Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday there's not “a big chance in hell” that his country will become part of the United States, as President-elect Trump continues his push to make the northern neighbor the 51st US state.
“There is little chance Canada will become part of the United States,” Trudeau wrote on X. “Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s largest trade and security partner.”
Trudeau's response came after Trump said Canada should be a country, while speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump also stressed that if Canada joins the United States, it will not be through military force, but through “economic force.”
“A lot of people in Canada would love to be the 51st state,” the president-elect said Monday in a social media post.
But he also asserted that if Canada and the United States merged, there would be no tariffs, taxes would be lower, and Canada would be “completely safe” from the threats of Russian and Chinese ships “that constantly surround them.”
Trump trolling Canada as 51st state could boost Democrats as 'blue state giant'
President Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak before the 2019 NATO Roundtable. (AP Photo/Frank Augustin, File)
“Together, what a great nation we will be!!!” Trump exclaimed In his post on social media.
Over the past few weeks, Trump has mocked Canada by considering becoming the 51st state, while also posting a doctored photo of the president-elect standing on top of a mountain, next to a Canadian flag.
Trump also mocked Trudeau, repeatedly referring to him as “the governor,” and threatened to impose massive tariffs on Canada, which will likely be taken into consideration. Trudeau announces his resignation From the mail on Monday.
What does Trump say about Canada becoming the 51st state?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on November 29. (Justin Trudeau x)
Trudeau He announced that he intended to resign as party leader and prime minister after mounting pressure from within his Liberal Party amid growing criticism over his handling of the economy and threats posed by Trump. He said he would resign as soon as the party chose a new leader.
Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, has been grappling for months Significant drops in his acceptance rates Due to growing frustration regarding issues such as high costs of living and high inflation.
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Trudeau's resignation means the Liberal Party can appoint an interim prime minister to lead the country until elections next fall, giving him a fighting chance to bring renewed support back to the Liberal Party.
Along with his focus on Canada, Trump has also called on Denmark to sell Greenland to the United States
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser, Caitlin McFaul and Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.
