On Monday, amid Canada’s election, President Donald Trump quipped that Canadians should vote for him and floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre fired back, underscoring Canada’s sovereignty and independence.
Trump posted on Truth Social, “Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st State of the United States of America.”
He added, “No more artificially drawn line from many years ago. Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE! America can no longer subsidize Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a State!”
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, who is opposing Prime Minister Mark Carney of the Liberal Party, shot back a warning for Trump to “stay out of our election.”
President Trump, stay out of our election. The only people who will decide the future of Canada are Canadians at the ballot box.
Canada will always be proud, sovereign and independent and we will NEVER be the 51st state.
Today Canadians can vote for change so we can strengthen…
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) April 28, 2025
“The only people who will decide the future of Canada are Canadians at the ballot box. Canada will always be proud, sovereign and independent, and we will NEVER be the 51st state,” Poilievre posted on X. “Today, Canadians can vote for change, so we can strengthen our country, stand on our own two feet and stand up to America from a position of strength.”