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dalton99a

(95,695 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 03:49 PM 14 hrs ago

Trump Revisits Idea to Annex Canada and Make It the 51st State

https://time.com/article/2026/06/02/trump-annex-canada-51st-state-rhetoric-carney-us-partnership-message/

Trump Revisits Idea to Annex Canada and Make It the 51st State, Days After Carney Calls for New Partnership With U.S.
by Callum Sutherland
Jun 2, 2026 10:43 AM CT

President Donald Trump has revived talk of his ambitions to annex Canada and make it the 51st state—an idea he has floated repeatedly since returning to the White House last year.

The most recent instance occurred Monday night, when Trump shared an article that stated Canada had entered a “technical recession” for the first time since 2020. In response, the President wrote: “51st State!”

The Bank of Canada itself had earlier addressed the recent ​data that showed GDP had declined for ​two consecutive quarters on an ​annualized basis, cautioning people about focusing on the numbers.

“I ​think ⁠we need to be careful ​not to put ​too ⁠much weight on any one indicator,” the bank’s senior deputy governor ​Carolyn Rogers told a parliamentary committee.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded directly to the annexation reference, stating: “I can’t believe I have to say this again, but Canada will never be the 51st state. Canada is not for sale.”

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Trump Revisits Idea to Annex Canada and Make It the 51st State (Original Post) dalton99a 14 hrs ago OP
Considering the recession is probably directly attributable to Trump genxlib 14 hrs ago #1
and he has not forgotten that he will prosecute all of us commie liberals as well rampartd 14 hrs ago #2
Just shut the fuck up Donnie RussBLib 14 hrs ago #3
It doesn't seem like another war will play well MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #4
Oh, not this shit again. Disaffected 14 hrs ago #5
He's a man of very few ideas, for a party of few ideas! struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #6
Do you still want to make Venezuela a state as well? Norrrm 14 hrs ago #7
Trump is like a strange DNA large mosquito that buzzes around shitting all over the place.. chouchou 13 hrs ago #8
Iran is going so badly that next he'll Hassler 13 hrs ago #9
Has Canada started trolling him yet? NotASurfer 10 hrs ago #10
Just like a sex offender who won't back the fuck off Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 9 hrs ago #11

genxlib

(6,171 posts)
1. Considering the recession is probably directly attributable to Trump
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 03:51 PM
14 hrs ago

The answer will be an even more adamant "Hell no" now.

rampartd

(5,241 posts)
2. and he has not forgotten that he will prosecute all of us commie liberals as well
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 03:54 PM
14 hrs ago

why would canada ever join this failed superpower?

MadameButterfly

(4,202 posts)
4. It doesn't seem like another war will play well
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 03:59 PM
14 hrs ago

with us tied up in Iran. Iran may save Canada.

Norrrm

(5,773 posts)
7. Do you still want to make Venezuela a state as well?
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:11 PM
14 hrs ago

Making all those folks American citizens.

chouchou

(3,360 posts)
8. Trump is like a strange DNA large mosquito that buzzes around shitting all over the place..
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 04:44 PM
13 hrs ago

...tryin to get attention.

NotASurfer

(2,372 posts)
10. Has Canada started trolling him yet?
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 08:20 PM
10 hrs ago

Start with a reasonable suggestion it could be done by treaty...point out that Canada has ten provinces, Quebec is bigger than Texas and Ontario would be the 5th largest state by population, so it's only fair that Quebec is more important than Texas and Ontario has more representation than Illinois, then insist on a "no shenanigans " provision, a guarantee that Canadian rights be preserved by treaty - including the authority to ban military weapons, regulate gun ownership, and have free universal healthcare and education. And finally demand that football be played according to Canadian rules, that point being non-negotiable, and the national pastime shall be hockey

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