US Ambassador Hoekstra Explains Repost of Trump’s ’51st State’ Comment
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said he amplified a post by U.S. President Donald Trump calling again for Canada to join the United States because he wanted to present the president’s viewpoint. “As the president’s representative to Canada, I present the president’s views, the United States’ views to Canada,” Hoekstra told reporters in Quebec City on June 3. Trump made a post on Truth Social on June 1 that simply read “51st State!” alongside a link to a Bloomberg article about Canada hitting a technical recession. Statistics Canada reported on May 29 that Canada’s GDP declined for the past two consecutive quarters on an annualized basis, meeting the common definition of a technical recession.
US Ambassador Hoekstra Explains Repost of Trump’s ’51st State’ Comment U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra explained that he amplified a post by President Donald Trump suggesting Canada become the “51st State” to convey the president’s viewpoint. Hoekstra stated his role is to present the views of the president and the United States to Canada. This action followed Trump’s social media post, which was linked to an article about Canada entering a technical recession.
- U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra reposted President Donald Trump’s “51st State!” comment.
- Hoekstra stated his intention was to present the president’s viewpoint to Canada.
- The repost occurred after Trump linked his comment to an article about Canada’s technical recession.
- Statistics Canada reported Canada’s GDP declined for two consecutive quarters, meeting the definition of a technical recession.
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