President-elect Trump’s interest in making Canada the 51st U.S. state is a “huge opportunity” to do “something great” on the world stage, according to “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary.
“I think this is a great idea, and I think the potential is massive, and the opportunity is huge,” the Canadian investor said Friday during an appearance on “America’s Newsroom.” “I think at the end of the day, Canadians and Americans, their DNA is the same in terms of what they believe in… freedom.”
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In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump mockingly referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” and reiterated that Canada should be turned into a U.S. state. The former president originally floated the suggestion to Trudeau during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago after threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, sources told Fox News.