Trudeau rejected Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st US state

Canada will never become the 51st state of the United States, the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on his X social media page (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

"There is no chance in hell that Canada will become part of the United States," he wrote.

Trudeau emphasized that Canada and the U.S. are critical partners in trade and security, and the people of both countries benefit from such cooperation.

The statement came in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's remarks that Canada could become the 51st US state.

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Trump voiced the suggestion that Canada could become a new American state during a meeting with Trudeau on Dec. 3. At the time, he added that an annexation could materialize if Ottawa failed to address illegal migration and drug smuggling.

Later on Dec. 10, the president-elect of the United States said Canada and Mexico could become U.S. states. The CBC television channel reported on December 17 that Canada would spend $900 million to secure its border with the United States.

In addition, during his Christmas address on December 25, Trump promised to halve taxes for Canadian citizens if Canada becomes the 51st state of the United States. In addition, in this speech, the president-elect wished Trudeau a Merry Christmas, calling him not the prime minister, but the governor of Canada.

Doug Ford, the prime minister of the Canadian province of Ontario, offered to purchase Alaska on Jan. 7 amid Trump's announcement. Ford added that under his watch, Canada's annexation to the U.S. would not happen.