Trudeau Discusses Trump Comments, Resignation, Wildfires in CNN Interview

Trudeau Discusses Trump Comments, Resignation, Wildfires in CNN Interview
U.S. President Joe Biden chats with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he departs the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington on Jan. 9, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told CNN that despite incoming President Donald Trump’s repeated talk of Canada becoming the 51st state, it is “not going to happen” and the comments are part of a strategy to distract from 25 percent tariffs that would also harm Americans.

“Canadians are incredibly proud of being Canadian,” Trudeau said in the Jan. 9 interview where he also spoke about U.S. tariffs, his plan to resign, and the California wildfires.