Donald Trump is hungrily eyeing Canada and desperately trying to figure out a way to make it America’s 51st state. But, at least in the war for Canadian public opinion, he’s falling flat on his face. Canadians are infuriated at his open threats to invade, his slapping the country with aggressive tariffs, ICE’s imprisoning innocent Canadians on flimsy pretences, the frequent insults to its leaders, and the newly implemented aggressive border searches.
The cherry on top was the recent Canadian elections, in which the broadly Trump-sympathetic conservatives saw their lead evaporate in a matter of weeks, resulting in a crushing loss to Mark Carney’s liberals. Even so, Trump is still beating the 51st state drum, teasing that surrendering to him could earn Canada a spot under the “golden dome”.
