Trump Suggests "Annexing Canada As 51st state"

[@sumbuddy4088]

When Trump says something serious, everyone takes it as a joke. When he jokes, everyone thinks he is serious.

[@solaropposite5920]

I've seen enough about this topic for one week. In almost every video I've seen covering this subject has had a retarded amount of people complaining and crying about how "Trump is threatening another country with invasion." I can guarantee none of them saw the video in full nor bothered to watch the original source material. Trudeau met with him over concerns about the 25% tariffs Trump was planning to place on Canada and as a joke he stated "If you're so worried about it, maybe you should become our 51st state." It was a joke. Never had to look too deep into it. He never threatened Trudeau and doubt he intends to. If Trudeau takes it seriously, then it's their problem.

[@believein1]

Because he’s an idiot.

[@dennissanderson5331]

@sumbuddy4088 He's just trying to push Trudeau out of office. He doesn't like him, and he knows Canadians don't like him as well.

[@trajectoryunown]

This was _clearly_ a joke.

[@RedAi9601]

​@trajectoryunown unfortunately alot of people here in America think it's really going to happen. I've had plenty of people come into my work who are big Trump supporters and they truly believe Canada will become America's 51st state. Some of them even believe that we should make UK the 52 state

[@kentern7518]

I guess it's true, we ARE living in the universe where the onion is true

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

We've always been in that universe

[@mrjozo-pr6ih]

​@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights....also how high is that his new "idea" compared to his other ones on a scale of 1-20 !? Tho also tho.

[@mrjozo-pr6ih]

On another note better ideas of mine, not taking it lightly as they are a few per year usually are under much much harder scrutiny from my loved ones, no sharp knives left in the sink.....than a pres. joking to annex the neighbouring country from you. Obviously T. doesn't know or care what he is saying he counts on everyone trying to wrap their brains around it.

@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights There are two ways : The art imitates reality The reality imitates art Onion has always been the second one.

[@Rrran_the_man]

I legit thought that it was ab onion post for a bit

[@theaveragegamer7221]

Pros of annexing Canada: -Increase economy -greater workforce -access to natural resources Cons of annexing Canada: -bordering France

[@Neio-14]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ЭдвардВ.М]

America borders Russia, between Alaska and Siberia, through the Bering strait. So what.

[@theaveragegamer7221]

@ЭдвардВ.М It's France. Not Russia. Russia, we can tolerate.

[@TheNewNuggetSurfer-kz9km]

Quebec = France

[@harvestercommander3250]

Con, Canada will be no more. Not longer it’s own nation.

[@Mickelraven]

If this happens, Disney will have predicted the future. In the 2007 movie Meet The Robinsons, when our main character Lewis travels 30 years into the future (ca. 2037), he meets the Robinsons. And when they ask where he is from, he says he's from Canada, until one of the family members corrects him by saying that "I think you mean North Montana, hasn't been called Canada in years".

[@suhnih4076]

om

[@drcouragephilosopher]

Whooaaa

[@FoxyGrandmeowmmy5598]

An in the next scene, the protagonist says "its a big country" which one of the family says" state"

[@Golemoid]

That's kinda like calling Russia "East Belarus"

[@Mickelraven]

@@Golemoid lol :D

[@rubiconprime1429]

Fun fact, if each Canadian province were an American state, Ontario would have the fifth largest population after California, Texas, New York, and Florida

[@CaliPatriot]

That’s Why We Would Likely Split Ontario Into Several Smaller States Give It’s Size.

[@rubiconprime1429]

@ I mean…Alaska…exists, and Texas is about 70% of the size of Ontario with a higher population. I don’t think Ontario would be broken up if it became a state

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

@@CaliPatriot So, give Canadians more senators and more electoral college votes?

[@mydogsareneat]

​@@CaliPatriotabsolutely wouldn't happen, California would indeed become the second most liberal state. 😂

[@oof9788]

In the original Articles of Confederation aka the "first" constitution which was never legally overturned Canada could join the US without much problem.

[@Darkhorse393]

I have a hard time imagining Canada with an American constitution. We would be buying so many guns and telling everyone what we think of them.

[@SkyNinja759]

Big pro for merging to the U.S.. We need an ironclad constitution akin to the U.S.. Our Charter of Rights has so many ifs and buts that it's a joke.

[@commanderrex8351]

I hope y’all up in the great white north can get something like our rights here in America y’all deserve to have the same rights as we do here

[@Fathertyme7333]

And some left leaning people would, absolutely, lose their minds! Lol

[@derpyeh9107]

That would be awesome. That's how I live my life, and my life is pretty sweet.

[@justinethridge9157]

It's actually a pretty damn good life. People can say it's arrogance. We think it's exercising our God given rights.

[@Archeota]

Maybe the Chinese will invade Alaska in the 2070s

[@RikThePixel]

War. War never changes.

[@LetsHaveFunJeremiah_LHFJRandom]

Or maybe even Russia.

[@RikThePixel]

@@LetsHaveFunJeremiah_LHFJRandom (It's a Fallout (game) reference)

[@ArGeeAye]

Considering the end result I do hope we haven't somehow manifested an alternative version of that timeline.

[@ascendant95]

Or maybe the Chinese will be living in a tyrannical backwater in the 2070s.

[@robertarnold6192]

Dwindling natural resources, the US having most of the world’s oil, annexing Canada, and having tensions with China, war in Europe, trouble in Korea…yep. We’re in the Fallout timeline.

[@AlbertWillHelmWestings2618]

how it be

[@mrcaptain3703]

To be fair, the only major differences are that we developed transistors and the Soviet Union fell. Other than that and a few smaller differences, we are almost on the same timeline.

[@Nephalem2002]

I predicted that as soon as I discovered Fallout Lore.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Natural resources aren't dwindling, not yet. But they eventually will. Not sure about hydrocarbons, though. Interesting alternative theories about their source.

[@gryph01]

The U.S. does not have most of the world's oil.... Top 3 are Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada..... U.S. is 11th. And despite what Trump claims China is 14th

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

"if donald trump becomes president, I'm moving to Canada" Donald trump: I'll just annex canada then lol

[@Dman-c5c]

Chess move

[@TauPathfinder334]

@@Dman-c5c4D chess move*

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

THAT would be funny.

[@dontworry1302]

We all know that Canada would just be added to Idaho.

[@jimmm1037]

🇺🇸🥔🥔Greater Idaho wins again 🥔🥔🇺🇸

[@winstonskafte5505]

Montana

[@francy3643]

Greater idaho

[@couragerocks290]

Greatest Idaho

[@jonathanrynjah]

What's Idaho?

[@aidreinhorn1534]

WERE IN THE FALLOUT TIMELINE, LETS GO!

