Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing".
's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing," two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN.
In an interview with CNN before Trump's inauguration, Trudeau said that Trump's comments about turning Canada into the United States' 51st state are just a distraction from the consequences of Trump's tariff threats."Canadians are incredibly proud of being Canadian. One of the ways we define ourselves most easily is, well, we're not American," he told CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" in the interview in early January.
After a call with Trump, Trudeau said Canada would be implementing its previously announced A$2 billion border plan, as well as committing to appointing a "fentanyl czar" and listing cartels as terrorists. Trudeau said it's also time to have "genuine free trade in Canada," while strengthening its trade relationships with other countries.
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