Canada shows as ‘Only 1 left. Order now’ and the delivery date is set to Dec. 29 in the doctored image posted to X by Eric Trump
As the hours ticked closer to Christmas, Donald Trump’s team seemingly made it clear what the U.S. President-elect wants delivered to him this holiday season.
Could Canada really become the 51st U.S. state? How Trump’s joke could become reality
Monday night, Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump posted a doctored image to X showing his father scrolling an Amazon cart containing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
While the Danish territory and the crucial east-to-west channel are listed as “In Stock” and available for overnight delivery in the altered photo, Canada shows as “Only 1 left. Order now” and the delivery date is Dec. 29.
“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!”
About a week later Trump took the annexation joke public on Truth Social and questioned why the U.S. continues to “subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year?” (Trump likely meant $100,000,000,000, or one hundred billion, a figure he has previously quoted.)
“Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,” he continued. “They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea.”
“She will not be missed,” he finished.
On Sunday, Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal – which he opined was “foolishly” surrendered to the Central American country – so the U.S. and its companies can avoid the “exorbitant prices and rates of passage.”
Trump responded on Truth Social with “We’ll see about that!” and then posted an image of the canal with an American flag protruding
Greenland has been on Trump’s wishlist since his first time in office. On Monday, when announcing PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, he reiterated a desire to claim the territory “for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World.”
– With files from The Associated Press
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