OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated digs about <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Canada becoming the 51st state&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trump-trudeau-resignation-reaction&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trump-trudeau-resignation-reaction">Canada becoming the 51st state</a> are a distraction from real issues in a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;short sit-down interview&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTP1Lp6rI3A&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTP1Lp6rI3A" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">short sit-down interview</a> on Thursday.

“Canadians are incredibly proud of being Canadian,” said Trudeau. “One of the ways we define ourself most easily is, well, we’re not American.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Donald Trump's repeated digs about Canada becoming the 51st state are a distraction.{ai:summary}<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about Canada potentially becoming the 51st state, calling them a distraction from more pressing issues. Trudeau emphasized that Canadians take pride in their identity, notably distinguishing themselves from Americans. </p><p>#politics</p>

How does Canada define itself? 'We're not Americans,' Trudeau tells CNN

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