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U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is “paying $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbour.
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Trump says that Canada would be “much better off” as a State, and says he’d be fine with “subsidizing” Canada if it was a State, an apparent reference to the U.S. trade deficit with Canada.
Statistics Canada says Canada’s overall trade surplus with the U.S. was $94.4 billion in 2023, primarily due to oil exports.
Trump made the statement in response to a question from Fox News anchor Bret Baier in an interview televised Sunday.
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