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Trump Pressures Canada for Statehood Amid Tariff Talks

10/1/2025

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President Donald Trump urged Canada to join the United States as the 51st state in Virginia.
He claimed Canada wants to join the Golden Dome missile-defense system, free if statehood occurs.
Trump said tariffs hurt Canada and push investments toward the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the annexation comments and asked Trump to stop the '51st state' rhetoric privately.

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President Donald Trump urged Canada to join the United States as the 51st state in Virginia.
He claimed Canada wants to join the Golden Dome missile-defense system, free if statehood occurs.
Trump said tariffs hurt Canada and push investments toward the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the annexation comments and asked Trump to stop the '51st state' rhetoric privately.