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What may have started as a joke appears to be turning into a serious consideration for President-elect Donald Trump.

Early Wednesday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to ask why the United States provides financial assistance to Canada “to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year.”

Look:

“No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State. They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!” he wrote.

This comes after rumors that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may resign amid a discussion over tariffs, which Trump proposed during his presidential campaign. As BizPac Review previously reported, sources claimed Trudeau was considering “prorogation (ending the session of Parliament) or resignation” sometime Monday afternoon, but that never occurred. Instead, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned and was promptly replaced with Dominic LeBlanc who currently also works as minister of intergovernmental affairs.

It remains to be seen if Trudeau will still resign, or if he plans to continue negotiating with Trump in an attempt to avoid tariffs.

Meanwhile, X discussed the idea of bringing Canada into the United States:

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