“Canadians Would Benefit Greatly from Becoming the 51st State of the United States of America”:US
The US president has repeatedly suggested, on multiple occasions, that Canadians should become part of America.
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US President Donald Trump continues to hold the same stance on Canada and maintains that the country would benefit significantly by joining the United States as its 51st state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated during a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), according to ANI.
During the press conference, when asked whether Trump’s stance on Canada-US relations had changed in the past couple of weeks—particularly since he had not recently mentioned Canada becoming the 51st state—Leavitt responded, “I would reject the idea that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn’t been asked about Canada by the reporters who see him almost every day in the Oval Office. However, the president still maintains his position on Canada. The United States has been subsidising Canada’s national defence, and he believes that Canadians would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state of the United States of America."
The US president has repeatedly suggested, on multiple occasions, that Canadians should become part of America and that doing so would be highly beneficial. According to the report, he even mocked former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by referring to him as the “Governor of Canada.”
When asked about Trump’s remarks on assisting automakers and whether his plan involved easing tariffs for them, Leavitt emphasised that the US president remains flexible when it comes to negotiations. She said,
"As for autos and auto parts, I don't have anything to read out for you there but I think the point the president was making is flexibility and he has flexibility when it comes to negotiations and talks but ultimately his goal in his fair trade deals that he is pursuing with many countries around the world is to put the American worker first and we had automakers and auto workers here at the White House on Liberation Day who believe in this president and his negotiating ability to put them first and to bring those jobs back to the United States of America and the president's been very clear about that in his conversations with the automakers as well.”
Trump had earlier exempted reciprocal tariffs on electronic devices such as smart phones, iPhones, and laptops.
His statement on Monday, while speaking to reporters during a meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, indicated that there could even be parts-specific tariff exemptions for automakers. He said he is “looking” into possible exemptions and stressed the importance of flexibility in ongoing trade negotiations.
During the meeting, he said, "Look, I'm a very flexible person. I don’t change my mind, but I’m flexible, and you have to be. You just can't have a wall; sometimes you have to go around it, under it, or above it."
He added, “There may be things coming… I don’t want to hurt anybody, but the end result is we’re going to reach a position of greatness for our country."
Last week, Trump announced a 125% tariff rate on China after China retaliated. For 75 other nations that approached the US for negotiations, the tariff was paused for 90 days and a significantly lower reciprocal tariff rate of 10% was put into effect.
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