US EditionTrump says Canada will need to pay $61 billion for ‘Golden Dome’ system unless it becomes the 51st state
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 27, 2025, that Canada must pay US$61 billion to join his Golden Dome missile defense system or become the 51st U.S. State at no cost.
- Trump proposed this ultimatum to avoid charging Canada the $61 billion, linking it to his plan revealed last week to build a complex multilayered missile shield led by Gen. Michael Guetlein.
- On the same day that King Charles III delivered a throne speech to the Canadian Parliament, he emphasized Canada's independence and subtly opposed U.S. Attempts at annexation amid President Trump's ongoing interest.
- Trump claimed that maintaining Canada as an independent but unequal country would require an expenditure of $61 billion, whereas integrating it as the 51st state would incur no cost, despite strong opposition to annexation from Canadian officials.
- The announcement highlights ongoing U.S.-Canada talks on new economic and security relations including NORAD and the Golden Dome, but Canada maintains its independence despite tariff disputes.
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McFarland to Newsmax: US-Canada Proposal Suggests Countries ‘Draw Closer’
When President Donald Trump says Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, he’s suggesting the northern neighbor “draw closer” to America, said former Trump deputy national security adviser KT McFarland. “One aspect of it could be energy. For example, Canada has a lot of oil and natural gas. So do we. We could refine each other’s energy.” “We could be, really, a consortium and together we could supply the world with oil and natural gas,” McFarland t…
Trump Claims Canada Considering Becoming 51st State in Exchange for "Golden Dome"
When times get tough, even the most self-declared independent neighbors remember who keeps the lights on. It’s an old pattern—dismiss American strength in public, but... The post Trump Claims Canada Considering Becoming 51st State in Exchange for “Golden Dome” appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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Trump says Golden Dome missile system to cost Canada $61 billion
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Canada would need to pay $61 billion to join the “Golden Dome” system he’s proposed to boost missile defense with space-based interceptors. Read more...
Trump says Canada is considering becoming a US state. Is it true?
President Donald Trump again raised the topic of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state and assured that they were considering the offer. Trump said on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he “told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 billion if they remain a separate, but unequal, nation.” The Golden Dome is Trump’s ambitious… Source
Canadian leader disputes Trump claim that Canada is considering statehood
President Donald Trump continues his push to make Canada the 51st state. This time, he is offering the possibility of protecting Canada under the Golden Dome missile defense shield, which he promoted on May 20. Trump previously announced that his sweeping new spending proposal — what he called “one big, beautiful spending bill” — allocates $25 billion for building the missile shield, which he says will “protect the homeland.” “I told Canada, whi…
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