Karoline Leavitt Calls Canada “Soon-to-Be 51st State” [Video]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referred to Canada as “our soon-to-be 51st state” while taking about the 4 Nations Face-Off.

After a fiery first game between the U.S. and Canada last Sunday, the two countries were scheduled to meet again in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship Thursday. Due to the intense nature of the first game that three fights within the first few seconds, the rematch had a lot of anticipation behind it.

Further increasing tensions between the two countries and their fanbases was the political landscape. President Donald Trump previously threatened to imposed heavy tariffs on the U.S.’s northern neighbor and has repeatedly floated the idea of annexing the country and making it the 51st state.

During Thursday afternoon’s White House briefing, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy jokingly asked if Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaumade a bet on the championship game. Leavitt then revealed that Trump had actually spoken with Team USA’s …