Trump tells Canadians to 'elect the man' who will let Canada become the 51st state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : But other than specifying that voters put a man in power, ruling out the Green Party's Elizabeth May, Trump didn't suggest who among the other four major party leaders would be best suited to acquiesce to his annexation desires.
53% : "Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES," Trump suggested in a Truth Social post Monday morning as polling stations were opening.
48% : Last week, however, Carney admitted that the president suggested the 51st state route during their first one-on-one call, which seemed to contradict the earlier reports that Trump "respected Canada's sovereignty" in public and private comments.
42% : After again remarking on eliminating the "artificially drawn" border, Trump said Canada's entrance into the union "WAS MEANT TO BE" and regurgitated his vow that the U.S. would no longer financially "subsidize" its northern neighbour.
40% : " The Liberal Party of Canada reposted the same video, along with several others mentioning Trump specifically.
23% : This came after Trump told TIME magazine he was "really not trolling" when it came to talk of annexing Canada.

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