[@pyerack]

Yippie Radiated Nuclear Wasteland full of psycho warbands and no hope of establishing a coherent society

[@brunoactis1104]

Tbf it was always gonna happen. I know it's not gonna happen now, but it eventually will. It's incredibly obvious given how imperialist and chauvinist the US is.

[@johanbjorkman1914]

Anyone got a spare vault?

[@christopherwollard5117]

Brotherhood of steel 💪

[@dallassegno]

No.

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

The US has actually been trying to Annex Canada since 1775 by means peaceful and otherwise.

[@TauPathfinder334]

That plus Greenland and man we have an empire

[@NoahGabel-i9b]

@@TauPathfinder334we have 750 bases all over the world and a few territories and we're the strongest economy and military in the world, so we're already basically an empire of some kind.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

@@NoahGabel-i9b No two empires have ever been the same. The US is definitely a hegemony, but not an empire. And that "750" number, it VASTLY overstates the actual US presence, making it sound like an occupation. It's not. Most countries want us there, for various reasons, income, security, prestige, whatever. We are there mainly because it gives us global reach. Just look at how Europe is losing its collective stuff about the possibility of the US pulling out of NATO. (I think Trump is just leading with hard initial negotiating positions, setting conditions, and his sentiments are actually much closer to historic American norms, but that's just my take.)

[@xtrickster6556]

1812 actually

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

@@xtrickster6556 No, the US invaded Canada in 1775.

[@TomuCow]

More chance of Toycat being able to grow a beard than this happening

Petition for Toycat growing a beard if this happens :

[@Stickyboomi]

Toycat catching strays😭

[@yankeedude252]

Well yeah, it's an obvious joke. Nobody actually wants it, even Trump.

@@yankeedude252 Or is it?

[@lloydgush]

Actually, this is bound to happen. Not as one state, but quite likely province by province.

[@charlemagne3969]

Manifest Destiney is so back.

[@RichardAlvino-y5t]

M A N I F E S T D E S T I N Y Glory to the Glorious Holy American Empire

[@davidmella1174]

I lived long enough to see trump turn into putin 2.0

[@accurategamer7085]

MANIFEST DESTINY IS SO BACK

[@thegamingducky8671]

Bhys please you can have the poutine and maple syrup just leave us alone 😭😭

[@IkeaOrca569]

As a filipino pls take us back as a state. we will give you unlimited manpower but pls replace our government😭😭

[@NoirRaven]

Allow me to remind everyone that Canadians _invented_ the Geneva Convention. Don't make us remind you _how_ we did it.

[@Icy-hs1io]

Very scary 🥶🥶🥶

[@Me-yq1fl]

Canada didn't invent the Geneva conventions.

[@epiccrusadr8583]

@@Me-yq1flthey invented the warcrimes

[@andrewbrooks7676]

Americans would not stand for violence with Canada. We don’t want that we can barely handle our own states honestly. However a conflict with Canada would be impossible yet brutal. I don’t think the Canadian military would fight it tho the u.s. military is insanely powerful

[@asvestor5932]

@@andrewbrooks7676US military might be strong but Canadian military are crazy to a point they become crazy. I’ve heard that they cloned Leo Major 300 times.

[@liamtgreat]

Ah yes, annex the 2nd largest country and keep it as one state

[@Knobbler]

and it isn't even culturally or linguistically unified

[@slothslothslothslothslothsloth]

canada has a higher population than california also so it would become the largest and most populous state

[@dallassegno]

He should take everything except Ontario and Quebec and see what happens.

[@JohnDoe-bh2lp]

@@dallassegno NATO disbands due to US expansionism and aggression against an ally. EU becomes more unified, China and Russia persuade world to their side as USA has suddenly turned unpredictable and dangerous and USA is alienated.

[@TheU.S.]

@@Knobbler neither is Ohio, California, Florida, and Pennsylvania but nobody cares

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

James K. Polk would be proud

[@martin2289]

Quite so. Too bad most Americans have no idea who that is or what he's responsible for.

[@FranticErrors]

@@martin2289 He's the guy that wanted more of mexico to be american

[@jay-1800]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@martin2289 what he’s responsible for? Objectively speaking he’s the most effective president the country has ever had. And greatly expanded the country. Handily defeating Mexico and negotiated the US Canadian border along the 49th parallel. Regardless off the politics of the time the country was left in a far better position post Polk.

[@TripWagstaff5213]

13:51 Nunavut actually owns the entire Hudson Bay, right to the shorelines of the other provinces. It's been a minor issue with Quebec over the years

[@witext]

this gives me big "the US president has given Canada an ultimatum, and since we can not allow the spilling of north american blood, i have ordered the army to not interfere with the american invasion" vibes

[@I_Love_Learning]

Is this a reference to something? Nothing came up when I searched it.

[@BandGGaming]

​@@I_Love_Learning it's an Eisenhower quote from Wwii asking the Germans to just give up already

[@witext]

@@I_Love_Learning it's paraphrased from the last thing broadcast by the austrians before Germany annaxed it "the german furher has given austria an ultimatum, and since we can't allow the shedding of german blood, we've ordered our army to not interfere with the german invasion" there's an amazing video called "last broadcast of countries" that includes this broadcast

[@BradTheThird]

"...it's actually slightly inaccurate because if you read what Trump actually said..." Yes welcome to the last nine years of news.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

Exactly. He was making a joke over another country being THAT reliant on our economy

[@brandonbeck1313]

​@tomraineofmagigor3499 the problem seems to be usa buying a lot of stuff from Canada and trump wants it for free. Canada just needs to sell to someone else maybe china😆? And leave the US economy without the raw materials and goods. Trade deficit fixed lol.

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

No Trump is expansionist he just played it off as a joke to be nice

[@supremecaffeine2633]

​@brandonbeck1313 Wouldn't work. Canada is even more heavily reliant on the US than the other way around.

[@brandonbeck1313]

@@supremecaffeine2633 with the tariffs coming it may be the only choice. The integration of canadian and American supply chains will start causing more harm than good with the companies involved losing a lot of money to the tax they will need to look for supplies elsewhere because prices will climb and consumers won't be able to afford the goods. Selling materials to other countries and buying the ones needed from other countries will look much more attractive when the tarrifs outweigh shipping costs. A lot of things are about to change.

[@lukem6809]

Toycat forgetting that Canada has 10 provinces AND 3 Territories

[@ArGeeAye]

Annexing Canada as an entire state is a little too wild. lol Now each province of Canada as a state maybe.

[@ascendant95]

We don't want your garbage country, despite your "moral superiority". Justin Castro 2025!!!!

