“It’s done,” [ambassador Hoekstra] told National Post in his first-wide ranging interview in Canada since he was confirmed to the role last month. “From my standpoint, from the president’s standpoint, 51st state’s not coming back,” he said. “The president may bring it up every once in a while, but he recognizes it’s not going to happen unless the prime minister engages with the president.”

Hey, Hoekstra? Maybe we’d believe Trump could get the message pounded into his sponge-filled skull if he’d stop bringing it up.