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Why would the US want Canada as a 51st state?
There’s method in the madness of Trump’s recent outrageous statements claiming interest in expanding US territory to include Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
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A 2007 photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with then US President Donald Trump.
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He never seems to give up. Minutes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Canada might consider joining the 50 states
There is not a shred of evidence that this is true. Nor is there any proof that politicians or ordinary citizens in Denmark are interested in selling Greenland, the massive Arctic island which Trump claims to be interested in buying.

