US President Donald Trump has said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired during the Super Bowl pre-show.
“Yeah it is,” Mr Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier when asked whether his talk of annexing Canada is “a real thing” – as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently suggested.
“I think Canada would be much better off being the 51st state because we lose 200 billion dollars (£161 billion) a year with Canada. And I’m not going to let that happen,” he said.
“Why are we paying 200 billion dollars a year, essentially a subsidy…