[@SuperSmashDolls]

Finally, Quebec will be free of Canada

[@sunsinger970]

we could give Toronto and all the surrounding land to Michigan.

[@Garkin58]

Sounds great

[@GastropodGaming2006]

@@sunsinger970 Nah, new state: Toronto. The Western bits of Ontario can go ahead and be a rural state that'd probably vote Red. This is called "Gerrymandering with a bullshittable justification" and I'm sure something like it will be done.

[@TommyCrosby]

Not a good video to poppup first in the morning to a Canadian...

[@Danny.Duns1]

One of us.. one of us...

[@ascendant95]

Don't worry Canook........................Orange Man Bad was just making a funny. Nobody wants you.. Keep faith alive in your "moral superiority". Justin Castro 2025!!!

[@BANANAMan-fc7rv]

Just join America 🫡❤️❤️❤️❤️ we will treat yall right😘, come on guys yall basically Americans already 🤷🏾 you can drive here with your own license that says something…

[@thegamingducky8671]

Our history and culture is far more important that joining your country, Vive la Canada

[@Garkin58]

​@@BANANAMan-fc7rv we want to

[@oliverbyers2254]

The funny things is that when you consider how conservative in Canada is basically center in the US, there probably wouldn't be a single province that would vote conservative

[@Foxfire-chan]

Conservative is slightly right of centre. The liberal party is centre.

[@HughWanztino]

"The liberal party is center" Yeah okay buddy... they're far left af.

[@sharkehreal]

Left and right are relative, to someone in the US a Canadian centrist must look awfully left

[@Jarsia]

That's outdated. Back in the Mulroney era, the old PC party had become barely different from the liberals(much like the UK tories and labour currently), likely brought on by the 63 years between 1921 and 1984 that only saw 12 years of conservative government. At that time, the democrats were arguably right of the PC party, hence the "America has no left wing parties and Canada has no right wing parties" saying. But things have changed. In 1993 the PC party collapsed to 2 seats with the rise of Reform. The split in the right wing vote let the liberals win 3 straight majorities, until the PC and Reform/Alliance parties merged, which was more the dominant right wing Alliance absorbing the dying centrist PCs. The modern CPC is actually right wing. Not as much as the republicans, but it would be absurd to look at Poilievre and Harris' respective platforms and argue the democrats are right of the CPC on either social or fiscal issues. They may be right of our liberals, but they're well to the left of the CPC. In short, our conservatives have gone through a metamorphosis since the 90s and emerged much more conservative, while the US democrats(and our Liberals) have moved much further left.

[@fabsmaster5309]

Alberta is still going to be conservative. That’s their whole thing.

[@jonasbx]

American Anschluss

Anschluss 2 electric boogaloo

[@adamcummings20]

With the American diet they need some Lebensraum

[@cloudyfromtpotreal]

Wait Anchluss means Connection? I just learned something new

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

America being 30% German go brrr!

[@randombystander5324]

​@@cloudyfromtpotreal yes it does, though the connotation of this particular Anschluss would be less "connecting a cable" or "connection a train wagon" and more "joining a group".

[@godassasin8097]

Alaska and Eastern alaska 💀

[@Chance_Rice]

Eastern Alaska would be all the territories, Alberta would be North Texas, Quebec (if it joined) would be northeast Louisiana, nova Scotia would be new Scotland, making new Britain with new England, British Colombia would be Washington 2, idk about the rest

[@Mini_Knight17]

@@Chance_Rice you just anglicized the Scots for a Second time, shame on you

[@Chance_Rice]

@@Mini_Knight17 its not like nova Scotia is Scottish either

[@Mini_Knight17]

@@Chance_Rice dude.. just take the joke.

[@-Katastrophe]

Nova scotia could become Greater Maine

[@PerseusJackson-ud3gq]

Canada is not on the up and up. Abstractly, the numbers seem nice, but if you actually live here, you'll see that we've hit a rough patch

[@DAethrys]

There are still people that are optimistic? I figured that was over with after the RCMP warned the government Canadians would soon start realizing their lives are "hopeless" and spark civil unrest.

[@demonstructie]

That's because the numbers are lies, as they are everywhere.

[@TheHocmaster]

​@@DAethrysCanada finest snowflake

[@LostSoul-TeemoMain]

Rough patch cause all the red tape, Can't utilize anything . . Tons of Red Tape that nobody can bypass tons of Resources that can make us rich but nobody will let you use it. The rich bought all the land and won't let anyone expand into it, So no housing either.

[@chewy99.]

Weren’t there a bunch of protests by truckers and stuff that got crushed and silenced? Isn’t Trudeau kinda corrupt?

[@MrAsianPie]

Canada would make a great gift for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.

[@crabosity]

@@MrAsianPie 🔥🔥🔥

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

Then that would be in the following decade as that was signed on September 17, 1787

[@MrAsianPie]

@@KOZMOuvBORG I bought all of you some time

[@boostedrival5505]

id love to become american dude id vote to join the usa

[@aaronmercer8318]

They wouldn't take us that easy

[@peacefulfungoloid8624]

I've seen this some where, hmm oh yeah fallout

[@SeymoreSparda]

Also, "The War On Drugs 2.0" southwards plan.Hmm...El Salvador and Argentina is kinda in-sync, sentiment-wise, in Central and South America...Maybe in this alternate reality, some, eheh, "chosen" Americans get to escape the brunt of a global nuclear warfare by escaping to south Argentina (see Kurzgesagt's video essay to get the idea how), if it ever happens? A Faalout universe with a more widespan area with chances of humanity to rebuild itself?

[@dallassegno]

Yeah that would suck and everyone would hate it so no.

[@keepslayingthedayaway]

"US to annex Canada" moment fr

[@Dressyone223]

Nate the Rake is coming to a Canadian province near you

[@SkyNinja759]

Can't wait to see Randall Clark.

[@binedstudiostotalgame787]

No thank you I like free healthcare

[@dennissanderson5331]

It's not free. We pay for it through taxes.

[@BrownieTheCat_]

@@dennissanderson5331 Better than paying tens of thousands of dollars after you get injured and probably can't even work to pay off what you owe.

[@dennissanderson5331]

@BrownieTheCat_ 80% of Americans have health care insurance through their employer or through blue cross when they're retired. Do your research. Nothing is free.

[@TDBanimefan]

@@dennissanderson5331 No, how about you do yours. Insurance is a scam. They make you pay monthly and then use whatever legal reasoning they can to deny you healthcare. They have various tricks to limit how much they pay too. Don't forget that you will end up paying something most of the time, even if you don't pay the majority.

[@advancedsoldier8569]

@@dennissanderson5331only when they're retired?

[@Lashb1ade]

When the UK joins the US, will that add 1 state or 4?

