Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's annexation talk as a distraction from tariffs.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has rejected Donald Trump's proposal of a US-Canada merger, describing it as a distraction from the USA's tariff threats. He assured that Canada will not become the 51st state of the US, even after resigning as Labour Party leader.

Trudeau told MSNBC that he had jokingly suggested to Trump that he could exchange a few places for Vermont or California in return.

US President-elect Donald Trump has made fresh claims over Canada as the 51st state of the US. While emphasizing huge trade deficit with Canada, Trump said that the Canadians are finding his idea interesting.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that he had asked President-elect Donald Trump to give either California or Vermont in exchange of some places. This comes as Trump has been pushing forward his claims to make Canada the 51st state of the US.

Trudeau told CNN on Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's annexation threats are a distraction from the damage a trade war with Canada would impact on the American economy.

Ireland responds after Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday on CNN's "The Lead" that Canada will never become part of the United States, adding that Canadians identify as "not American." | Clips

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that he jokingly suggested trading Vermont or California to President-elect Donald Trump in response to Trump's interest in annexing Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again dismissed US President-elect Donald Trump's remarks suggesting Canada could become the 51st state of the United States.