Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada will have to pay US$61 billion to be part of his “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence plan — but would pay nothing if it becomes part of the U.S., a message he claimed to have “told Canada” himself.

The social media post came hours after King Charles III delivered the speech from the throne in Canada’s Parliament, which particularly focused on asserting Canada’s sovereignty and included plans for bolstering national defence.

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      He literally just said Canada has nothing that the US wants but he still won’t stfu with this 51st “state” bullshit (as if he’d EVER allow them to become a full state with the population, voting power, and political leanings of another California… it’s not even a real proposition that anyone would ever take seriously, including himself, but still won’t shut up about it)

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    Canada: How about we stay Canadian, we don’t pay $61B and you go golden shower yourself in Moscow again.

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    Correction, would pay 174B as 51st state,

    You demonize and attack your own states that vote against you. we’re supposed to believe we would A) Actually have rights and not be just a military occupation resource extraction zone, and B) That you wouldnt throw us under the bus with the rest of the democrat heavy states?

    Fuck off.

    The world is far too comfortable with Fascists, having taken hold in America, Russia, and far too many other places.

    We need to go back? yeah. to when Fascists swung by the neck on a rope.

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      This.

      • they pay us to build it
      • they pay us to run it
      • our people only collect data
      • they get a copy of that data

      … As long as they keep paying their bills.

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    Days after the USA ambassador in Canada said Trump was done with the 51st State shit. I suppose Trump will rename the ambassador function to embarrassador by an executive order.

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    I’m glad Trump is finally fixing this problem. Every fucking day I get in my car to drive somewhere and there’s a big pothole, the road is closed, or my destination was directly hit by an incoming missile. The worst are those unguided ones. They don’t even know or care where they’re going to land! The weak democrats are too busy using pronouns and protesting the border to even talk about the problem of the constant missile and rocket strikes entering our airspace and striking our land.

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      Exactly what I was thinking. Also, $0? It would be less than zero for the citizens. He’d also be against all the social programs like healthcare and the like and that healthcare would drastically get more expensive on top of having to pay out of pocket for the insurance.

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    Just what Canada needs: a military industrial complex grift program that’ll never work. What an incentive!

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        It’s what Orban did, and other Authoritarians, on whom the whole administration based their plan on. They get other aspects “right”… but I guess that is when Trump isn’t the one talking.