[@counterradical]

13 😉

[@dontworry1302]

One state, we'll add Puerto Rico and the UK can become a territory in its place.

[@maniacsmaxs6815]

​@@dontworry1302 In all seriousness if the UK did become a state in the US because of how over populated it is it would probably be the most powerful state and swing the US so much to the left.I don't think that the US would like that too much.

[@88michaelandersen]

@@maniacsmaxs6815 The UK would be about 50% bigger than California by population. It would add a bunch of representatives to the left, but most of those seats would have to come from California and New York, so those would be democrat seats to start with.

[@ikengaspirit3063]

​@@maniacsmaxs6815 America about to create CANZUK but better.

[@nwefe]

13:52 that's akimiski island, and it was actually originally a part of ontario. it's technically uninhabited, but it was traditionally territory of the inuit people, so when nunavut was established in 1999 as a territory of inuit majority it also acquired akimiski and surrounding islands in the hudson bay.

[@zenamo1848]

In the Fallout universe, the United States annexed Canada in 2076 to secure its natural resources and ensure a steady supply for the ongoing war against China. With the global conflict over dwindling resources intensifying, the U.S. took control of Canada's rich deposits of oil and other essential materials. After all, there's nothing like being ahead of schedule-especially when there's a conflict with China just around the corner! 😅

[@c.s.oneill2079]

It was also because the Red Leafs bombed the pipeline (which extends south through Canada in the OFU). That was the justification given at least. As an American, the image of the Fallout intro execution scene left me with a sense of distaste and disgust for the game designers.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

When ww2 happened canada immedielty just sided with usa then they wantnto act like theyre all better as if when going geys tough they arent literally hiding behind us 😂

[@NPC-bs3pm]

13:13 "not entirely sure what the eh Canadian constitu... eh not actual... not sure... what the set of documents that forms..." It would be a "Charter"

[@ibx2cat]

I think there's the messy "unwritten constitution" that exists in both Canada and the UK, that at some point becomes messy

[@NPC-bs3pm]

@@ibx2cat There is also the question of the powers of the 👑Monarch. No one talks about it but the governor general of 🍁Canada can potentially reject 'bad bills' like the King in the U.K. can (reference: "Royal Assent"). The government back in the day wasn't intended to make endless legislation (hence powers of the Monarchy was overlooked as not an issue). Moreover on that: in the U.K. King Charles is 100% in control (if he chooses) of the Prime Minister's position. The Magna Carta and all future associated documents does not dispute this. An example of power use: King Henry the 8ths legal powers was used by Queen Elizebeth-II to by dictate, leave all European Union "binding" agreements (rather than pass slowly through legislation).

[@LuxuriantCarrot]

@@ibx2cat Canada does have a constitution, and the charter is within that constitution. But generally in Canada we reference the charter because that's the part of our constitution that lists all the rights and freedoms and stuff.

[@Grayham27]

​@@ibx2cat Canada does a written constitution, and all provinces have to unanimously agree for any changes to it, so yes, all provinces would have to agree to be annexed.

[@alx9r]

Is it really a constitution if it’s not clear what is and is not a part of the constitution?

[@wardakawababa6213]

Trump has been playing too much Fallout.

[@martin2289]

Guaranteed he's never played a video game in his life.

[@wardakawababa6213]

@@martin2289 , Oh, I assure you he has. He plays the best games. And they're the greatest games. No one plays video games like Trump. You’ve got people out there playing these little indie games, you know, with the pixels and the low budgets? Sad. But him? He plays the real deal. Huge open worlds -- huge! He has open worlds bigger than any you've ever seen. And of course, multiplayer. He dominates multiplayer. That's how he knows how to negotiate. It's all about negotiating to win at multiplayer. Even the NPCs. You have to talk to the NPCs. Some of them are smarter than many so-called players. Believe me, he knows. Because he's the best. There are tremendous games out there. Tremendous. And Trump plays them all.

[@akaliotp6766]

trump was joking lol.

[@randomperson-real]

@@martin2289almost everyone has atleast played 1

[@keepslayingthedayaway]

Real 💀

[@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10]

I would have NEVER thought 10 years ago this is the same guy who made Minecraft you tube videos.

[@belodie]

If Canada was annexed by the US, this is what I'd approximate the Electoral College to be (ordered from largest to smallest population): California: 49 Texas: 36 Florida: 27 New York: 26 Ontario: 19 Pennsylvania: 17 Illinois: 17 Ohio: 16 Georgia: 15 North Carolina: 14 Michigan: 14 New Jersey: 13 Virginia: 12 Quebec: 12 Washington: 11 Arizona: 10 Massachusetts: 10 Tennessee: 10 Indiana: 10 Maryland: 9 Missouri: 9 Wisconsin: 9 Colorado: 9 Minnesota: 9 South Carolina: 8 Alabama: 8 British Columbia: 8 Louisiana: 8 Kentucky: 7 Alberta: 7 Oregon: 7 Oklahoma: 7 Connecticut: 6 Utah: 6 Iowa: 6 Nevada: 6 Arkansas: 6 Mississippi: 6 Kansas: 5 New Mexico: 5 Nebraska: 4 Idaho: 4 West Virginia: 4 Hawaii: 4 New Hampshire: 4 Maine: 4 Manitoba: 4 Saskatchewan: 3 Nova Scotia*: 3 Rhode Island: 3 Montana: 3 Delaware: 3 South Dakota: 3 North Dakota: 3 New Brunswick: 3 Alaska: 3 District of Columbia: 3 Vermont: 3 Wyoming: 3 Newfoundland and Labrador: 3 *+ Prince Edward Island As a note, Newfoundland and Labrador had a population of 510,550 in the 2021 Canadian Census, while Wyoming had a population of 576,851 in the 2020 US Census.

[@damackabet.4611]

Need to do some election stacking, it's republicans in charge so it be rigged in their favor breaking up all of the blue states by taking any conservative areas in them and turning them into a state as well. Same be true if democrats but it be breaking them up to favor democrats. Otherwise only west canada would be annexed as republicans don't want east canada.

[@ascendant95]

Canada never will be annexed by the U.S. Maybe after their real estate bubble pops and they enter a depression the likes of which they've never seen, they can become a territory like Puerto Rico with no voting rights. Justin Castro 2025!!!!

[@defunctintellect9745]

would tip the balance in favour of the democrats consistently every election

[@anthonylmao-]

@@defunctintellect9745 To be fair the democratic party is currently imploding on itself, they don't have much hope unless they go through some serious changes, so many are leaving the democratic party and they have become so divided.

[@DannyMichael34]

@belodie South Carolina has 9 electoral college

[@ComfortsSpecter]

… What in the-

[@Xylospring]

Time to have enforced Freedom with your Iraq Cosplay. Your Oil looks delectable.

