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Trumps claim about annexing Canada fact-checked

“Donald Trump represents thepeopleof the usa (elected by majotity and speaking for the people of the usa ) continues to say he might annex(take by force) Canada) you are wrong”
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Confidence: High Checked on July 9, 2026

Summary

Trump has repeatedly voiced a desire for Canada to join the United States, as reported in multiple news outlets, but no credible source shows him claiming he will annex Canada by force. His remarks are rhetorical and not backed by concrete policy or military plans.

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whitehouse.gov
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reuters.com
factcheck.afp.com
  • AI slop videos falsely claim Trump expelled 58 Canadian diplomats | Fact Check

    The novel Canada-US tensions have been the source of numerous false claims about trade and diplomacy between the two countries, including videos which falsely alleged the American ambassador Pete Hoekstra had been expelled from Ottawa. The posts claiming Trump kicked 58 Canadian diplomats out of the United States are similarly fake and appear to be part of the "slopaganda" network of YouTube channels which have been fabricating stories about Canada for nearly a year using paid actors and artificial intelligence (archived here).

cnn.com
pbs.org
  • Why Trump wants Greenland | PBS News

    President Donald Trump has mulled territorial expansion via Greenland, Canada and Venezuela during his second term. But of the three, he comes back to Greenland most often.

politico.com
lefigaro.fr
lesechos.fr
franceinfo.fr
vedomosti.ru
kommersant.ru
  • Axios: Трамп допустил отход от «духа Анкориджа»

    По его словам, господа Путин и Трамп обсуждали только предложения. Глава МИД РФ Сергей Лавров назвал высказывание госсекретаря «не очень изящным». По его словам, тогда США выдвинули предложения по урегулированию российско-украинского конфликта, а Россия их приняла.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Movements for the United States annexation of Canada - Wikipedia

    After winning a second term as ... Donald Trump said Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. Canadians responded strongly against these calls, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying, "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become a part of the United States". Historical annexationist movements ...

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