Donald Trump Follows Up 'Economic Force' Threat With Unified US-Canada Map

Last Updated:January 08, 2025, 09:14 IST

Donald Trump has once again expressed his desire to absorb Canada into the US as its 51st State, drawing sharp retort from PM Justin Trudeau who said there is no chance of this happening.

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau (Reuters Image and Truth Social/Donald Trump)

Hours after threatening the use of “economic force" to absorb Canada into the United States, President-elect Donald Trump shared a unified map of the two countries painted with the US flag.

Trump has time and again expressed his desire to induct Canada into the US as its 51st State. He also conveyed the same to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when the latter visited him at Mar-a Lago resort after the Presidential poll victory.

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In another post, Trump shared a map of the US and Canada, in which the North American country was seen merging with the United States as its 51st State.

This comes hours after Trump, at a press conference at his Florida Mar-a Lago home, threatened to use “economic force" to merge Canada into the US, drawing a sharp reaction from Justin Trudeau.

“No, economic force. Because Canada and the US, that would really be something. You get rid of that artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like. And it would also be much better for national security," Trump said when asked if he would use the military to induct Canada into the US.

Retorting to his remarks, Trudeau said, “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States".

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that Trump’s remarks show a “complete lack of understanding" of Canada and stressed that the country will “never back down in the face of threats".

“President-elect Trump’s comments show a complete lack of understanding of what makes Canada a strong country. Our economy is strong. Our people are strong. We will never back down in the face of threats," she tweeted.

Donald Trump On Panama Canal and Greenland

Trump, in his media interaction, did not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland as he declared US control of both to be crucial for US national security.

As a delegation of his advisers and aides, which also included his son Donald Trump Jr. was in Greenland, Trump hinted at the use of military force to secure both territories.

“I’m not going to commit to that," he said when asked if he would rule out the use of the military. “It might be that you’ll have to do something. The Panama Canal is vital to our country."

He added, “We need Greenland for national security purposes."

Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime US ally and a founding member of NATO.

Panama, Denmark Respond

Panama’s Foreign Minister, Javier Martinez-Acha, firmly rejected Trump’s threat, asserting, “The canal is under Panamanian control, and it will remain that way."

Trump has also proposed imposing tariffs on Denmark if it refuses his bid to purchase Greenland, a move he claimed is “essential to US national security."

In response, Denmark firmly retorted that Greenland is “not for sale."

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday night, “I don’t think it’s a good way forward to fight each other with financial means when we are close allies and partners."

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