"Everything Must Be America": Why Trump Needs Greenland and Canada
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:22 am
Read about the real reasons behind the territorial claims of the newly elected US President in the RIA Novosti article.
Before he had even officially taken office as US President, Republican candidate Donald Trump, who won the election, had already begun making loud statements in the area of foreign policy. In particular, the future head of state intends to significantly expand the country's territory - to do this, he is going to include Canada and Greenland in the US. If this happens, the territory of the States will more than double and they will become the largest country on the planet.
What Trump and his team say about Canada's accession
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The first information that Trump had offered Canadian qatar mobile database Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join his country to the United States as the 51st state and become its governor appeared in early December after the Canadian leader visited Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Trudeau later acknowledged the conversation , but assured that the discussion was not serious.
After that, Trump and his team began to publicly express their intentions to annex Canada. In particular, the newly elected US president began using the phrase “the great state of Canada” on his social networks and calling Trudeau “governor.”
"No one can answer why we subsidize Canada by over $100 million a year? It makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state of the United States. It would save them a lot of money on taxes and military defense. I think it's a great idea. The 51st state!" Trump wrote in one of his posts .
In response to these statements, Trudeau invariably said that Canada's accession to the United States was impossible. However, in early January, the Canadian prime minister, whose ratings had fallen sharply by that time, announced his upcoming resignation . This allowed Trump and his associates to behave even more brazenly. Thus, in one of his posts , billionaire Elon Musk called the Canadian leader a "girl" and said that since Trudeau "is no longer governor," his words do not matter.
Trump has used not only the "carrot" in Canada, promising lower taxes and military protection, but also the "stick" in the form of a significant increase in trade tariffs. According to media reports , the Canadian government is considering retaliatory measures in a possible trade war with its neighbor.
Before he had even officially taken office as US President, Republican candidate Donald Trump, who won the election, had already begun making loud statements in the area of foreign policy. In particular, the future head of state intends to significantly expand the country's territory - to do this, he is going to include Canada and Greenland in the US. If this happens, the territory of the States will more than double and they will become the largest country on the planet.
What Trump and his team say about Canada's accession
Photo - © Unsplash.com
The first information that Trump had offered Canadian qatar mobile database Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join his country to the United States as the 51st state and become its governor appeared in early December after the Canadian leader visited Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Trudeau later acknowledged the conversation , but assured that the discussion was not serious.
After that, Trump and his team began to publicly express their intentions to annex Canada. In particular, the newly elected US president began using the phrase “the great state of Canada” on his social networks and calling Trudeau “governor.”
"No one can answer why we subsidize Canada by over $100 million a year? It makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state of the United States. It would save them a lot of money on taxes and military defense. I think it's a great idea. The 51st state!" Trump wrote in one of his posts .
In response to these statements, Trudeau invariably said that Canada's accession to the United States was impossible. However, in early January, the Canadian prime minister, whose ratings had fallen sharply by that time, announced his upcoming resignation . This allowed Trump and his associates to behave even more brazenly. Thus, in one of his posts , billionaire Elon Musk called the Canadian leader a "girl" and said that since Trudeau "is no longer governor," his words do not matter.
Trump has used not only the "carrot" in Canada, promising lower taxes and military protection, but also the "stick" in the form of a significant increase in trade tariffs. According to media reports , the Canadian government is considering retaliatory measures in a possible trade war with its neighbor.