U.S. President Donald Trump says he is “not trolling” about wanting to make Canada the 51st state, indicating that he is serious about American territorial expansion.
Trump sat down with Time magazine for an interview marking his first 100 days in office in his second term. The U.S. president was asked if he was “trolling” with his comments about seizing both Greenland and Canada.
“You’ve talked about acquiring Greenland, taking control of the Panama Canal, making Canada the 51st state. Maybe you’re trolling a little bit on that one. I don’t know,” the interviewer asked, according to a transcript of the interview posted online by Time magazine.
“Actually, no, I’m not,” Trump responded.
“I’m really not trolling. Canada is an interesting case.”
Trump then went on to falsely claim that the U.S. spends billions of dollars a year “supporting Canada” and repeated his barb at former prime minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “governor.”
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