Trump joked that if the tariffs debilitated the Canadian economy, perhaps Canada should become the country’s 51st state.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc also attended the three-hour “social evening” at Trump’s Florida estate, and told reporters on Parliament Hill Tuesday the comment was light-hearted.
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