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The Atlantic’s Nichols: Plot of a 1965 Book in Which a President ‘Loses His Mind’ Trying to Absorb Canada Has Become Real
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The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Name: The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
URL: https://www.msnbc.com/sunday-show
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Jonathan Capehart
, Tom Nichols
Name: Jonathan Capehart
Employment: MSNBC
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Name: Tom Nichols
Employment: The Atlantic
Position: Staff Writer
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02/10/2025 01:55 am
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CAPEHART It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ any sense and it ░░░░░░░░ t do any do ░░░░░░░░ any good to try ░░░░░░░░ make it make sense ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ when he initially started ░░░░░░░░ about making Canada the ░░░░░░░░ state I was like ░░░░░░░░ my God you know ░░░░░░░░ is bananas it s ░░░░░░░░ going to happen But ░░░░░░░░ was your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Trudeau say ░░░░░░░░ actually the dude is ░░░░░░░░ Nichols Yeah he keeps ░░░░░░░░ he s serious I ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ is a standard Trump ░░░░░░░░ cycle problem right Donald ░░░░░░░░ says something completely bonkers ░░░░░░░░ everyone says well he ░░░░░░░░ t have meant that ░░░░░░░░ then all of his ░░░░░░░░ come out and say ░░░░░░░░ what the president really ░░░░░░░░ or you know What ░░░░░░░░ could mean and then ░░░░░░░░ himself says No no ░░░░░░░░ meant what I said ░░░░░░░░ m absolutely serious about ░░░░░░░░ And he clearly has ░░░░░░░░ it to the Canadian ░░░░░░░░ minister You know I ░░░░░░░░ a piece for The ░░░░░░░░ a few weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ I pointed out that ░░░░░░░░ plot of a 1965 ░░░░░░░░ in which the president ░░░░░░░░ his mind called Night ░░░░░░░░ Camp David revolved around ░░░░░░░░ president who was trying ░░░░░░░░ absorb Canada and Scandinavia ░░░░░░░░ years ago 60 years ░░░░░░░░ this was in the ░░░░░░░░ of like political thrillers ░░░░░░░░ science fiction And now ░░░░░░░░ know we re all ░░░░░░░░ of sitting around saying ░░░░░░░░ I guess the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States really ░░░░░░░░ sit around having serious ░░░░░░░░ about making this gigantic ░░░░░░░░ of you know this ░░░░░░░░ country with 35 million ░░░░░░░░ into the 51st state ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s worried that he ░░░░░░░░ going to do it ░░░░░░░░ think they worry that ░░░░░░░░ he can t But ░░░░░░░░ think they worry about ░░░░░░░░ kind of president sits ░░░░░░░░ having these kinds of ░░░░░░░░ especially when there are ░░░░░░░░ many other problems here ░░░░░░░░ home and around the ░░░░░░░░ CAPEHART Well it s ░░░░░░░░ top of mind that ░░░░░░░░ his interview with Bret ░░░░░░░░ today he presented a ░░░░░░░░ for why he would ░░░░░░░░ to absorb Canada into ░░░░░░░░ United States Watch this ░░░░░░░░ starts BAIER And he ░░░░░░░░ that your wish for ░░░░░░░░ to be the 51st ░░░░░░░░ is a real thing ░░░░░░░░ it a real thing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it is I ░░░░░░░░ Canada would be much ░░░░░░░░ off being a 51st ░░░░░░░░ because we lose 200 ░░░░░░░░ a year with Canada ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ let that happen It ░░░░░░░░ too much Why are ░░░░░░░░ paying 200 billion a ░░░░░░░░ essentially in subsidy to ░░░░░░░░ Now if they are ░░░░░░░░ 51st state I don ░░░░░░░░ mind doing it Clip ░░░░░░░░
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