Donald Trump told Fox News anchor Bret Baier in a Super Bowl pre-game interview that Canada “would be much better off being a 51st state,” as the president continued to insist that his social media musing of a U.S.
annexation of the Great North is a real thing. “We lose $200 billion a year with Canada, and I’m not going to let that happen,” Trump said. “It’s too much.
Why are we paying $200 billion a year, essentially in subsidy to Canada? Now, if they are a 51st state, I don’t mind doing it.” The U.S.
does not provide a $200 million subsidy to Canada, but it appears that Trump was referring to the trade deficit with the country, which is not the same thing.
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