U.S. President Donald Trump could not help but inject himself in the picture when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will step down.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote: “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned. If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!”

Thanks, but NO THANKS, Mr. President. Just try and manage your own country. We are proud to be – and remain – CANADIANS!

On Tuesday, Trudeau said: “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other’s biggest trading and security partner.”

And BC Premier David Eby said: “Canadians are proud. I’m proud to be Canadian. We are not becoming the 51st state and I think that one of the recognitions of both Canadians and Americans is that we are different places, we have different priorities and yet we’re good neighbours and friends, and in many cases, family. … We should be working together.”

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre later said on X: “Canada will never be the 51st state. Period.”

He added: “We are a great and independent country.

“We are the best friend to the U.S. We spent billions of dollars and hundreds of lives helping Americans retaliate against Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks. We supply the U.S. with billions of dollars of high-quality and totally reliable energy well below market prices. We buy hundreds of billions of dollars of American goods.

“Our weak and pathetic NDP-Liberal government has failed to make these obvious points.

“I will fight for Canada.

“When I am Prime Minister, we will rebuild our military and take back control of the border to secure both Canada and the U.S. We will take back control of our Arctic to keep Russia and China out.

“We will axe taxes, slash red tape and rapidly green-light massive resource projects to bring home paycheques and production to our country.

“In other words, we will put Canada First.”