[@Xylospring]

Your Oil looks tasty

[@rchergarrett]

@@Xylospring :p

[@TheTrumpToy-k2j]

@@Xylospringyou can taste my oil

[@andycockrum1212]

It’s a joke

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

Trump says some of the weirdest BS. I think the United States and Canada could benefit under some kind of North American Union like the European Union, but I'm sure Canada doesn't want to be slurped up by the United States.

[@gamingforever9121]

Why should we enter into the same cucked “Union” style of government that has currently failed Europe. No the solution to this is obvious annexation.

[@Foxfire-chan]

We (Canada) already had NAFTA (free trade agreement between Mexico, us and the states) re-negotiated to Cusma because the Oompa Loompa to be in office decided to break it only to end up re-instating a new version only to deciding to violate that agreement with threats of tariffs 4 years later. 🤦‍♀️

[@kiddykitsune8158]

they do, fake news

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

It was an obvious joke. That flew over your head.

[@Kastrenzo74]

this doesn't resonate with meme culture own the libs MAGA types, they're only satisfied with LINES ON MAPS BIGGER. Like Putin.

[@JohnReall]

I'm coming back in an hour to read the comments.

[@E4439Qv5]

Tag-- you're it.

[@ihaveacookie4226]

Fallout may soon not be just fiction

[@milestailprower]

Puerto Rico: "We voted to become a state. Please make US a state" DC: "Our license plates say 'taxation without representation'. Please make us a state." Trump: "After threatening Canada with massive tariffs, I think we should make Canada the 51st state."

[@HamguyBacon]

puerto rico can become a state anytime they wish, its up to them to want to.

[@milestailprower]

@HamguyBacon This is false. They can not become a state "anytime they wish" Puerto Rico recently held multiple referendums for statehood, and they all resulted in "yes" for statehood. Even though people in Puerto Rico prefer statehood, Congress needs to approve a new state, and that can involve redistributing house seats, which is politically controversial.

[@jordansmith4040]

Trying to "balance" trade between a resource economy and a vast consumer economy is madness. Edit: I am shocked he pronounced Newfoundland correctly.

[@ascendant95]

We don't need your "resources". We have way more energy products than you, and the Confederate South has a glut of pine timber with depressed prices. We don't want you or your country despite your "moral superiority". Justin Castro 2025!!!!

[@TheDopestOfShit]

But yet, Canata

[@rtorcato]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that Canada is a member state of the Commonwealth of nations. I'm pretty sure King Charles would be the one to decide Canada being allowed to join the USA.

[@ibx2cat]

Maybe america would inherit Canada's place in the commonwealth

[@Grassdia]

@@ibx2catohh no they would hate that.

[@rtorcato]

@@ibx2cat it would be easier for states to leave the USA and join the commonwealth than for commonwealth countries to join the USA

[@ikengaspirit3063]

​@@rtorcato simply being part of the commonwealth of nations doesn't mean that, like Charles certainly doesn't have the power to tell Rwanda to state union or not.

[@bethaltair812]

Uh oh..

[@soal159]

There is a well establish process to becoming a state. Canada would have to be the one to initiate this. This is obviously hyperbole. Too many people are blowing Trumps statements out of context which is straight up deceptive.

[@grandpm9270]

They've been doing that for 9 years now, so I'm not surprised.

[@xtrickster6556]

Canada would not have to be the one to initiate it. Your wrong. If the tariffs ruin our economy we'd have no choice.

[@soal159]

@@xtrickster6556 tariffs would just re balance the economy. The higher prices would provide an incentive to either make the products more valuable or invest in industries that provide better opportunities. If goods are not doing well then you would have to focus on services.

[@Mini_Knight17]

Canada shall maintain its independence Forever more, our emblem dear, The Maple Leaf forever!!

[@prouddegenerates9056]

I prefer Vermont syrup!

[@HamguyBacon]

you are not "independent" you are slaves to the crown of england.

[@baronobeefdip5870]

@@prouddegenerates9056 We Vermonters do produce the best syrup.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Until the Chinese are a majority and the Russians roll you over.

[@quinnhelgeson]

The Maple Leaf Forever!

[@ClaraCheetah]

As a Canadian, over my dead body.

[@Thunderfaaal]

One of us one of us one of us

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Why?

[@quinnhelgeson]

​@c.s.oneill2079 Canada is our country, just like you love your country we love ours and no rough patch we're going is going to make us give up on it.

[@accurategamer7085]

sure

[@theaveragegamer7221]

@quinnhelgeson you love it so much you're just going to let a Dictator take away all of your rights as a person.

[@bixbysnyder-00]

Not a new idea, it's been a thing really since 1800. The war of 1812 was partially fought as an attempt by the US to annex Canada (though it was still a British colony at this point). This remained in the American political consciousness for some time, though by World War I, Brute style colonialism was going out of style, and fighting the war together helped strengthen the bonds, really leading to modern US-Canada relations today.

[@ComedicLetter]

1812 part 2, double toasty edition of this happens

[@mayra3277]

And in the war of 1812 the white house burned...

[@Respectable_Username]

Can you imagine the US trying to annex Quebec? They can barely stand being part of Canada, I think joining the US would be a step too far! There's no way they could convince the other 50 states to put dual language on all their packaging

[@HamguyBacon]

they wouldn't have too, each state in the united states is essentially a country. and each state has internal laws. their state can have duel languages, if Canada becomes a single state, the provinces would become Counties, each county has its own local rules.

[@grandsome1]

you can already find dual signage packaging in the US, and multi language packaging is normal in Europe, companies are lazy they'll make one packaging per continent if they can.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Dude. We have cajuns ... as in, Acadians...

[@c.s.oneill2079]

​@@grandsome1 Oh, that IS true. I should have mentioned the whole English-Spanglish-Spanish thingy going on. And the German speakers in Texas and what used to be a lot of places. America has done this pretty well in the past. Japanese and Chinese too.

[@JennaGetsCreative]

@@HamguyBacon Yes but because of Quebec, ALL Canadian provinces and territories require both languages on all commercial product packaging.

[@TommyCrosby]

If that happens, I will stop being a Englophile and join the Free Quebec Liberation Movement: Vive le Quévec Libre!

[@KindaOutofHere]

Americans don’t want French people

[@legtendgav556]

We will grant Quebec full independance as part of this deal.

[@loui2bolus265]

Now this is what I call a Response

[@JennyNobody]

With you

[@joebob4579]

​@@legtendgav556 Who is we lil bro?

[@PaxAmericana76]

There isn't a clause in the US constitution. That clause was in the articles of confederation, the document that came before the constitution.

