Trump ally floats U.S. annexing Alberta but leaving the rest of Canada intact: ‘Our frozen Texas of the north’
Donald Trump’s allies are piling on his plan to absorb Canada into the US, despite strong opposition from outgoing leader Justin Trudeau.
A top Republican senator is now proposing to split the country, teasing that Canadians might even be receptive to it.
“Can we take Alberta and leave the rest behind?” Mike Lee, R-Utah, floated an interview with Real America’s Voice.
‘Don’t know. It might look like our own little frozen Texas up north. They might even want to join us.” he continued.
They “deserve much better than shameful censorship and authoritarian laws, and the clever socialism that Justin Trudeau has delivered.”
Lee’s support for US imperialism comes as the newly elected president becomes more aggressive about making Canada the 51st US state.
But on Thursday, Trudeau backtracked on the idea of Canadians joining the U.S., saying on CNN: “That’s not going to happen.”
“Canadians are incredibly proud to be Canadian,” the Prime Minister told Jake Tapper. “One of the easiest ways we define ourselves is: We are not American.”
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said there is “not a snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada will become the 51st US state, although some lawmakers see this as a possibility.
President-elect Donald Trump has long denounced the trade deficit between the US and Canada. He says adding Canada to the US will solve that problem
Trump this week posted a photo of the US and Canada combined under an American flag design
Trump has also made similar claims about the annexation of Greenland and the Panama Canal.
“Many people in Canada are thrilled to be the 51st state,” the Republican wrote this week. “Together, what a great nation it would be!”
Trump has also referred to outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor,” a distaste that has sparked strong reactions from the northern leader. On Tuesday, Trudeau responded: “There is no chance of Canada becoming part of the United States.”
Now the Republicans are piling on and increasingly threatening, or at least joking, that Canada will soon become Americanized.
‘The idea of territorial expansion in our country is not new. It is as old as the country itself, from the Louisiana Purchase to buying Alaska from Russia,” Lee said of the long history of expansionism in the US.
But the Utah lawmaker admitted, “Somehow I think this is mostly about President Trump making fun of Justin Trudeau for his terrible, embarrassing mismanagement of the country.”
Other Republican lawmakers, meanwhile, seemed more serious about the idea of involving Canada.
“It’s one of the most spectacular places on earth,” Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told reporters from the country bordering his state.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, suggested this week that the U.S. would annex Alberta
Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said he would like to see some Canadian ports become part of the US
“And honestly, I wouldn’t mind having their ports,” he continued.
Even some Canadians support the proposal, Cramer told NOTUS, adding that he gets “a lot of Canadians calling me and advocating for us.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joked Monday after Trump’s presidential campaign confirmed that Canadian ballots were missing.’
“My only thought today as the states’ electoral votes were listed: They skipped Canada,” he said in a video on X.
‘We’ll sort that out next time!’ his post went further and indicated that Canada would be part of the US in the 2028 election.
Trump says Canada’s annexation makes sense given how dependent the country of about 40 million is on the US
“The United States can no longer suffer the massive trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,” Trump wrote on Truth Social this week. “Justin Trudeau knew this and resigned.”
“If Canada were to merge with the US, there would be no tariffs, taxes would go much lower, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese ships that constantly surround them,” the post continued.
Other Republican lawmakers say Trump doesn’t mean it and is instead trying to push for reforms between the U.S. and Canada.
“I think the point of this is to have the discussion about why we have the problems with Canada that we do,” Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told DailyMail.com.
“We are obviously one of the country’s most important trading partners, but they do not control illegal immigration coming into the United States.”
“We have issues related to tariffs and Canada’s unfair trade practices, and I think this was his way of making it very clear how serious he is that both Mexico and Canada need to do their jobs better, primarily by addressing the border issues, and number two, stop cheating in the United States,” she said.
Most GOP lawmakers asked by DailyMail.com about Trump’s proposal declined to answer, while at least a half-dozen declined to comment.
When asked Thursday about Trump’s proposal to make Canada the 51st state, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, didn’t answer but smiled broadly before stepping into an elevator.
Freshman Senators Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and John Curtis of Utah both provided DailyMail.com with no comment when asked whether they support Trump’s proposal.