Donald Trump has announced that February 9 will be known as the inaugural “Gulf of America Day.” He is adamant about his intentions to have Canada become the 51st state of the United States, asserting that it would be beneficial for the northern neighbor.
The President’s proposal to incorporate Canada into the U.S. has gained momentum, with the latest development being the alteration of the basin’s name on Google Maps. This change was confirmed while observing the area from above.
Trump signed the proclamation, on February 9, on what he called his “first visit to the Gulf of American since its renaming”.
Trump’s fresh remarks on Canada came in response to Justin Trudeau’s hot mic blunder where he revealed his “real” fears over Canada being “annexed”.
Trump told claimed the US was losing billions of dollars each year to Canada, per Fox News.
The President said: “I think Canada would be much better off.
“We lose $200bn a year with Canada. And I’m not going to let that happen. It’s too much.”
Trump floated his shock takeover idea, which he proposed before his second inauguration, again.
He added: “Why are we paying $200bn a year essentially in subsidy to Canada? Now, if they are a 51st state, I don’t mind doing it.”
Trump continued to throw his support behind tech billionaire Elon Musk who he said would discover “fraud” across government departments.
The Tesla boss now runs the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which aims to cut costs and bureaucracy.
He said: “I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. He’s going to find the same thing.”
“Then I’m going to go to the military, let’s check the military. We’re going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse.
“And, you know, the people elected me on that.”
