Trudeau responded to Trump's proposal to make Canada the newest state of the USA.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deemed the assumption by newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump that he could leverage economic tools to make Canada the new 51st state of the United States as impractical.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the Twitter account (X) of the Canadian government head.

On Tuesday, January 7, Trudeau emphasized that there is "not a chance" of Canada becoming part of the United States.

"Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other's largest trading and security partners," the Canadian Prime Minister stated in his post.

Trump's Idea of Annexing Canada

Trudeau's comments came in response to Trump's recent statement that he could use "economic power" to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S. The future U.S. president, when asked for clarification by reporters, noted that he does not consider the use of military force for the hypothetical annexation of Canada.

It is also worth recalling that during his Christmas address, Trump described the "benefit" of potentially including Canada in the United States. He specifically mentioned a significant reduction in taxes.

Trump referred to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau as "the governor."

"If Canada becomes our 51st state, their taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double, and they would be militarily protected like no other country in the world," declared the future U.S. president.

Prior to this, Trump also expressed to media representatives that he believes the border between the U.S. and Canada is an "artificially drawn line."

Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, through which 75% of all exported goods and services pass.

Other Territorial "Claims" by Trump

It is noteworthy that in addition to his idea regarding Canada, Trump has recently made several statements threatening to demand Panama return control of the Panama Canal to the U.S., and he has expressed interest in potentially acquiring Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Additionally, U.S. media recently uncovered the reasons behind Trump's statements about Canada, as well as Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Furthermore, on December 23, responding to Trump's statement, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino noted that the Panama Canal belongs to the country and rejected any possibility of territorial concessions.

On January 7, it became known that Denmark changed its coat of arms in light of Trump's claims on Greenland.

It was also previously reported that yesterday Trudeau announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada.