Laughter Erupts as Trump Interrupts Canadian Prime Minister with 'Merger of Canada and the United States' Crack

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Laughter erupted in the Oval Office Tuesday as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was listing some of President Donald Trump's accomplishments so far in his second term, and the U.S. leader interjected, adding the merger of their two countries to the tally. Referring back to his first meeting with Trump in the spring, Carney said, "You are a transformative president, and since then, the transformation in the economy, unprecedented commitments of NATO partners to defense spending, peace from India-Pakistan through to Azerbaijan-Armenia, disabling Iran as a force of terror, and now, and this in many respects is the most important ...
50% : " Trump interjected at that point, "The merger of Canada and the United States," causing even Carney to break out in laughter.
50% : Have to get that done," Trump said at the U.N. "Unfortunately, Hamas has repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to make peace.
50% : " So Trump seemed pleased Carney had backed his plan on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel.
50% : A merger between the U.S. and Canada has been a subject that Trump has raised multiple times, particularly soon after being elected last November.
41% : Trump added, "If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them.

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