United States President
Donald Trump
has as soon as once more introduced up his “
51st state” thought
, this time as tens of millions of Canadians head to the polls on federal election day.
In a publish on his social media platform Reality Social Monday, Trump wished Canada good luck within the election, however urged Canadians to vote for the candidate with the “energy and knowledge” to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S.
“No extra artificially drawn line from a few years in the past,”
Trump wrote within the publish.
“Look how lovely this land mass could be. Free entry with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!”
Trump had slowed down the “51st state” feedback since Liberal chief
Mark Carney
took over as prime minister from Justin Trudeau, whom he known as governor Trudeau, however lately the president has ramped up the rhetoric once more.
In an interview with Time Journal final week,
Trump mentioned he’s “not likely trolling” when he talks in regards to the annexation of Canada, whereas repeating a declare that the U.S. is subsidizing the nation to the tune of billions of {dollars} yearly.
“Canada is an attention-grabbing case.… I say the one approach this factor actually works is for Canada to change into a state,” he mentioned within the interview.
Final week, Carney additionally revealed that Trump introduced up the 51st state thought throughout a name between the 2 on March 28.
“Him elevating one thing, after which the place the dialogue is – he has these items in his thoughts,” Carney informed reporters after a number of questions in regards to the matter on April 24. “This isn’t information. He raises it on a regular basis, OK?”
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