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KAROLINE Leavitt has doubled down on President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to make Canada the next state of America’s union.
The White House press secretary teased the president’s plans for the US takeover of Canada in a press briefing on Thursday.
Leavitt, 28, mentioned the move while speaking about the president’s excitement for the US hockey team’s game against Canada on Thursday.
The match-up is the championship final game for the NHL’s first Four Nations Face-Off tournament.
Trump won’t attend the showdown but still plans to watch, Leavitt said while flanked by White House officials in the briefing room.
Dressed in sparkly white, Leavitt celebrated the president’s first month of his second term with a briefing featuring guests including …
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