WEB DESK: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned his colleagues that US President Donald Trump’s threatening to grab Canada is a reality.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed concern that US President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st US state may not be a joke but a “real thing” driven by the country’s vast critical mineral resources.
peaking at a closed-door business summit in Toronto, Trudeau suggested that Trump is eyeing Canada’s resources as a strategic asset. “Mr Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country.
And it is a real thing,” Trudeau was heard saying before a microphone cut off, according to the news agency AP.
Trump has made multiple public references to annexing Canada in recent weeks. In the Oval Office, when asked what Canada could do to avoid tariffs, he stated, “What I’d like to see, is Canada become our 51st state.” He also referred to Trudeau as “governor Trudeau” in several posts on his social media platform Truth Social.
His administration recently threatened 25% tariffs on all Canadian exports, except energy, which would be taxed at 10%. Trump agreed to a 30-day reprieve on the tariffs after Canada pledged to bolster border security.
