I'm not looking forward to 4 more years of this dementia riddled jackoff. I still don't understand why we treated his coup attempt with kid gloves in the first place? Brazil has lived under brutal authoritarian regimes before, and took steps to stamp out the attempted coup by bolsonaro. We should have immediately arrested Trump, and co. Jan 6th was a distraction for the organized attempt behind the scenes. He'll, trump fired a bunch of pentagon generals trying to find someone who would institute martial law for him.
This Fanta coloured asshole is going to openly flirt with the idea of invading Canada to save us from ourselves, I guaran-fucking-tee it.
"my idea would be a great idea!"
also, Québec would 100% go independent
Because otherwise, Trump would send in the US military to forcibly remove all the French street signs.
They would lose, just like last time. Underestimate Quebec at your own peril.
Just one state? With 40 million people? Okay, enjoy the House of Representatives massively ballooning.
Prob just a territory, really. Can't be ruining our perfectly even 100 Senators.
It wouldn’t though. It would be reapportioned. It’s locked at 435 due to the 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act. You’ll note that 1929 precedes the introduction of both Alaska and Hawaii as states.
The house being locked to that number diminishes the legislative (and electoral college) power of larger states (which is infuriatingly by-design).
The house needs to balloon massively anyway. The numbers are way under where they have been historically for representatives per capita.
The US has one of the worst ratios of representatives in their legislature per capita in the world, no less.
That's about the same population as California actually.
Sure beats being an actual serious president, i guess
This might be the single stupidest thing he's ever said.
Oh I don't know. There's so many options there.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn't even the dumbest thing he says today.
It definitely doesn't rise to the level of 'electric boat vs. shark.'
Nuking hurricanes is up there.
That's just regular stupid. Saying an entire country would make a great state is advanced stupid.
So far
Don't really like the idea of Canada as a 51st state but maybe we can talk our way into free shipping from the U.S.
Aren't Canadians less conservative on average, than Americans?
So sure thing. Republicans might never win an election ever again. Look at all those sweet sweet electoral votes.
Or make it even better, admit each Canadian Province as a separate state, Republicans may never control a majority in the Senate ever again.
less conservative on average
Yes. But, like states, provinces are each all over the spectrum, from "nice" to "winnebago aristocracy hoodwinking the farmers". Themselves, some of them would support a bully from whom they cribbed their 'tough guy' drivel.
I think this is one of those "arch conservative" of one country turns out to be left of center in the US.
Sir you're about 48 years too early for that statement. Canada doesn't get annexed until 2072!
Can't send munitions to Ukraine if they're all being used to Ukraine Canada
Exactly. Trump always doing putin’s bidding
Much more likely with him taking over is the West and East Coast split up and became Canadian provides and him ending up ruling fly over states.
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