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Canada believes Donald Trump is no longer interested in turning it into the 51st state, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday.

Asked by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in the Netherlands whether Trump is still saying he wants to annex Canada, Carney replied, “No, he is not.”

“He admires Canada,” Carney told Amanpour. “I think it’s fair to say, maybe for a period of time (he) coveted Canada.”

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

It's a little stupid to bring this up. You have to treat the Trump administration like toddlers, ie. when they ask for something, you just have to be firm, ignore it, and wait for it to go away. Raising the topic again will just make your toddler throw another tantrum.

I get that he was asked this by a member of the media, but nobody should be talking about this. You just have to change the topic - again, exactly the same way you deal with toddlers.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I'm not doing that.

Staying quiet because it will make daddy angry to talk about it is still abuse.

Toddlers also have to learn object permanence and that the world will still talk about toys, even if they don't have any. People will bring the annexation threats up, because it was top of mind and, quite frankly, scary for us for a few months.

And we're allowed to do that.

If Trump can be laughed at by literally the entire UN in 2018, he can withstand some talk of what he himself brought about.

Despite the jokes and fitting comparisons, Donald Trump is not a child, he is an adult, and must (not should) face the ramifications of his words and actions.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Staying quiet because it will make daddy angry to talk about it is still abuse.

Okay, fair point. What I mean is, don't bring it up unless the toddler starts talking about it again. Stupid of CNN to bring it up again for no reason.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I get your meaning. I forgot to acknowledge that.

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