White House official says he ‘never agreed’ Canada won’t be 51st state in meeting with premiers

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1. A team of 13 Canadian premiers met with senior White House officials, including James Blair, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, and Sergio Gor, Trump’s director of personnel, to express their concerns about US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Canadian goods. The premiers, who made the trip to the US capital to present a united front, raised concerns about Trump’s claims that Canada should join the US, with BC Premier David Eby stating that the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state is a “non-starter”. Blair later posted on social media that his meeting with the premiers was “pleasant”, but also said he “never agreed that Canada would not be the 51st state”, and that the only agreement was to share Premier Eby’s comments. The meeting was described as “constructive” by several premiers, including Eby and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, who noted that Trump’s aim seems to be “resetting relationships globally”. The premiers are trying to avoid tariffs that could have a significant impact on the Canadian economy, with Trump having signed executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada.

2. At this point, Canada should just let Trump do his thing. We should focus on building ties elsewhere and invest in our military, especially on nuclear weapons as self-defense.

3. They didn’t get to meet with Trump.

   But what about Elon? Nope.

   Okay, surely JD made time for them? No.

   Trump’s chief of staff? Also no.

   The official they met with was the… *deputy* chief of staff, who quickly ran to Twitter to clarify that he never committed to not invading Canada / annexing Canada by force.

   It would have been a pointless trip even if our bozo premiers had met with the right people. As it stands, we look foolish, desperate and weak… if anything, Canada’s in a worse position.

4. We never expected to enjoy a good war crime so goddamned much, but here we are…. 🇨🇦 🤙

5. Canada could offer to come in as 12 Democrat-leaning and 1 Republican-leaning states, each with the customary two Senators. That might stop this particular narrative.

6. America needs more adult politicians.

   These people are from tabloids and comic books and we are expected to treat them like serious adults.

   Worse, actually.

   We HAVE to take them seriously.  And they’re not grounded in reality.  They live in a universe built up in decades of right wing hysteria and disinformation, their extremists are their mainstream now and the rational adults in America are apparently not going to step in and save anyone.

   Even if they promise something their promises and signatures and commitments are meaningless and will be discarded without an afterthought.

   The USA is suddenly a terrible credit risk and as reliable as a meth junkie at Disney World.

   Adults, please.

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