Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, whom polls say is the odds-on favorite to win the upcoming election, previously said Canada would “never” be a US state.
Asked about those comments on Tuesday, Trump said: “Then maybe he won’t win. But maybe he will. Listen, I don’t care what he says.”
Poilievre reiterated his comments in social media posts later on Tuesday, and emphasized Canada’s support of US security, its supply of cheap energy, and its consumption of American products, adding that the “weak and pathetic” government had “failed to make these obvious points.”
“We will put Canada First,” he said.