Canadian investor and ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary Said Thursday he wants to help broker a deal with President-elect Donald Trump that would create some kind of “economic union” between the U.S. and Canada — declaring that at least half of his countrymen would support such a merger. will support.
o’leary’s The interest in uniting the US and Canada comes as Trump, 78, has repeatedly suggested in recent weeks that Canada should become “Our 51st state.”
“Canadians have been talking about this over the holidays – for the last two days,” O’Leary said of Trump’s proposal during an interview with Fox Business. “They want to hear more.”
The Montreal-born businessman acknowledged that “there are obviously a lot of issues” that would arise if Canada attempted to join the U.S., but he said Trump’s interest in the matter “could be the beginning of an economic union.” ”
O’Leary continued, “Think about the power of combining the two economies, erasing the border between Canada and the United States and putting all those resources to the northern borders where China and Russia are knocking on the door.” Are.”
“Secure (the Northern Territory), give a common currency, find taxes across the board, trade both ways, create a new, almost EU-like passport – I like the idea and at least half of Canadians are interested in it.” Keep it, he insisted.
O’Leary, 70, said a major obstacle at the moment is the “collapsing” Canadian government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party, which It is very likely that they will resign or be removed from office By October 2025.
Trump – who thinks Canada is cheating the US on trade – has been taunting Trudeau for weeks by referring to Canada as a potential US “state” and the prime minister as its “governor”.
O’Leary argued, “Nobody wants Trudeau to negotiate this deal.” “I don’t want him to do that to me. So I’m going to Mar-a-Lago. I will begin the story.”
“41 million Canadians, I think most of them will trust me on this deal.”
Trump made this argument in his Christmas Day Truth social post Canada should become a US state Because its citizens’ taxes are “too high.”
The President-elect announced that “If Canada becomes our 51st state, their taxes will be cut by over 60%.”
Trump also said that if the Great White joined North America Canadian businesses would also “immediately double in size, and they would be protected militarily like no other country anywhere in the world”.
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