[@Unchainedboar]

as a Canadian i cant think of a worse fate...

[@holygooff]

Quick then, join the UK!

[@jakef-w8293]

I'm sure you can

[@Mkz32]

bud its over no matter what happens we lost

[@olafsigursons]

Why? Let the west join the US. They already have the US culture/politic.

[@Neseku]

We Americans and Canadians are one and the same, whether you like it or not 😈😈😈.

[@TrilogyIsCool]

you should make a video giving your take on what countries are the least and most effected by tarrifs

[@Mischievous_Moth]

#1 Most affected: The United States Figured that one out at least lol

[@themaskstays]

10:19 "Canada is having an erection, it's one of the more exciting ones in the world by the way. This and Germany I think are the big ones to watch in 2025."

[@shanesheffield6346]

Won’t ever happen it would be a bureaucratic nightmare for both countries it’s best to be close but separate no need for one country

[@DL-idk]

I bet it won’t even get done in 4 years. 😂

[@Magyarorszag90]

Israel is the 51st state😂

[@ikengaspirit3063]

When will they add the real lone star state, Liberia?.

[@stewart2589]

Actually Israel is the capital 😂

[@Magyarorszag90]

@@stewart2589 True

[@grandpm9270]

@@stewart2589 fvw knvw thvs

[@k.umquat8604]

​@@ikengaspirit3063 I doubt Trump even knows that there is a country called Liberia

[@FennecTECH]

Dude. Canada litteraly the reason the Geneva conventions exist.

[@Nephalem2002]

Yeah even if our military ain’t in a great state right now; neither was Ukraine and look how good they’re doing against Russia. They’d literally have to nuke us.

The trade balance between Canada and the U.S is normal, the U.S is a consumer country that generates value from transforming Canada's ressources, while Canada is an exporter country that generates its wealth through ressources. This would basically mean that Canada would be forced to sell ressources for free and generate no wealth. Trying to ''balance'' that would in fact debalance everything and greatly impoverish Canada and northen states, which would give Canada a good reason to ally with Europe, Russia and China against the U.S and stop giving ressources to the U.S.

[@jadapinkett1656]

How would it ally with someone else if it is absorbed into the United States?

[@Nephalem2002]

@@jadapinkett1656Cause we could choose not to allow annexation, and many of our allies would rally behind us, especially against Trump.

[@Mystro256]

At risk of entertaining a very stupid and terrible idea, Canada would probably be 10 states and 3 territories. I doubt anyone would want to merge to because it would cut their representation in the electoral college. If forced, you might see 5 at bare minimum: BC, The prairies, Ontario (i.e. Manitoba split up to their neighbours), Quebec (they would fight tooth and nail for sovereignty), and the maritimes.

[@avroarchitect1793]

The Canadian economy crashes without Quebec, its one of the 2 banking powers in the country and the home of all the high tech sector, but all the trade from the rest of the provinces passes through the Saint Laurence river and if that gets cut, you don't get healthy economies joining the US but a series of failed economies or ones in crisis. It would have to stay as is and then you would have to use force to put down the french sovereignty movements. Canada being annexed is a net negative for the US and far more trouble than its worth. Not to mention the social and welfare programs you would have to integrate to keep the populace happy, or the MASSIVE political swing that would happen as we demand better Federal level workers protections, single payer healthcare, and more. Also Terrorism from the Canadian nationalists who would want out.

[@darkfool2000]

Prince Edward Island would have to merge.

[@JennaGetsCreative]

The problem with converting Canadian territories to US territories is that Canada's territories actually get a federal vote and wouldn't be okay with giving that up.

[@jimpeters6669]

As a Canadian, I wouldn't mind having another another 50 Provinces.

[@Saviliana]

And that time Mexico ask to join US and US refused.

[@TauPathfinder334]

When?

[@Thatspaceperson]

Do you mean the Mexican American war?

[@accurategamer7085]

wat?

[@Stok3dgaming]

KZbin keeps deleting my comment but im not fucking kidding ill die defending newfoundlands soverignty.

[@TheTrumpToy-k2j]

It won’t be violent because tradue is a wussy

[@Stok3dgaming]

​@@TheTrumpToy-k2jyou think I give a fuck what trudeau decides?

[@godassasin8097]

hippity hoppity, your island is US's property

[@ikengaspirit3063]

Well, okay then. Ur terms are acceptable.

[@Stok3dgaming]

​@@godassasin8097if it actually comes to it I'd be happy to negotiate annexation on our own behalf. We have specific needs as opposed to mainland canada and being our own state is non-negotiable. Most people will want to keep parliament / the commonwealth.

[@afz902k]

I think it would be much simpler! Since Canada is part of the Brit Commonwealth, all they'd have to do is replace every instance of the word "Kingdom" with the word "States" in their political documents. Then they'd be officially subordinate to 'Murica.

[@OnCydig]

Each province of Canada would have to be a state and we would hold referendums in the new states to see if the locals want to divide their states even further.

[@jdotoz]

Dividing a state also requires the consent of the other states.

[@Thatspaceperson]

@@jdotozthey could do it before they become states, while they are integrating

[@VoodooGMusic]

When Trump sais "ripping us off" what he actually means is "we both make money from this partnership, both parties are benefiting massively, but you are benefiting a little more than us, so we're gonna stop all of this entirely so that nobody benefits."

[@Condor1970]

In every joke, there's always a bit of unfortunate truth. Control of the Northwest Passage and access to the natural resources in the north are becoming an economic and strategic imperative. Canada has the world's largest shoreline and only 8,000 sailors and a few old boats to patrol it. Canada has the 2nd largest land mass on the planet and only about 70,000 soldiers to defend it. A nation that cannot defend itself isn't truly sovereign. I think it's pretty obvious Canadian provinces will inevitably become States. It's the best for everyone. The only reason Canada exists is because of the United States being their overseeing protectorate for the last 70 years. The free ride is over. It makes sense, even though Canadians sigh about the reality of it.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Yes, and being oblivious to how the echo-chambered Canadian socialists see (and apparently hate) us, we consider Canadians to be about as close to friends as you can be. Texans definitely didn't stop being Texans when they also became Americans. If Canadians really have that strong an identity and culture, then being given our Bill or Rights, statehood, and no economic barriers to trade with other Americans shouldn't do anything to erode them, right? What, are they afraid they might learn how to shoot a gun?

[@Condor1970]

@@c.s.oneill2079 Heck, I dunno. My wife was Canadian, and Naturalized when we got married. She still has all the same quirks and characteristics of a Canadian. Culture doesn't vanish, just because you tear down the border guard shack and change the speed limit signs. I think Hockey and Poutine are quite safe. haha

[@c.s.oneill2079]

@@Condor1970 Yep. Cool about your wife too.

