Trump Revives Talk of “Canada State”
Follow-Up
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state, promising to protect it for free with his “Golden Dome” missile defense project. This announcement came shortly after King Charles III delivered a speech defending the sovereignty of the British Crown territory.
On his page on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote: “I informed Canada, which is eager to be part of our wonderful Golden Dome, that remaining an independent country will cost them $61 billion… but they won’t pay anything if they become our beloved 51st state.” He added: “They (the Canadians) are considering the offer!”
Since returning to power, and even before during his presidential campaign, Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to annex Canada and has targeted it with tariffs and trade threats.
Trump’s stance was pivotal in Canada’s recent parliamentary elections, which were won by the Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
In March, Carney replaced Justin Trudeau, whom Trump referred to as “Governor Trudeau,” insinuating that he regarded him as a “state governor” rather than a prime minister.
Carney has repeatedly rejected Trump’s attempts to annex his country and even confronted the billionaire Republican in the White House, affirming to Trump during their meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month that Canada “will never be for sale.”
During a speech before the new Canadian Parliament in Ottawa as head of state, King Charles III defended Canada’s sovereignty.
The king specifically emphasized that “democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values cherished by Canadians,” and that “Canada is strong and free.”
Last week, Carney announced that Canada was holding “high-level” discussions with the United States concerning participation in the “Golden Dome.”
The Golden Dome is a project recently proposed by President Trump to provide an effective missile defense system against a wide range of weapons, from intercontinental ballistic missiles to cruise missiles and drones.
