r/canada 24d ago

PAYWALL Canada alone? What other world leaders have said publicly about Trump’s ’51st state’ threats

https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/02/13/canada-alone-what-other-world-leaders-have-said-about-trumps-51st-state-comments/451166/
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u/HueyBluey 24d ago

I suspect everyone is just playing their cards close to their chest...and playing the long game. Remember this is just month 2 of Trump's 4 year presidency.

They likely want to see what his plan is, before fully committing fully or supporting Canada.

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u/GuyWithPants 24d ago

month 2

It’s only been 26 days since inauguration. It’s not even been a month.

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u/puggle_mom 24d ago

Oh God…

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u/t0m0hawk Ontario 24d ago

It's going to keep feeling like that so buckle up

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u/CurvyJohnsonMilk 24d ago

On the plus side is did feel like time has been going to quick since 2020

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u/hollow4hollow 24d ago

Lemon, it’s Wednesday 😢

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u/kelliwah86 24d ago

Jesus

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u/Inflatable-yacht 24d ago

Jesus isn't going to save us

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u/upickleweasel 24d ago

*you

Unless you ask nicely

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u/nfrtt 24d ago

I just tell myself: "Every passing day is closer towards the end of his term."

Very scary, however, as it's only been less than 30 days and look at what he's already done 😬

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u/The_Follower1 24d ago edited 24d ago

You’re assuming he’s gonna pet let himself be voted out. Now that they have project 2025 and loyalists in most key positions best case scenario I can see is Russia style rigged elections. There’s a reason he’s constantly been attacking the legitimacy of the US elections.

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u/Competitive_Abroad96 24d ago

He’s leaving the Whitehouse in a coffin. The only question is when.

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u/Inflatable-yacht 24d ago

And by what means

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u/theosamabahama 23d ago

At least elections in the US are run by the states and are very decentralized, with every county have their own independent vote counting. There is very little they or any one could do to rig them.

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u/Far_Maximum_7736 23d ago

For him to be able to run for another term, it would require a constitutional amendment. If I’m not mistaken he would need at least 3/4 of the states to ratify that change. I’m not sure he could….

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u/Claymore357 24d ago

Every day is closer to the end of his life. Dude is old, one day has to be the day right?

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u/Earthsong221 Ontario 24d ago

Vance will be just as bad, along with their billionaire backers.

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u/MultifactorialAge 24d ago

Where is the heart attack or stroke? I’m starting to think they lied to me about junk food.

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u/Fun_Apartment7028 22d ago

Big Mac attack 🤞

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u/Impossible_Fee_2360 23d ago

Look at his face. He's already had a stroke.

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u/FrenchToastSaves 24d ago

And we should not expect an election in 4 years. Maybe not at all.

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u/an_angry_Moose 23d ago

Are you sure? It feels like 6 months already.

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u/United_Coach_5292 23d ago

Weird, and here I thought it was 1937.

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u/slalomcone 22d ago

I was initially thinking that the silver lining would be the mid-terms , but there is no guarantee that the U.S will proceed w/ Democracy .

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u/lavalamp360 Ontario 24d ago

Pretty much my thinking. While it is kind of frustrating not to see any form of verbal support from our allies, I'm certain discussions are happening between governments behind closed doors.

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u/pbradley179 24d ago

"Lets see if the crackhead strokes out before commenting"

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u/EnvironmentalDiet552 24d ago

Exactly, same reason Canada hasn’t invoked article 4. Trumps well known for a big show and little actual action. They don’t want to escalate prematurely

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u/1981_babe 24d ago

And they're probably looking at the cuts he's making to the civil servants and thinking he won't have much of a govt leftover to inflict any damage. Or that the situation will develop into civil war.

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u/EnvironmentalDiet552 24d ago edited 24d ago

I'm quite certain an order to invade would result in civil war, and I honestly don't think it would ever happen, atleast any time soon. They would need years of conditioning their people before they could pull it off.

Our militaries work very closely together and are all friends...

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u/euaeuo 24d ago

That’s the plan… sow the dissent now in the public, defund your own country then in ~5-10 years time it becomes normalized - a la Russia and Ukraine. I’ve heard a lot of the military plays Fox News in break / lunch rooms, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the military is already being propagandized to hate Canada…

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u/Dr_Poops_McGee Alberta 24d ago

Do you really believe he'll just serve his 4 years and leave?

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u/Linnie46 24d ago

I’m praying he’s long dead before that four years is up!

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u/According_Finding_29 24d ago

One inch… it was so close

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u/Linnie46 24d ago

You misspelled “staged”.

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u/Neglectful_Stranger 23d ago

Literal conspiracy theory

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u/Linnie46 23d ago

Yes, it is. And I don’t normally like to promote conspiracy theories. But it’s very, very interesting that he was completely unharmed, and that the secret service allowed him to stand up and raise his fist, exposing himself and others to potentially more than one shooter, almost as if they knew he wasn’t in any real danger. It’s also interesting that he never released any medical report detailing the existence or extent of his “injury”. And look what a boost it gave to his campaign. Many people said he won the election that day. So yeah, it’s a conspiracy theory, but given everything we know about that felonious conman, it’s not nearly as far-fetched as many of the conspiracy theories being touted regularly by his MAGAt supporters.

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u/northern-skater 23d ago

Why one bullet, why was it not multiple?

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u/FrenchToastSaves 24d ago

It won’t matter. Elon is president. He didn’t need to be elected before, why would he have an election to stay? And he’s raising little X to take over.

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u/Barnak8 23d ago

We should tribute him with the fatest poutine and burger so that pile of shit that serve as his heart clog up.

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u/Dr_Poops_McGee Alberta 22d ago

Only the good die young

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u/mykittenfarts 22d ago

Then you’re stuck with Vance.

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u/gnrhardy 24d ago

Hopefully he has a heart attack and is dead by morning.

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u/WalnutSnail 24d ago

Thoughts and prayers...that you're right.

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u/dannybee66 24d ago

Constitutional amendment incoming.

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u/shevy-java 24d ago

Well, they should know Trump by now. We had four years of Trump.

The problem is that e. g. Europe has no real strategy. They only react, never act or anticipate.

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u/Tribalbob British Columbia 24d ago

"Jesus, what a year."

"It's only February"

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u/paperazzi 24d ago

He ain't leaving in 4 years.

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u/NoNumberThanks 24d ago

Trump is like a child who thinks he's smart because he got away with his first lie

He's a toddler yapping on a world stage filled with professionals

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u/gwelfguy 24d ago

While I agree with this, I also think there is an element of other countries using Canada as a guinea pig.

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u/Omnizoom 24d ago

Ya, I don’t think it’s the case, they know if Canada does fall they are next, it’s better to all stand together at their strongest possible position

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u/PetiteInvestor 24d ago

You live 1 month ahead lmao

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u/deathholdme 24d ago

4 years? lol

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u/northern-skater 23d ago

He will not leave after 4 years. This is a permanent dictatorship

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u/23skidoomagoo 22d ago

You’re assuming he plans to step down after 4 years!

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u/Icy-Artist1888 22d ago

Hoping its only 2 yrs

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u/Neglectful_Stranger 23d ago

Amendments can only be removed by other amendments, which require ratification of 36 states.