Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a private meeting inadvertently broadcast via a hot mic, warned that Donald Trump is seriously considering annexing Canada to secure its critical mineral resources.

Speaking to business and labor leaders, Trudeau claimed Trump’s administration is keenly aware of Canada’s resource wealth and sees annexation as a means to control it.

The comments, cut off after staff realized they were audible, underscore growing economic and political tensions.

He also stressed the need to diversify trade, noting, “Geography means we’re always going to both benefit and be challenged by trade with the United States.”

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    14 hours ago

    Nothing Trump says is a joke, unless he realizes he’s getting too much pushback on it for going too far. Then it’s a joke.

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      12 hours ago

      Trump has zero sense of humour. He never jokes. Every comment he makes is a serious possibility in his mind.

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        His best trait is his comedy skills in my honest opinion. He absolutely has a sense of humour. And I’m an angry Canadian who would put a bullet in the guy’s head if I could.

        Dude is funny. That’s why he’s in office.

        The thing is that there is a truth behind every joke.

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      10 hours ago

      I just had this conversation with my boss yesterday. He said he thinks the comments are funny because he thinks he’s joking and just making everyone mad. I said no, he may present it as a joke to test how far he can go, but if there’s not enough pushback, he keeps going.

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      12 hours ago

      Still never a joke to him, that’s what his supporters say for cover.

      ‘I don’t kid’: Trump says he wasn’t joking about slowing coronavirus testing

      Administration officials have scrambled in recent days to clean up the president’s remarks from his weekend rally in Oklahoma.

      They had said, “Ha! He was making a funny!”

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      14 hours ago

      Rumours that the United States, in conjunction with Wile E. Coyote, are going to Nuke North Korea into Next Tuesday are GREATLY EXAGGERATED