{"id":2387073,"date":"2025-01-06T17:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T22:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-adds-insult-to-injury-after-trudeau-announces-resignation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T22:15:59","slug":"trump-adds-insult-to-injury-after-trudeau-announces-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-adds-insult-to-injury-after-trudeau-announces-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Adds Insult to Injury After Trudeau Announces Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-adds-insult-to-injury-after-trudeau-announces-resignation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Following the announcement of Prime Minister Justin\u2063 Trudeau\u2019s resignation, President-elect Donald trump \u2064has renewed his proposal for Canada \u2062to become the 51st\u2063 state of the United States. Trudeau announced he would step down \u200cafter the Liberal Party selects a \u2064new \u200cleader, having served\u200c for nine years as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> \u2063and 11 years as party leader. Trump remarked that many canadians would \u200dprefer the merging, citing benefits such as reduced tariffs and improved security against foreign threats.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2064 context\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-prices-drop-more-than-5-despite-saudi-and-russian-production-cuts\/\" title=\"Despite production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia, oil prices plummeted by over .\">escalating trade tensions<\/a>,Trump \u2064has \u2064threatened to impose a notable tariff on Canadian goods if trade\u200c issues aren&#8217;t resolved. Trudeau warned that such tariffs could \u200cdevastate Canada&#8217;s economy, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">experiencing multiple crises<\/a> lately.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s playful rhetoric \u200dabout the potential statehood, public sentiment in Canada appears largely against the idea, with only 13% \u200dof Canadians \u200bsupporting the notion of becoming a\u200d U.S. state. Canada has been an self-reliant nation since gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-ethnic-conflict-shaped-the-capital-of-india\/\" title=\"How Ethnic Conflict Shaped The Capital Of India\">full sovereignty<\/a> in 1982, after a gradual process initiated\u200b in \u200b1867.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump renewed his push to make Canada part of the United States following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&rsquo;s announcement Monday that he will be resigning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process,&rdquo; Truedeau told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5069487-trump-trudeau-merger-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported that Trudeau has served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-within-days-amid-standoff-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada&rsquo;s prime minister<\/a> for nine years and leader of the Liberal Party for 11.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has faced mounting crises, including the resignation of a top minister and a confrontation with Trump&rsquo;s 25 percent tariff plan, among other issues,&rdquo; the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IT HAPPENED!<\/p>\n<p>Justin Trudeau has RESIGNED! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kSIxE46eKX\">pic.twitter.com\/kSIxE46eKX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rustyrockets\/status\/1876300754379821304?\">January 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a post on  following Trudeau&rsquo;s announcement, Trump wrote, &ldquo;Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greenlands-prime-minister-demands-parent-country-act-afraid-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113782682597333035\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. annual trade deficit with Canada is estimated at more than $100 billion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state-after-trudeau-said-tariff-would-kill-economy-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had reportedly told Trudeau, when the two met at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in late November, that if Canada cannot fix the border issues and trade deficit, he would &ldquo;levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods on day one when he returns to office,&rdquo; Fox said.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minster responded that such a tariff would kill the Canadian economy, at which point Trump suggested joining the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Oh Canada! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OodAiRqojo\">pic.twitter.com\/OodAiRqojo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump Posts on &#120143; (@trump_repost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trump_repost\/status\/1864060508732809664?\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump has been trolling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-considers-dramatic-resignation-situation-spirals-control-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trudeau<\/a> about the issue since, even referring to him as &ldquo;governor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113626786987358864\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/poll-suggests-13-of-canadians-think-canada-should-become-the-51st-american-state\/article_fb5adae4-5365-55f0-a2a5-0c8ccd163a82.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Toronto Star<\/a> reported last month that a poll taken found just 13 percent of Canadians favor the idea of their country becoming a U.S. state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/canada-independence-from-britain-france-war-of-1812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History.com<\/a> chronicled that Canada was granted the right to self-government as a colony from Great Britain in 1867 and became its own country in 1931 in Britain&rsquo;s Commonwealth of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Finally in 1982, Canada adopted its own constitution taking the final step to full sovereignty.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Trudeau stated, \u201cI plan to resign as party leader and prime minister once the party chooses its next leader through a thorough, nationwide competitive process.\u201d According to The Hill, Trudeau has been Canada&#8217;s prime minister for nine years and has led the Liberal Party for 11 years. He has dealt with various challenges, including the resignation of a senior minister and issues related to Trump&#8217;s proposed 25 percent tariff plan. Following Trudeau&#8217;s announcement, Trump tweeted that many Canadians would love to be part of the U.S., emphasizing concerns over trade deficits and subsidies. He argued that merging with the U.S. would eliminate tariffs, reduce taxes significantly, and enhance security against threats from Russian and Chinese ships<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2387074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/justin-and-his-dad-not-castro.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,5894,6522,14260,3634],"class_list":["post-2387073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-politics","tag-resignation","tag-trudeau","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/justin-and-his-dad-not-castro.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387073"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387077,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387073\/revisions\/2387077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}