President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico. (Photo: AP)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived his demand that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. During his speech before the military brass of the US, Trump once again brought up the topic, which he first proposed in 2024 and has repeated over and over.
Canada should become 51st state: Trump
On Tuesday, Trump said Canadian leaders who spoke to him recently expressed their interest in being part of the Golden Dome missile defence shield .
“They want to be part of it, to which I said, ‘Why don’t you just join our country? You become 51, become the 51st state, and you get it for free ,” he said. “So I don’t know if that made a big impact, but i