Trump Mocked For Punking Canada With More '51st State' Talk As Great North Goes To The Polls
While still silent on the fatal tragedy in Vancouver that saw 11 people killed and dozens injured as a car intentionally drove into a festival crowd, a typically factually challenged Trump took to his Truth Social Monday to urge Canadians to give up their sovereignty.
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'Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America,' the Republican wrote in a punctuation challenged post, using many of the terms and tropes he has brought up over our once closest ally since returning to power in January.
Of course, being that Trump is neither the leader of the poll-leading incumbent Liberals nor the once MAGA friendly Conservatives, no one will actually be electing the convicted felon to anything in Canada anytime soon.
Still, it's undeniable that Trump's threats against Canada and his erratic trade policy's hits on the country's economy has been the top issue in the five-week campaign. With the resignation of longtime Trump foil Justin Trudeau earlier this year and global banker Mark Carney taking on the PM job, the double-digit tariffs and annexation huffing and puffing flipped what looked like a slam dunk win for the Conservatives and their Trump-lite leader Pierre Poilievre into a surge of national unity and a likely fourth consecutive term for the once politically DOA Liberals.
Rounding up immigrants and even American citizens, Trump may be deadly serious giving 40.1 million Canadians new USA passports. However, from hockey games, tourism drop-offs, and celebs like Ontario-born Neil Young and Mike Myers, Canadians have rejected the invite even as POTUS, VP JD Vance and minions like Secretary of State Marco Rubio push their takeover line.
In fact, on what is a National Day of Mourning in Canada due to the horrific attack in Vancouver, Trump's post may have hobbled the mild 11th hour rise in the polls the Conservatives were experiencing.
Today, as the only x-factor in Canada's election is if the Liberals will secure a clear majority of the 343 seats in Parliament or not, both Poilievre and PM Carney clapped back on Trump to stay on his side of the border.
Carney may not have mentioned Trump by name Monday, but it was crystal clear who he was referring to with his 'independent future' remarks in a multitude of posts:
The irony of Trump's bellicose 51st state insistence is that if Canada were to join America a Republican would almost certainly never be elected to the White House again for decades. Additionally, Democrats would hold solid majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Canada became part of the USA. Canada's population would automatically make it the most populous state in the union, guaranteeing more electoral votes than the 54 that current population leader California has. Like all states, regardless of size, an American integrated Canada would get two Senators, who would almost certainly be Democrats based on Canadian voting patterns, and a massive Congressional delegation of around 55 members, most of whom would likely be Democrats too.
We should know the results of the Canadian election by the time polls close tonight at 7 pm PT in British Columbia. As voting hours are staggered across the second largest country in the world, the real indication could be clear much earlier as Ontario and Quebec vote. The two provinces have the overwhelming number of seats in Canada's national parliament. In a much larger turnout than past recent elections, with many expats in Canadian-heavy L.A. exercising their democratic rights, Elections Canada say over 7 million Canadians cast their ballots during an early voting period.
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