Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump’s comments about turning Canada into the United States’ 51st state are just a distraction from the consequences of Trump’s tariff threats.

In an interview with CNN, Trudeau said, "That's not gonna happen. Canadians are incredibly proud of being Canadian. One of the ways we define ourselves most easily is - we are not American. What I think is happening in this is President Trump,

The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has described Donald Trump’s talk of possibly annexing Canada as a tactic designed to distract people from the impact of his proposed tariffs. Donald Trump has been floating the idea of making Canada the 51st state of the United States ever since he met Justin Trudeau after his November 5 electoral victory.