Fox News presenter and conservative radio show host Mark R. Levin has proposed that the U.S. should “give” the Democratic state of Vermont to Canada rather than trying to make the northern country America’s 51st state.
Levin said the move would stop an influx of left-leaning voters from taking part in U.S. elections and allow the country to remove Vermont’s “Marxist political hacks,” such as independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats.
Newsweek has contacted Levin’s office and Sanders for comment via email.
Why It Matters
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