[@EnbyAroace_Vincent]

What if when Canada joins the US, The US Becomes the 11th province?

[@leveklol]

How stupid does one have to be to say this

[@gavgrub]

​@@leveklol woosh

[@Gravefalcon]

Imagine how relieved the alaskans east of the rockies would be to no longer be squished between mountains and another country. Same for that little cape south of Vancouver

[@GagaNoot]

I think Canada would actually be broke up into a bunch of different states but the region as a whole called Canada.

[@kirstensmith9454]

For all this guy is trying to do with all of his scenarios,,, he has forgotten that we (Canadians) are inextricably linked to the Commonwealth and the would be a lot of negotiation with all of those countries, first.

[@ascendant95]

For all your faux polite debate, maybe you should recognize that Orange Man Bad was making a funny and that we don't want you, despite your "moral superiority". Justin Castro 2025!!!!

[@ianrau6373]

@ascendant95 I would think to take you seriously, but that fact you implied Castro is in any way linked to Trudeau makes that impossible. Rage bait used to be believable .

[@Louganda]

​@ianrau6373 that's his dad what are you talking about???

[@justanothercanadian8102]

​@@Louganda I'm just going to assume you're joking

[@timnewman1172]

​@@ascendant95 you voted for him because you believe China & Canada will pay the tarriffs... kindly educate yourself.

[@ShadowTaker]

You forget Canada has territories. So if this would happen it wouldn’t be 10 more states it would be 13 more states

[@deadeye4520]

The Canadian territories would become U.S. territories. Each province would become a state, if they had a referendum and voted to join the states. I'm sure quite a few would vote for independence.

[@avroarchitect1793]

@@deadeye4520 You forget that Canada doesn't work unless whole. Our economy relies on it being in one piece. The major ports in eastern Canada are Toronto and Montreal and if Quebec separates then that entire trade network collapses.

[@thetruthcaboose2293]

As a canadian, wait for pollievre to get in and trump will have a way better time with negotiations w canada.

[@shiina29]

I think we should make all of Canada the 51st state just to piss off Texas

[@vergyltantor3211]

We could call it the "Lone Leaf State". lol

[@Mischievous_Moth]

That's the best reason I've ever heard to annex Canada, I second this.

[@Chance_Rice]

Alaska is the biggest state

[@paladinkhan]

Not till Canada joins us ​@@Chance_Rice

[@LetsHaveFunJeremiah_LHFJRandom]

That would so Annoy Alaska too. 😀

[@miro1987]

You should do a video about Yoon Suk-Yeol’s coup attempt… Last 6-7hrs were absolutely bonkers

[@k.umquat8604]

You got off lucky

[@yankeedude252]

"You shouldn't try to ruin your friend's economy" Someone needs to tell all of America's "friends" that instead of just now acting all buddy-buddy when someone with a spine is taking office.

[@kertagin1]

The US has been a shit trade partner and bully for over 50 years. it is a wonder they have any friends at all.

''America'' is the one destroying economies and having no friend like a good old psychopath, which is fitting as your country is being lead by psychos who love to milk workers and common folks.

[@speedracer1004]

“We do a little bit of Trolling” -Donald J. Trump

[@yvngflame4069]

Honestly North America would become a powerhouse bud Canada and American conjoined. Like we’d have the biggest landmass, we’d have so much material that we can use for ourselves from our own land, etc. we’d be making money on shore and off shore with manufacturing inside our borders rather than out, and we’d be making so much money offshoring our products.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Together we have more legal control of non international water rights and navigable landmass. We go north in summer and land we unlock it make new states. Canadians stay or go anywhere if you live in bc you go to san fran and visa versa. No passport needed no border guard anymore we just drive anywhere or i mean train or plane, boat. We will need high speed underground so we can travel around the continent quicker. Robots will build us some big structures we farm the cintinent so bread dumb cheap steak still cheap we will have so much land still have more chickens than people and a lot of cows and everything good it can work out we are set up africa is high population of poverty and sickness but if north america had 1.5 billion it could really be vaste and there would still be big empty areas. Esspecially north most will always live in lower 48 itll all workout in the house representation so if we make edmonton and calgary into a state called south alberta they gain 2 senators amd house seats so they will be more apart of the bigger picture they will have a say in the business that is happening from alaska to florida and from greenland to hawaii. One big unit. It already is canada has to fall in line with usa usa is too powerful bit right now we have a situation where canada is really few people locking away a lot of lands and we have to back alaska who borders russia a country canada alone wouldnt be doomed if they came back to alaska so we need to be able to go through. Canada also need to be able to go to alaska and california. I christ man most camadians live next to new york city and its not easy to judt walk right in because its a foreign country border issue. If canada folds and admits the 3 branched consitutional republic is best a d that their democracy is a lie they become the area that sill become the upper 48 united states or something incredible perhaps historical like never before and regions get representation in the senate and house amd can have an effent even on the president who will preside ovee the entire continent. We could set it up 200 senators and 2 from soith alberta 2 from toronto 2 from vanvouver we make 3 new states out of those areas. We make saskatchewan into 2 states and plant a new capitol city in each and make 4 senators. We will have a 100 star spangled banner. We make the canadian maple leaf apart of our usa currency just like a gold american eagle of buffalo. We make canada in usd so no queen on the money anymore and thr same dollar that works in alaska works in vancouver and texas.

[@BigMacMax1128]

As someone living in Canada, I don't want to get no scoped while taking a math test.

[@Thunderfaaal]

One of us.... one of us.... GIVE US YOUR TIM HORTONS

[@Thatspaceperson]

As an American, It’s our love language

[@johnnyboy90528]

I had no fucking idea that ibxtoycat had a news channel.

[@thetinfoilhatmanbandcarava4003]

Bruh i havent watched his shit since my teenage minecraft phase

[@Heidi_137]

Trump planted a seed, now some of us Canadians are dreaming of our retirement home in FL and not have to leave after winter, LOL. As a former resident of the USA for a decade I can say by my experience I would love it!

[@NorthKoreanman-g1y]

Bro does not know about the housing crisis or food cost

[@NorthKoreanman-g1y]

In Canada

[@pissy4476]

Or the terrible pm, or the rapid immigration.

[@PandoraKin564]

I do like the implication he can just joke about that, that is terrifying and no other president has joked about this. What the hell is trump on about?!

[@imafirenmehlazer1]

lol cause you America lite i lived there for 7 years and it literally just America lite or snow Mexicans XD which ever floats your boat but at the end of the day we are the sole "world police" and what do police do to civs.... >.> think about that for asec

[@treyshaffer]

how could you be surprised by anything he says? just listen closely to what the God King says and bow your head in submission

[@PandoraKin564]

@treyshaffer absolutely not. I am not American, I did not elect this dictatorial twit.

