Jin10 data reported on April 25th, local time on April 24th, it was learned that U.S. President Trump, in a call with Canadian Prime Minister Carney on March 28th, once again proposed the idea of making Canada the 51st state of the U.S., which is in stark contrast to the Prime Minister's later public statement. According to Canadian media reports, two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump raised the issue of the 51st state during the call and explained the advantages of Canada joining the U.S. Carney subsequently expressed his disagreement. At the end of the call, Carney said, "We agree to disagree on this issue." However, the information Carney later revealed to the outside world was that, "(Trump) has respected Canada's sovereignty in both private and public remarks today."
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Trump again mentions the "51st state"; the Canadian Prime Minister expresses "reservations".
Jin10 data reported on April 25th, local time on April 24th, it was learned that U.S. President Trump, in a call with Canadian Prime Minister Carney on March 28th, once again proposed the idea of making Canada the 51st state of the U.S., which is in stark contrast to the Prime Minister's later public statement. According to Canadian media reports, two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump raised the issue of the 51st state during the call and explained the advantages of Canada joining the U.S. Carney subsequently expressed his disagreement. At the end of the call, Carney said, "We agree to disagree on this issue." However, the information Carney later revealed to the outside world was that, "(Trump) has respected Canada's sovereignty in both private and public remarks today."