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Trump Suggests Canada Become 51st State to Join U.S. Missile Defense Plan
- Donald Trump has expressed interest in Canada becoming the 51st state and suggested Canada could join for free during a recent speech.
- U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, prefers not to discuss the topic of Canada becoming a state, stating, 'I've told people I don't talk about it.'
- Trump's comments coincided with Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming visit for trade talks at the White House.
- In a podcast, Hoekstra questioned if annexation would benefit Americans or Canadians and concluded, 'The answer is no.
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51st state? Trump’s ambassador to Canada doesn’t want to talk about it
The U.S. President is once again expressing his desire to see our country join his. But when Trump's Ambassador to Canada spoke to our 'Closer Look' podcast, he didn't seem too keen on the idea
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