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Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
MSNBC host comments on potential US-Canada conflict
An MSNBC host floated the outlandish possibility that the US could be fighting a military war with Canada in a matter of days. Katy Tur was speaking on Tuesday with Canadian journalist Stephen Marche - whose article in The Atlantic evokes the chance of an armed conflict with the US's neighbor to the North. 'Stephen, let me ask you about the article you wrote for The Atlantic - and I sent this around to my friends,' Tur began. 'Just the very fact that it was published, I think is surprising - that we can have a conversation that is serious about what a war with Canada would look like. Explain why it's no longer unthinkable,' she pressed the journalist on her show, Katy Tur Reports. Marche (pictured) replied by blaming the rhetoric of President Trump for egging on a potential military battle between the longstanding allies. 'Well, because Donald Trump makes us think it, right?' he said. 'I mean, he talks about annexing us on a regular basis. I mean somewhere around two percent of the American population actually wants to do this, but you know at this point in history, you know, the American people can obviously be convinced of anything right?' he argued. 'And already, you see numbers of Republicans who consider Canada an enemy to be growing... 'And you know, I think when countries are in constitutional crisis and when their legal systems start to fall apart , violence against neighboring countries is a very common - to me, it's very intimately tied with this talk about being a third-term president ,' Marche said. 'That's exactly, that's out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world. 'And so Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States and making sure that we're not just a snack,' he argued. Marche made similar arguments in his piece for The Atlantic, which was published over the weekend - just ahead of Trump's meeting with the new Canadian Prime Minister. 'Donald Trump's pointless and malicious trade war has been, by his own account, a prelude to softening up Canada economically so that it can be appropriated as the 51st state,' the journalist wrote. 'He has brought up his plans for incorporating Canada into the union with Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney in private calls. 'Canada could no longer comfortably sit within the American military sphere,' Marche declared. 'In this stark moment, our nation has abruptly become an adversary of the most powerful country in the world.' He goes on to argue that Canada would not be seized easily, and weighs the possibility of an armed conflict. Ultimately, Marche concludes: 'If Trump decides to run again, a manufactured emergency over Canada would be a convenient excuse for overturning the constitutional barriers. Nobody wants to believe that a continental conflict could happen,' he continues, noting, 'Very few Ukrainians, right up to the point of Russia's 2022 invasion, believed their malignant neighbor would invade. 'Canada cannot afford complacency,' Marche wrote. The discussion came as Trump met with the new Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, inside the White House on Tuesday. During their conversation, Trump once again brought up his idea to make the northern nation the United States' '51st state.' He claimed that the U.S.-Canada border was an 'artificially drawn line' and if they joined together it would be a 'wonderful marriage.' He added: 'But it takes two to tango, right?' Carney appeared to squirm in his seat and fired back that Canada was 'not for sale.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Canadian journalist mocks Americans, says they can be 'convinced of anything' under Trump
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Canadian journalist and author Stephen Marche mocked Americans Tuesday by claiming they could be "convinced of anything" after warning that President Donald Trump could lead the U.S. into a war with Canada. Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time since Carney's April 28 election on Tuesday. During the meeting at the White House, Carney brought up and dismissed Trump's interest in Canada becoming a U.S. state, saying that the country won't be for sale "ever." In response, Trump replied, "Never say never." Marche joined a panel on MSNBC's "Katy Tur Reports" to discuss the concerns over Trump's rhetoric regarding Canada. Tur was particularly interested in Marche's take in light of his Atlantic piece from Sunday warning that a war between the two nations was no longer inconceivable. Canada Will Not Be '51St State,' Ambassador Protests Amid Trump Tariff Threat US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. "I think it's surprising that we can have a conversation that is serious about what a war with Canada would look like," Tur said. "Explain why it's no longer unthinkable." Read On The Fox News App "Well, because Donald Trump makes us think it, right?" Marche remarked. "I mean, he talks about annexing us on a regular basis. I mean, somewhere around 2% of the American population actually want to do this, but you know, at this point in its history, you know, the American people can obviously be convinced of anything, right?" Marche went on to say there are a growing number of Republicans who view Canada as an enemy nation and that America is in a perilous situation that could affect surrounding nations. "I think when countries are in constitutional crisis, and when their legal system starts to fall apart, as America's legal system is falling apart, violence against neighboring countries is very common," he added. "To me, it's very intimately tied with this talk about being a third term president, right? That's exactly out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world." "Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States, and making sure that we're not just a snack," he said. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Trump has frequently discussed acquiring countries like Canada and Greenland as U.S. territories. Last month, he told Time magazine correspondent Eric Cortellessa that he wasn't "trolling" people with the idea and will continue to pursue it. "We're taking care of their military," Trump told the magazine. "We're taking care of every aspect of their lives, and we don't need them to make cars for us. In fact, we don't want them to make cars for us. We want to make our own cars. We don't need their lumber. We don't need their energy. We don't need anything from Canada. And I say the only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state." He was ambivalent over whether military force would be necessary to achieve it in a recent interview with NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "Well, I think we're not going to ever get to that point," Trump said. "It could happen." Original article source: Canadian journalist mocks Americans, says they can be 'convinced of anything' under Trump
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
