Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada is “not for sale” amid a flurry of responses from President-elect Donald Trump about the country possibly becoming part of the United States.
“I love America, I love Americans, and I understand it. You know, President-elect Trump is a real estate mogul. He’s made billions. But that real estate is not for sale, it’s that simple,” Ford said Tuesday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
Trump has joked that Canada will become the ’51st state’ and that a Mar-a-Lago will emerge press conference Tuesday In the afternoon he reiterated his apparent vision of seeing the country under American control.
President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (Reuters)
“Canada and the United States“That would really be something,” Trump said. “You take away that artificially drawn border, and you see what that looks like, and it would also be much better for national security.”
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Ford claimed that Canada and the US could come together through a “major trade deal” and work hand-in-hand to tackle the “problem” of China.
A Canadian flag flies prior to the women’s singles final between Jessica Pegula of the United States and Amanda Anisimova of the United States on the final day of the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour at Sobeys Stadium on August 12, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
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“China is the problem. China ships cheap parts to Mexico, then Mexico puts a ‘made in Mexico’ sticker on it, sending it through the U.S. and Canada, costing American and Canadian jobs,” he said.
“We are proud Canadians, just as there are proud Americans. And if we unite and conquer the world with one major trade deal between us, I think that would be fantastic. No one could stop us.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation earlier this week, also fired back at the incoming 47th president for his comments, saying there is “not a snowball’s chance in hell” that his country will become part of the US.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, January 6. (AP/Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
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Canada is one of the US’s largest trading partners, followed by Mexico and China.
