New York [US], January 9: There is not "a snowball's chance in hell" that Canada will become the 51st US state, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Trudeau's retort came as Donald Trump continued on Tuesday to taunt the United States' northern neighbour and close ally. Trump has publicly mused for weeks about annexing Canada after he returns to the White House on January 20, and has called Trudeau the "governor" of the "Great State of Canada."
"There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau, who announced his resignation on Monday amid party infighting and growing unpopularity, wrote on X on Tuesday.
"Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other's biggest trading and security partner." Hours earlier, President-elect Trump said he could use "economic force" to make Canada a state. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
