Trump claims Canada 'considering' offer of free Golden Dome in exchange for becoming 51st state

U S President Donald Trump purported on Tuesday that Canada was considering giving up its statehood in exchange for protection by the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system at no cost despite Canadian administrators repeatedly stating that the country is not for sale I recounted Canada which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System that it will cost Billion Dollars if they remain a separate but unequal Nation but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished st State Trump wrote on Truth Social They are considering the offer he claimed Trump has threatened in fresh months to annex Canada an idea fiercely rebuked by Canadian administrators and their citizens KING CHARLES II VISITS CANADA AS SHOW OF PATRONAGE FOR COUNTRY COVETED BY TRUMPCanada's Prime Minister Mark Carney who secured an polling win last month in part due to Canadians' opposition to Trump's wish to make the country part of the U S narrated Trump earlier this month that his country won't be for sale ever King Charles III who is recognized as Canada's sovereign gave a speech before the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday in which he appeared to reject Trump's idea of purchasing the North American country and making it the st U S state Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away he explained And that by staying true to Canadian values Canada can build new alliances and a new business sector that serves all Canadians As for the Golden Dome Trump disclosed last week that the U S had officially selected the architecture for the missile defense system that would create a infrastructure of satellites to detect track and potentially intercept incoming ballistic missiles The U S president announced the project would cost billion to build and that it was expected to be fully operational within three years He also announced Canada would be included in its safety net Canada has called us and they want to be a part of it So we ll be talking to them they want to have protection also Trump announced at the time CARNEY SAYS CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE TRUMP REPLIES 'NEVER SAY NEVER'Carney s office declared last week that there were current discussions between the U S and Canada on current and new precaution programs including the Golden Dome Canadians gave the prime minister a strong mandate to negotiate a comprehensive new guard and economic relationship with the United States a spokesperson for Carney reported BBC News To that end the prime minister and his ministers are having wide-ranging and constructive discussions with their American counterparts These discussions naturally include strengthening North American Aerospace Defense Command and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome the spokesperson continued