Trump's quest to conquer Canada is confusing everyone
Canadians and Republicans alike are confounded as President Donald Trump increasingly links a trade war to his push to annex Canada.
Eight years ago, President Donald Trump spoke about the U.S.-Canada relationship in glowing terms.
He hosted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House in February 2017 for one of his first joint appearances alongside a foreign leader. Trump opened by noting the nations "share much more than a border," highlighting "the special bonds that come when two nations have shed their blood together — which we have."
"America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbor like Canada," Trump said. "We have before us the opportunity to build even more bridges, and bridges of cooperation and bridges of commerce."
Fast-forward to Thursday, weeks after Trump initiated a full-scale trade war with Canada, and it’s clear the president doesn’t believe the U.S. should share a border — or much else — with its Canadian neighbors.
Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump first mentioned his love for Canadians, including his “many friends” like hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Then he riffed about how Canada shouldn’t exist as a sovereign country before getting to what has increasingly become a fixation: wholesale annexation of Canada as a U.S. state.
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