What will be the level of US political support for a Canada merger by end of 2025?
Strong support • 25%
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Opposition • 25%
Statements from US political leaders or credible news reports
Trump Plans to Use Economic Measures to Merge Canada with the US, Rules Out Military Force
Jan 7, 2025, 05:23 PM
President-elect Donald Trump has explicitly ruled out the use of military force to annex or acquire Canada, stating he would instead employ 'economic force' to merge Canada with the US. In response to questions from reporters, Trump emphasized that using economic measures would be more suitable, suggesting that uniting Canada and the United States 'would really be something' and could be beneficial economically and militarily for both countries.
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