Justin Trudeau Says on Hot Mic That Trump Is Serious About U.S. ‘Absorbing’ Canada

Walker President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ that Canada should become ░░░░░░░░ 51st U S state ░░░░░░░░ originally brushed off by ░░░░░░░░ as a joke BLACKWELL ░░░░░░░░ but Canadian Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ Trudeau he didn t ░░░░░░░░ it s so funny ░░░░░░░░ was overheard telling a ░░░░░░░░ gathering on Friday that ░░░░░░░░ is serious CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Newton has more for ░░░░░░░░ NEWTON While many consider ░░░░░░░░ a hot mic moment ░░░░░░░░ true fact the prime ░░░░░░░░ has been warning people ░░░░░░░░ he visited Trump in ░░░░░░░░ after he was reelected ░░░░░░░░ the president is serious ░░░░░░░░ doesn t understand why ░░░░░░░░ can t just become ░░░░░░░░ 51st state and he ░░░░░░░░ continue to try and ░░░░░░░░ that argument Now this ░░░░░░░░ a conference of business ░░░░░░░░ labor leaders where they ░░░░░░░░ all getting together to ░░░░░░░░ to really formulate a ░░░░░░░░ and how to fight ░░░░░░░░ American tariffs But I ░░░░░░░░ you to listen now ░░░░░░░░ Justin Trudeau as he ░░░░░░░░ addressing that room when ░░░░░░░░ thought the media had ░░░░░░░░ Listen Clip starts Trudeau ░░░░░░░░ Trump has it in ░░░░░░░░ that the easiest way ░░░░░░░░ do it is absorbing ░░░░░░░░ country and it is ░░░░░░░░ real thing Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now when he says ░░░░░░░░ s a real thing ░░░░░░░░ is saying look the ░░░░░░░░ is clear that this ░░░░░░░░ a threat that you ░░░░░░░░ to the table you ░░░░░░░░ a new trade deal ░░░░░░░░ us along terms that ░░░░░░░░ have asked for or ░░░░░░░░ will continue to push ░░░░░░░░ this And how does ░░░░░░░░ Canadian government believe the ░░░░░░░░ government will now push ░░░░░░░░ this By basically driving ░░░░░░░░ very hard bargain economically ░░░░░░░░ punishing Canada economically so ░░░░░░░░ the only option left ░░░░░░░░ Canada is to join ░░░░░░░░ United States as a ░░░░░░░░ state I was speaking ░░░░░░░░ people who were in ░░░░░░░░ room as Trudeau was ░░░░░░░░ this kind of an ░░░░░░░░ and really trying to ░░░░░░░░ a way to make ░░░░░░░░ that there is resolve ░░░░░░░░ business and labor leaders ░░░░░░░░ the room They described ░░░░░░░░ meeting as collaborative but ░░░░░░░░ that many people are ░░░░░░░░ focusing on this in ░░░░░░░░ and understanding that it ░░░░░░░░ a real worry.”