Trudeau fires back at Trump's comments about making Canada part of the US
Trump claimed he would use "economic force" to take over Canada.
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump sitting together at a dinner.
Justin Trudeau has fired back at U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
This comes after Trump continues to claim that he will make Canada part of the U.S. as the 51st state.
On January 7, 2025, Trudeau posted on X and while he didn't name Trump directly, he clearly responded to the president-elect's comments.
"There isn’t a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau said on X.
"Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other's biggest trading and security partner," he continued.
In French, Trudeau said, "Never, ever will Canada be part of the United States."
At a press conference on January 7, Trump denied the possibility of using military force to annex Canada. Instead, he said it would be through "economic force."
"Canada and the United States, that would really be something," he said.
"You get rid of that artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like," Trump continued. "It would also be much better for national security."
The president-elect also claimed that the U.S. protects Canada as part of his list of reasons why Canada should become a part of the U.S.
"But here's the problem with Canada," he said. "So many friends up there, I love the Canadian people but we're spending hundreds of millions a year to protect it, we're spending hundreds of millions a year to take care of Canada."
"We don't need anything they have," Trump said, referencing cars, lumber and dairy products.
Trump later clarified that the U.S. has "no right" to take over Canada but continued to question why the U.S. is "supporting" Canada.
"They should be a state," he continued. "That's what I told Trudeau."
Just a day earlier, on January 6, Trump also posted on Truth Social about Canada.
"Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned," the president-elect posted.
"Together, what a great Nation it would be," he said.