Trump mocks Trudeo and says that Canada should be the 51st state

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Us President Donald Trump says he is a “intense competitor” to become the 51st state of Canada, and he started in new round digows aimed at outdo Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Speaking to reporters at the Oval office in Washington, Trump said the relations between the US and Canada were “very interesting.”

“I think Canada will be a very serious competitor to be our 51st state,” he said, saying, “Governor Trudeau”.

He continued, “This is very good for them,” he continued, “The idea that Canada should become part of the United States,” the people will pay much less than the people now.

Trump later floated the opportunity to stop the military security for Canada.

“They have no military protection,” the president told reporters. “See what’s going on there. You have Russian ships, you have China ships, and you have Chinese ships. You have a lot of ships. People are in danger. This is a different world today. It is a different world, but they need our protection. ”

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After the announcement of 25% of the fees Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will come into effect earlier this month, and Trump will have to reconsider the 30 -day 30 day. But on Thursday, Trump repeated the claims that the US is paying “subsidies” to Canada.

“Canada is very bad for us in trade, but now Canada has to start paying for money … Why do you pay $ 200 billion per year to Canada when they are not a state? You are doing it for a state, but you don’t do it for someone else’s country,” he said. .

“You know, we don’t need their product. But they are surviving from what we are doing 95% of what they are doing,” Trump said. “Canada completely, I say it. Sometimes people laugh and sometimes they say that they are the best idea. The tax will diminish and their safety will rise greatly.”

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Trump’s latest comments have come up with threatening the opportunity to implement 50 to 100% of the Canadian -made cars.

In an interview with Fox News Earlier this week, Trump accused Canada of stealing vehicle work from the United States.

“If you look at Canada, there is the largest car industry in Canada. They stole it from us. Since our people were sleeping on the wheel, they stole it, ”Trump said. “If we do not agree with Canada, we are going to put a huge fee for cars. We may be 50 or 100% because we don’t like their cars. We want to create cars in Detroit.”

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In his interview with Fox, Trump was asked to make Canada into the 51st state.

“Yes,” Trump replied. “I think it would be very good for Canada to be the 51st state of losing $ 200 billion with Canada. I wouldn’t let it happen. It was too much. I asked Trudeau that question. I said, ‘Why does someone want to lose $ 200 billion? Why, as president, as president, ‘I’m going to pay you $ 200 billion a year?’ You are Canada, I love Canada and I have a lot of friends in Canada. Wayne GretskyI love Wayne Gretsky and I love people. I like their traditions. I like their snow hockey. But when do we pay $ 200 billion – Basically in subsidies – for Canada? Now, if they are the 51st state, I don’t care about doing it. ”

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Trump reiterated his continuing claims that the Canadians would have “the best” health care, low taxes, and that they would have military protection as if they had no one.

The President also orders global mutual fees on the goods entering the United States on Thursday

“Numbers are very reasonable, but stunning. They are going to be great,” Trump signed a note that created new fees. “We had a very unreasonable organization.”

Trump also announced plans to get the goal In its digital service lines Canada In American technology companies.

The tax targeting companies such as Google, Facebook and Netflix was implemented last summer and adding billions Treasures of Ottawa. But a White House called Levi called Levi’s unreasonable, saying that Canada and France use the line “to collect $ 500 million per year from US companies”.

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The latest comes as Trump vowed to impose 25% of all steel and aluminum imports United States are useful March 12.

“Importantly, we put 25% of the fee, we put all the steel, all steel, and this means that it is going to open a lot of businesses in the United States,” said Trump’s actions when he signed Monday.

Speaking to reporters in BrusselsTrudeo Canada ”Are equally vague in our response. ”

“Regardless of what the US is moving forward, it will respond to the measurement but in a very strong way,” said Trudeau.

mdaniell@postMedia.com

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