Justin Trudeau gets caught on hot mic saying Trumps plans to annex Canada are a real thing
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on a hot mic saying President Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state was “a real thing” — warning that Trump was after the country’s rich critical minerals resources.Trudeau made the comments to Canadian business and labor leaders in a closed door meeting Friday in remarks that were accidentally broadcast on a loudspeaker, CBS News reported.“I suggest that not only does the Trump administration know how many critical minerals we have, but that may be even why they keep talking about absorbing us and making us the 51st state,” Trudeau said, according to The Daily Beast.
“They’re very aware of our resources, of what we have, and they very much want to be able to benefit from those.But Mr.
Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country.And it is a real thing,” he was caught saying.
The comments were confirmed by Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour in an X post Friday.“Yes, I can confirm that Trudeau said his assessment is that what Trump really wants is not action on fentanyl or immigration or even the trade deficit — what he really wants is to either dominate Canada or take it outright.Tariffs are a tactic towards that end,” McGowan said.
Since returning to office, Trump has vowed to impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners to raise revenue, correct trade deficits, and punish the trio of nations for looking the other way while deadly fentanyl enters the United States.Just days after taking office, Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, with an additional 10% on China.The Canadian and Mexican duties were both put on hold for a month at the eleventh hour.Trump has frequently spoken about his desire to incorporate Canada into the United States and in the past has referred to Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau.” He has also publicly declared plans to acquire Greenland, the Panama Cana...