spends $200 billion in subsidies every year to keep Canada afloat,” he said.

Mr. Trump also shared that the US does not need Canadian exports such as cars, lumber and energy.

In response to President Donald Trump's statements, Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney firmly denied that Canada would become part of the United States.

After being sworn in last week, Mr Carney declared: "We will never be part of the United States in any way, shape or form."

He added that neither Canada's national identity nor its economy could make Mr Trump's intentions come true.

He has vowed to win the trade war with the United States, stressing that Canada will need to strengthen its economy and look for alternative trading partners.

Last week, Canada imposed 25% tariffs on nearly $30 billion worth of U.S. imports in response to similar U.S. tariffs. The U.S. president suspended plans to impose 50% tariffs after Canada withdrew plans to impose an additional 25% tariff on U.S. energy imports.

On March 20, Prime Minister Carney stressed that Ottawa is ready to sit down and discuss the trade war with Washington "when Canada is respected as a sovereign nation".

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