In December 2024, then-President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that many Canadians supposedly want their country to become a U.S. state, claiming benefits like lower taxes and military savings. The remark came amid a broader pattern of Trump floating the idea of acquiring Canada. Months later, after beginning his second term, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, prompting retaliatory tariffs from then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A subsequent Politico poll found that 52% of Canadians now report feeling very proud of their nationality, a surge that analysts attribute to Trump’s aggressive trade and annexation rhetoric. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, negotiated during Trump’s first term, recently came up for renewal, with negotiations expected.