Donald Trump proposed that Canada would need to pay $61 billion to utilize the US 'Golden Dome' missile defense system, as he described Canada as a 'separate, but unequal' nation. Should Canada become the US's '51st state', he claimed there would be no cost. His comments followed a speech by King Charles in Canada that emphasized its independence against Trump's annexation threats. Canada's new leadership, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, voiced a commitment to stand up to Trump and maintain Canadian sovereignty amid growing tensions over tariffs and defense matters.
Trump's message on Truth Social about Canada and the Golden Dome system came just hours after the UK's King Charles spoke in the Canadian parliament. The monarch's speech on Tuesday was widely seen as a show of support for Canada - which is part of the British Commonwealth - in the face of annexation threats from Trump.
"We must face reality: since the Second World War, our world has never been more dangerous and unstable. Canada is facing challenges that, in our lifetimes, are unprecedented," Charles said.
Celebrating his election win in late April, the Canadian prime minister said Trump had tried to 'break us, so that America can own us'. "We are over the shock of the American betrayal. But we will never forget the lessons," he said.
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