Is Trump trolling Canada with 51st state attacks? ‘No I’m not,’ he says
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When asked if he would want to be remembered as the U.S. president who expanded American territory, Donald Trump said, 'Wouldn’t mind.'
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is “not trolling” about wanting to make Canada the 51st state, indicating that he is serious about American territorial expansion.
Trump sat down with Time magazine for an interview marking his first 100 days in office in his second term. The U.S. president was asked if he was “trolling” with his comments about seizing both Greenland and Canada.
“You’ve talked about acquiring Greenland, taking control of the Panama Canal, making Canada the 51st state. Maybe you’re trolling a little bit on that one. I don’t know,” the interviewer asked, according to a transcript of the interview posted online by Time magazine.
“Actually, no, I’m not,” Trump responded.
“I’m really not trolling. Canada is an interesting case.”
Trump then went on to falsely claim that the U.S. spends billions of dollars a year “supporting Canada” and repeated his barb at former prime minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “governor.”
“I asked a man who I called Governor Trudeau. I said, ‘Why? Why do you think we’re losing so much money supporting you? Do you think that’s right? Do you think that’s appropriate for another country to make it possible, for a country to sustain’ and he was unable to give me an answer,” Trump said.
Trump then went on to claim that the U.S. is “taking care” of Canada’s military and “every aspect of their lives.”
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