During an interview on Meet the Press, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump's controversial proposal to make Canada the 51st state. When pressed about whether any steps have been taken towards this plan, Rubio explained that Trump's view stems from what he reportedly heard from Canada's former prime minister: that Canada cannot sustain itself without unfair trading practices with the U.S. Rubio emphasized that while the U.S. collaborates with Canada on various issues, there is discontent regarding trade relations, reflecting the administration's ongoing sentiments about sovereignty and economic fairness.
"I think what the president has said... is he was told by the previous prime minister that Canada could not survive without unfair trade with the United States."
"If you can't survive as a nation without treating us unfairly in trade, then you should become a state."
"There are many things we work with cooperatively on Canada on, but we actually don't like the way they treated us when it comes to trade."
"I think the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state... based on what he was told by the previous prime minister."
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