After months of bad blood with Canada over his imposed trade war, President Donald Trump announced that the northern nation wants to be involved with his "Golden Dome" missile shield.
Trump announced the $175 billion project Tuesday afternoon in the Oval Office as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth displayed a rudimentary mockup of the concept.
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"Canada has called us and they want to be a part of it," Trump said as he announced the "state-of-the-art" defense system. "So, we'll be talking to them. They want to have protection, also. So, as usual, we help Canada. Do the best we can."
Trump continued, "I'm also pleased to report that the 'one, big, beautiful bill' will include $25 billion for the Golden Dome, to help construction get underway. That's the initial, sort of — a down — deposit."
Elon Musk's SpaceX is rumored to be the "frontrunner" to build the proposed dome.
Earlier this month, newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Trump in the Oval Office, where he definitively stated that Canada will not become the 51st U.S. state, as Trump has suggested.
"There are some places that are never for sale," Carney told Trump. "And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign, last several months, it's not for sale, won't be for sale ever."
Watch the clip below via Fox News.