Summary
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a private meeting inadvertently broadcast via a hot mic, warned that Donald Trump is seriously considering annexing Canada to secure its critical mineral resources.
Speaking to business and labor leaders, Trudeau claimed Trump’s administration is keenly aware of Canada’s resource wealth and sees annexation as a means to control it.
The comments, cut off after staff realized they were audible, underscore growing economic and political tensions.
He also stressed the need to diversify trade, noting, “Geography means we’re always going to both benefit and be challenged by trade with the United States.”
those carriers are small by comparison, and as I said there is no way they would be able to pull all of their assets from facing east, and suddenly turn them west without Russia sensing an opportunity and attacking Poland and the Baltics.
Remember that Russia considers itself to already be at war with Nato. And the Russian regime has been playing footsies with the Republican party for a decade or more now.