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Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Canada would be better as the U.S.’s 51st state, citing trade imbalances and lower taxes.

He also announced new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada, despite a recent 30-day reprieve.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has not formally responded, but a government source said they await official confirmation.

Trump criticized Canada’s defense spending and border security, despite recent Canadian commitments.

Canada previously retaliated against similar tariffs in 2018 before a 2019 trade deal resolved the dispute.

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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Stop giving this foolishness air.

Make preparations on the side. But Stop giving it public attention.

also understand that Canada would never be a state. It would be a generation or two of Forceful and violent assimilation before any region was given "statehood". For everyone else, it's poverty, military occupation, and slavery. Which would mean Insurgency and War.

Any Canadian advocating for this is either terminally online and uneducated, living life off article title opinions. Or they are functionally a traitor/quisling/5th columnist and a threat to their neighbors, and should kept an eye of. And if things really did go "there". they'd be the ones taken out first by resistance.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Dementia is a persnickety business

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

and it is his cherished state

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

He's too busy banning paper straws and taking away his enemies security clearances to annex Canada.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

He can’t even cherish California, what makes anyone believe him?

[–] jinarched@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

I'm sure he's enjoying saying that fucking 51st state line over and over like an asshole spraying a cat with water for his own amusement.

That said, I don't think he realizes how much people in Canada are pissed and united right now.

[–] Old_Yharnam@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I thought conservatives couldn’t afford eggs?

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

also scruples

[–] starshipHighwayman69@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 hours ago

Reads comments, looks at community. Surprised it's not c/Canada.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 33 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Why would Canada join the US, only to be rewarded with a shitty health care system and a low national minimum wage?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Elon Musk and the nazi sad boys will just dig up cases, where chain smokers having lung cancer getting treatment, etc. In Hungary, some try to divert the anger created by the constant defunding of healthcare (some of which was done by diverting money into building football stadiums "to encourage children to do sports thus be healthy") to the sick and the disabled...

[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

At this point I refuse to believe this is real life. We are in a simulation run by shitty AI

[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

not the "I have no mouth and I must scream" future, just the "I have a mouth and I must groan" present

[–] Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 2 points 2 hours ago

AM.....AMerica

[–] Skrootz@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

I'm actually thinking Elmo boy is a shitty AI from the future coming back to in time to secure its existence

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This just The Boys season 5.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

needs more eye lasers

that feeling is called dissociation btw

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 26 points 19 hours ago

I unapologetically woke up this morning hoping to read that someone took a successful shot at him during the Superbowl.

Put me on whatever list you wish.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

Orange Nero is full of bullshit, Canada is not a red run welfare state.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 26 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

This man shits worthless click bait out of his mouth daily, why does media fall for it?

[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago

When the leader of the world's largest superpower dreams of Anschluss of their otherwise allied neighbour, that's not clickbait, it's the state of international policy and diplomacy with the leader the US elected.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 20 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Fall for it? They're grateful he's made their job insanely easy. They used yo have to investigate things and then risk running afoul of the powerful. Now they just have to print whatever the latest outrageous bullshit comes out of Donald's mouth and reap the clicks and ad dollars.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 3 hours ago

All the while ignoring all the terrible things being done by Republicans.

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[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 31 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What's in it for Canada? Expensive ineffective healthcare? Why would they go for this?

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago

Don’t forget the gun violence

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 21 points 21 hours ago

Reduced quality of life? Greater danger of being shot in a school? Shorter life expectancy? Lower quality food? And imperial president instead of a democratic one?

I'm not seeing the upsides for Canada.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 60 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I think he seriously under-estimates how many Americans will side with Canada, with force.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 11 points 19 hours ago

I can imagine we'd end up with a bigger army than the US if Canadian service guaranteed citizenship

[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Live close to the border. If I see Canadian tanks rolling through my town, I'm throwing them flowers

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[–] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 17 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

How would a whole country be a single state? Wouldn't it become 13 states (or however many provinces/territories Canada has)?

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 24 points 21 hours ago

No no, that would give too many senators to people who understand the value of universal healthcare. Can’t have that.

[–] SecondaryAnnetagonist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Giving them more than two senators might lead to a senate that isn't perpetually gridlocked. That makes them dangerously close to being able to pass progressive legislation instead of nothing but mandatory funding bills with 37 pages worth of riders and pork.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Everyone assumes Canada is super liberal country just because of universal healthcare. They forget that Alberta is basically snowy Texas, and the other prairie provinces have more in common with the Midwest than New York.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 3 points 3 hours ago

Everyone assumes every country's overton window is aligned with the US.

Canada is no leftist paradise, but their overton window is far more left than the US.

Bernie would a Canadian centrist, or maybe a left leaning politician, for example.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

even with that, Alberta is still politically to the left of Texas

[–] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Isn't Texas snowy Texas? I guess Alberta commonly gets more snow and is more used to it.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 27 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

This plan leaves out the fact that the majority of Canadians don't want to join. They may have their challenges right now, but there are some things they aren't willing to give up, like nationalized health care and national identity. I suspect many Canadians will fight to the death over this, the same way Americans would fight if forced to join Canada. They are our neighbors and that's about as close as people want to get.

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[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago

He doesn’t treat his own states any good why would Canada fare any better

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