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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his talk of annexing Canada during an unprecedented speech to top military leaders on Tuesday.

The president was speaking about his “Golden Dome” missile defence plans in front of military officials who had been abruptly summoned from their postings around the world to Quantico, near Washington. Article content Article content

“Canada called me a couple of weeks ago, they want to be part of it, to which I said, ’Well, why don’t you just join our country. You become 51 — become the 51st state — and you get it for free,”’ Trump told the assembled officials.

“So, I don’t know if that made a big impact, but it does make a lot of sense.” Article content

Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago

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