US EditionFormer Minnesota governor says state should seek to become part of Canada
Jesse Ventura, citing President Trump's policies and a recent ICE shooting, urges Minnesota to explore joining Canada for better governance and healthcare.
- On Saturday, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura proposed Minnesotans consider leaving the United States to join Canada on the SpinSisters podcast, saying President Donald Trump 'doesn't want' Minnesota.
- Citing growing tensions with President Donald Trump and federal immigration enforcement, Ventura pointed to the recent ICE shooting of Renee Good as evidence of unconstitutional actions.
- A vocal Trump critic with national name recognition, Ventura, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and wrestler known as Jesse `The Body` Ventura, said officials should ask Canada about accepting Minnesota.
- The proposal faces immediate practical barriers and follows escalating federal-state clashes, as it could not happen without Congressional approval or force, Ventura proposed amid growing tensions with Minnesota officials.
- Ventura framed his idea as a reversal of President Donald Trump's Canada-as-51st-state comment, prompting observers to note its oddities and imagine Minnesota sports teams gaining provincial status.
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“Make This Part Of Canada” – Former Minnesota Governor Recommends Secession
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura suggested that the state consider seceding and becoming part of Canada. “How about since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we’re so out of control, let’s join Canada,” Ventura said on The SpinSisters podcast. “Instead of Canada becoming the 51st state of America and lose their healthcare like they said, they would never do that because they’d lose their healthcare. I’d like to see Minnesota, all of us become…
Former Minnesota governor says U.S. state should 'join Canada'
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, says the state should start looking into ways to “join Canada.” The outspoken former professional wrestler turned one-term governor put forward his notion of secession in a recent interview on The SpinSisters , a new Minnesota-based podcast on politics and policy. “How about since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we’re so out of control, let’s join Canada…
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