At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago today, president-elect Donald Trump threatened to use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st state said he will move ahead in imposing “substantial” tariffs on Canada and Mexico when he takes office.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to counter Trump’s assertion. In a sharp rebuke posted to X on Tuesday, he wrote: “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partner.”

Sources quoted by Washington Post on Monday say his aides are considering tariffs on imports critical to U.S. national or economic security{ai:summary}President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose significant tariffs on Canada and Mexico, suggesting economic pressure could lead to Canada becoming the 51st state. In response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly rejected this notion, emphasizing the mutual benefits of trade and security between the two nations. #politics