[@wargriffin5]

He offered to buy/annex Greenland the last time around. This isn't even original for him! 😆

[@drewgon13]

If you believe previous presidents didn’t crack jokes like this you are crazy. The difference is that they rarely had them openly reported. I’m sure behind closed doors Obama was funny as hell.

[@jamesmadrid9478]

Crazy. "If you tariff us, our economy will colapse." Okay, so pay your fair share 🤷 we shouldnt be running a deficit with any country, let alone a jr. partner

[@bullitzfromabove5376]

We leading to the FALLOUT history 💀

[@donkey7921]

I'd find a way to move to the UK as a refuge if that happened. At least with parliamentary systems you don't have to deal with OP presidents...

[@metaplante]

As a Canadian, I would be surprised to see how many people would vote to become American citizens, in a referendum... Because opinions here are divided on this subject, here in the country of the Great North. But, according to one of my university professors, in the late 90s (Clinton era), the United States did a secret study (Rand Corp.?) on Canada/US integration. This study was based on the more or less similar results of the reunification of the two Germanys and other former Soviet/Communist/Socialist states of Eastern Europe.

[@rayafoxr3]

That’s really interesting, I’m American and it always felt like something that was obviously not going to happen. So it’s strange to see it was actually considered!

[@SaltedMallows]

That would be fucked if Canada becomes acknowledged at state 51 before Puerto Rico.

[@jadapinkett1656]

It will be granted independence.

[@Prvt-Eyes]

Dear God we're creeping closer to June 3'rd Boys, Little America here we come!

[@c.s.oneill2079]

General Buzz Babcock

[@dreadernightkiller]

Also, if a political party was responsible for annexing another country, don't count on their vote for the following elections. I Alberta and Saskatchewan are very conservative, but I can't see them voting for someone who is trying to take "being Canadian" from them.

[@c.s.oneill2079]

Did the Texans stop "being Texan?" Nope. So why would you stop "being Canadian?" If the UK were to somehow join an expand Federal Union (wouldn't be the USA any longer), we would precisely want them to keep being Brits. For the same reason, we would want you to keep "being Canadians." Because ... it's cool.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Canada after dissolving and being absorbed would become more mixed. Areas would still be very liberal as well as areas would be very conservative. Esspecially because we will be able to retrofit curremt areas of provinces into states and make areas of a privince a new state so people will want to go settle it like the old days again and those areas will have more pioneer types like we see with alaska it would indeed be very mixed

[@jacobkobald1753]

Despite what all the doomsadayers over here ,that are high on MAGA, might say. Canada is definitely on the up as long as we can diversify our economy, invest in housing and infrastructure and diversify where immigrants settle. We have a lot of room to grow.

[@jadeitepuzil367]

One thing to consider here that you didn’t mention is that the tariffs were leveraged to convince Trudeau to strengthen their southern border and pay more mind to drug smuggling and trafficking into the US from there.

[@lilianedubois2539]

Oh, sure, why buy our oil when you can just take it for free, with our water, gas, and minerals? By the way, for the ones who like to join, US health Insurance, anyone? It's just $1000 a month and when you claim you get a lovely stamp that says: DENIAL It's red, in capital letters and very pretty.

[@johnballard7775]

i feel like this would have dire consequences for the economy

[@purpleelemental3955]

In case of annexing adding all the 10 states would be great for conservatives, because states with small population will get actually more electoral votes combined

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

New conservative states: -Alberta New liberal states: -Ontario -Quebec -New Brunswick -Nova Scotia -Saskatchewan -Manitoba -British Colombia -Prince Edward Island -Newfoundland and Labrador

[@purpleelemental3955]

@ASlickNamedPimpback I really don't think that it will be that bad

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@purpleelemental3955 Uh, as a Canadian, I do, considering our country as a whole is far more liberal on average than the US. You'd basically be getting a nation of Californias. Now, of course, you could suspend democracy and force 40 million of your new 'citizens' to not be able to vote, but then... well, remember the last time Americans were taxed but could not represent themselves?

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@purpleelemental3955 As a Canadian, it would be 'that bad'. Canada, on average and like much of Europe, leans far more liberal than conservative when compared to the US.

[@purpleelemental3955]

@@ASlickNamedPimpback you're right. It actually blows my mind how is canadian people allowing such tremendous amount of immigrants, gay stuff and so on. Like why in the world? Isn't leftism a su1cidal ideology? Even the germans are starting to wake up from this. I'm really sorry to see that in your country

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Trade doesn't need to be balanced. A trade deficit lowers inflation by pushing extra cash overseas, lowering inflation but keeping the economy growing with more goods and services. Especially if it's a large deficit. If you impose tariffs, it raises the price of goods inside your own country that are imported from other countries.

[@DAethrys]

It occurs to me that the automatic assumption is that Canada would mainly vote Democrat. Who's to say they don't become the nucleus for an even more insane third party, but which actually has the voting base to be relevant? They'd likely siphon votes from the Democrats by pulling in the DSA democrats and other extremists. The Democrats were supposedly too conservative for them before, and as of 2024 the Democrats are openly the party of Neocons, so they might not be able to convince the average Canadian to vote for them.

[@k.umquat8604]

*neoliberals

[@DAethrys]

@k.umquat8604 Whatever you want to call the Cheneys

[@timnewman1172]

B.C. & Ontario would go Democratic, but if you think Alberta and the prairies would vote anywhere left of Reagan you are sadly mistaken...

[@ECFOX909]

They are closer to our conservatives in policy, in the west the Liberal party hardly gets any action and thats because of its connotations with the East in which the NDP was created which is a social democrat party not really in line with the states. The Liberals in the east are a brokerage party between Quebec and the Anglophone portion and place themselves in compromise however their historical roots are similar to a center-left democratic christian party. Canadians would most likely represent an entirely more liberalizing effect on American politics in which they will hate. It would just be unrest our conservatives would vote republican as there are already those who see themsleves as American in the prairies however it would also bring in the western NDP scene which is the formal leftist opposition in the west. Adding Canadians would be a tinder box to Bernie-esque politics and reform parties, the American conservatives in favour of annexation would hate it.

[@grandsome1]

Bloc Canada would be hilarious.

[@egotist-ical]

Trump becoming an 11yro mapper 🔥🔥

[@That_OneGuy46]

You are the last person I expected to have an alternate political channel

[@NPC-bs3pm]

Hey Texas, Alberta is your step sister.... obviously❗ (oil and cowboys).

[@Chance_Rice]

Snow cow boys

[@cubirk]

finally fallout 5