Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Canada is “not for sale” amid a flurry of comments from Canada President-elect Donald Trump About the possibility of the country becoming part of the United States.
“I love the United States, I love Americans, and I get that,” Ford said Tuesday on the “Jesse” show. “As you know, President-elect Trump is a real estate mogul. He's made billions. But this property is not for sale, simple as that.” Waters Prime Time.”
Trump joked that Canada had become the “51st state” and at a Mar-a-Lago resort Press conference Tuesday In the afternoon, he reiterated his clear vision of seeing the country under American control.
President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on January 7, 2025. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters. (Reuters)
“Canada and the United States“That would really be something. Get rid of that artificially drawn line, take a look at what it would look like, and it would also be much better for national security,” Trump said.
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Ford emphasized that Canada and the United States could come together through a “great trade deal” and work side by side to address the China “problem.”
A Canadian flag flies before 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 Sobes Arena on August 12, 2024. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
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“China is the problem,” he said. “China ships cheap parts to Mexico, then Mexico puts a ‘Made in Mexico’ label on them and ships them across the United States and Canada, costing Americans and Canadians jobs.”
“We are proud Canadians, just as we are proud Americans. If we come together and take on the world with strength Big business deal Between us, I think this would be great. “No one can stop us.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation earlier this week, also responded to the incoming 47th president for his comments, saying there was “not a snowball's chance in hell” that his country would become part of the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with media outside Rideau Cottage on Monday, January 6 in Ottawa. (AP/Adrian Wilde/The Canadian Press)
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Canada is one of the largest trading partners of the United States, followed by Mexico and China.
