Summary
Donald Trump suggested Canada could become the U.S.’s “51st state,” claiming it would benefit Canadians through lower taxes and military protection.
The remark follows tensions over Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, which shocked Canadian leaders, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who likened it to betrayal.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the annexation talk as unserious but unveiled a $1 billion border security plan to address U.S. concerns.
The escalating rhetoric, including insults from Trump ally Elon Musk, highlights strained Canada-U.S. relations ahead of Trump’s second term.
So what are we going to do about it? Nukes?
If he actually had left NATO the problem would have solved itself, but he’s gone back on that. As it is he could just kind of take the country.
Honestly, at this point, Canada should seriously consider a domestic nuclear deterrent. And I say that as an American. I apologize for our dysfunction.
I really don’t see Trump actually trying anything, but a few more administrations of political decay? It could very well happen.
I dont know what we will do, but I know the answer isn’t to just accept it and deal with it, like those foaming at the mouth screaming at Ukraine to just “sign a peace deal” when the terms of that issue is their country permanentley losing its sovereignty. You can’t just roll over and take it. The Nukes thing is effectively a nonstarter here, as it is in Ukraine, because Nuclear proliferation is basically treated as an act of war by the UN sec council . In the view of the nuclear armed, No one is allowed to have Nuclear weapons but them, The days of countries starting nuclear programs and not getting bombed for it are long gone.
If such a thing was to happen, and the US Military didn’t take care of the problem by coup’ing their obviously rogue administration, attacking its own allies. Then I suppose I’ll be a statistic in the insurgency. I have no intention of living as a third class non-citizen in my own home to a foreign power and the traitors who invited them. I dont care if it’s Chinese, Russian, or American.