MSNBC host floats WAR with Canada in shocking on-air comments
An MSNBC host floated the outlandish possibility that the US could be fighting a military war with Canada in a matter of days. Katy Tur was speaking on Tuesday with Canadian journalist Stephen Marche - whose article in The Atlantic evokes the chance of an armed conflict with the US's neighbor to the North. 'Stephen, let me ask you about the article you wrote for The Atlantic - and I sent this around to my friends,' Tur began. 'Just the very fact that it was published, I think is surprising - that we can have a conversation that is serious about what a war with Canada would look like. Explain why it's no longer unthinkable,' she pressed the journalist on her show, Katy Tur Reports. Marche replied by blaming the rhetoric of President Trump for egging on a potential military battle between the longstanding allies. 'Well, because Donald Trump makes us think it, right?' he said. 'I mean, he talks about annexing us on a regular basis. I mean somewhere around two percent of the American population actually wants to do this, but you know at this point in history, you know, the American people can obviously be convinced of anything right?' he argued. 'And already, you see numbers of Republicans who consider Canada an enemy to be growing... 'And you know, I think when countries are in constitutional crisis and when their legal systems start to fall apart, violence against neighboring countries is a very common - to me, it's very intimately tied with this talk about being a third-term president,' Marche said. 'That's exactly, that's out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world. 'And so Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States and making sure that we're not just a snack,' he argued. Marche made similar arguments in his piece for The Atlantic, which was published over the weekend - just ahead of Trump's meeting with the new Canadian Prime Minister. 'Donald Trump's pointless and malicious trade war has been, by his own account, a prelude to softening up Canada economically so that it can be appropriated as the 51st state,' the journalist wrote. 'He has brought up his plans for incorporating Canada into the union with Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney in private calls. 'Canada could no longer comfortably sit within the American military sphere,' Marche declared. 'In this stark moment, our nation has abruptly become an adversary of the most powerful country in the world.' He goes on to argue that Canada would not be seized easily, and weighs the possibility of an armed conflict. Ultimately, Marche concludes: 'If Trump decides to run again, a manufactured emergency over Canada would be a convenient excuse for overturning the constitutional barriers. 'Nobody wants to believe that a continental conflict could happen,' he continues, noting, 'Very few Ukrainians, right up to the point of Russia's 2022 invasion, believed their malignant neighbor would invade. 'Canada cannot afford complacency,' Marche wrote. The discussion came as Trump met with the new Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, inside the White House on Tuesday. During their conversation, Trump once again brought up his idea to make the northern nation the United States' '51st state.' He claimed that the U.S.-Canada border was an 'artificially drawn line' and if they joined together it would be a 'wonderful marriage.' He added: 'But it takes two to tango, right?' Carney appeared to squirm in his seat and fired back that Canada was 'not for sale.'
Fox News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Canadian journalist mocks Americans, says they can be 'convinced of anything' under Trump
Canadian journalist and author Stephen Marche mocked Americans Tuesday by claiming they could be "convinced of anything" after warning that President Donald Trump could lead the U.S. into a war with Canada. Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time since Carney's April 28 election on Tuesday. During the meeting at the White House, Carney brought up and dismissed Trump's interest in Canada becoming a U.S. state, saying that the country won't be for sale "ever." In response, Trump replied, "Never say never." Marche joined a panel on MSNBC's "Katy Tur Reports" to discuss the concerns over Trump's rhetoric regarding Canada. Tur was particularly interested in Marche's take in light of his Atlantic piece from Sunday warning that a war between the two nations was no longer inconceivable. CANADA WILL NOT BE '51ST STATE,' AMBASSADOR PROTESTS AMID TRUMP TARIFF THREAT "I think it's surprising that we can have a conversation that is serious about what a war with Canada would look like," Tur said. "Explain why it's no longer unthinkable." "Well, because Donald Trump makes us think it, right?" Marche remarked. "I mean, he talks about annexing us on a regular basis. I mean, somewhere around 2% of the American population actually want to do this, but you know, at this point in its history, you know, the American people can obviously be convinced of anything, right?" Marche went on to say there are a growing number of Republicans who view Canada as an enemy nation and that America is in a perilous situation that could affect surrounding nations. "I think when countries are in constitutional crisis, and when their legal system starts to fall apart, as America's legal system is falling apart, violence against neighboring countries is very common," he added. "To me, it's very intimately tied with this talk about being a third term president, right? That's exactly out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world." "Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States, and making sure that we're not just a snack," he said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Trump has frequently discussed acquiring countries like Canada and Greenland as U.S. territories. Last month, he told Time magazine correspondent Eric Cortellessa that he wasn't "trolling" people with the idea and will continue to pursue it. "We're taking care of their military," Trump told the magazine. "We're taking care of every aspect of their lives, and we don't need them to make cars for us. In fact, we don't want them to make cars for us. We want to make our own cars. We don't need their lumber. We don't need their energy. We don't need anything from Canada. And I say the only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state." He was ambivalent over whether military force would be necessary to achieve it in a recent interview with NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "Well, I think we're not going to ever get to that point," Trump said. "It could happen." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
CBC
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
'If economic pain reaches Fox News, Trump will have to respond': author Stephen Marche
Stephen Marche, author of The Next Civil War, says U.S. President Donald Trump is a 'creation of the entertainment industry' and is primarily concerned with spectacle, therefore, it's a tool for politicians and world leaders to 'hit him where he actually feels it.'
