Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on MSNBC that he jokingly suggested trading states like Vermont or California for Canada during a meeting with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. This followed Trump's recent social media post proposing the merging of the U.S. and Canada, citing national security benefits. Trudeau dismissed the idea, stating it 'will not ever happen'.
FILE - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
“If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them,” the president-elect wrote. “It actually sort of came up at one point,” Trudeau said. “And then we started musing back and forth about this and when I started to suggest ‘well, maybe there could be a trade for Vermont or California for certain parts,’ he immediately decided that it was not that funny anymore, and we moved on to another conversation.”
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