I’m a little behind, but I can’t help but notice that Mr Trump is making waves again, in the same way as he did during his first Administration, when he offered to acquire Greenland – but now his eyes are bigger (sorry about the visual). I’ll use Steve Benen’s summation, as I have no interest in Mr Trump’s Truth Social:
The day after the interview aired, the president-elect published yet another related item to his online platform, which referred to Trudeau as “governor.” Lest anyone think he simply mistyped, Trump called the Canadian prime minister “governor” twice in the same missive.
In case this was too subtle, the same item referenced “the Great State of Canada.”
Not to imply anything.
Mr Trump appears to have quite a standard for his legacy. His first Administration not only ended in a metaphorical fire, but in a literal legal disaster, no matter how much supporters and neutral observers try to twist his various prosecutions into weaponization of the legal system. The former & future is trying to put his mark on the United States by adding a 51st State.
While Benen doesn’t mention it, I think long-time readers of UMB are familiar with Mr Trump’s tactic called Name it and claim it, which is a murky religious tenet. I think we can look forward to Mr Trump frantically repeating, with variants, the idea that Canada is a member of the United States, hoping that it’ll somehow happen, and secure his legacy.
I doubt anyone but the flakes in Canada want to join the United States. Indeed, those who do have probably moved here. Maybe they should get together and elect Mr. William Shatner to Congress as an at-large member.
But I do not expect Mr Trump’s loose-lipped wishing for something better than inflating the American Federal debt to result in Canada joining up. Republican inclinations to increase the Federal debt cannot be attractive.
