Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's language changed drastically on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump answered questions about his fantasy of using "economic force" to take over Canada.
Trump spoke at Mar-a-Lago about his desire to make Canada a state. Trump told reporters he wouldn’t rule out using military action to regain control of the Panama Canal and acquire Greenland from Denmark. When asked if he would consider the same to obtain Canada, Trump replied, “No — economic force.”
“Because Canada and the United States, that would really be something. You get rid of that artificially drawn line, and you take a look at what that looks like, and it would also be much better for national security,” Trump said.
Posting on X, Trudeau, who announced his resignation Monday, shot back: "There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partner."
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Jonathan Martin, senior political columnist at Politico, called the post a "new tone" for the Canadian liberal.
The comment came a few hours after President Joe Biden celebrated Trudeau on X, calling him a "friend" and "partner" in strengthening the U.S.-Canada alliance.