Trump On US Invading Canada: “It Could Happen”

Axios reports:

President Trump on Sunday mostly ruled out taking military action to unify Canada and the United States — but he didn’t rule it out entirely, and reiterated that he believes Canada should become the 51st state. It would have been unthinkable, for more than a century of North American history — until six months ago — for a president to even allow the slightest hint of using any force with the U.S.’s northern neighbor and staunch ally.

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Trump about the prospect of using military force to achieve control of both Canada and Greenland, another long-standing object of his desire. As to Canada, Trump said “Well, I think we’re not going to ever get to that point. It could happen.” As to Greenland, though, he was firmer: “Something could happen with Greenland. I’ll be honest, we need that for national and international security.”

Read the full article.

Trump spurns third-term talk: “Not something I’m looking to do” https://t.co/akY7Woq1lb

— Axios (@axios) May 4, 2025