Canadian politician bluntly tells crowd she’s running for office to ‘stop Trump invading’: ‘This is no joke’ [Video]

A Canadian politician has boldly claimed that she’s running for office to stop Donald Trump from ‘invading’ Canada.

Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared Trump wants to turn Canada into ‘the 51st state’ – and insisted ‘it’s no joke’ during Monday night’s French-language Liberal leadership debate.

Freeland bluntly told the crowd: ‘I met a little 4-year-old girl who asked me whether I could prevent Trump from invading our country. And that’s why I’m standing to be the Liberal Party leader, and to become the next Prime Minister of Canada.’

‘Trump represents the greatest threat to Canada since World War Two. He is threatening us with an economic war, and that’s nothing new,’ she continued in her opening statement.

‘The last time that he was president, he threatened us too, and at the end of the day, I succeeded in protecting our economy. But this time, Trump’s threats are worse.’

‘He wants to turn Canada …