Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
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The flags of Canada and the United States fly outside a hotel Feb. 1 in downtown Ottawa.
Justin Tang, The Canadian Press
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting Dec. 4, 2019, at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Frank Augstein, Associated Press
Shipping containers are seen at the PSA Halifax Fairview Cove container terminal in Halifax on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, one day ahead of imposed tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the countries and alleviating the need for tariffs he's threatened against one of America's top allies and trading partners.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting Dec. 4, 2019, at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Shipping containers are seen at the PSA Halifax Fairview Cove container terminal in Halifax on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, one day ahead of imposed tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada.
