Trump's ambassador pick says Canada is sovereign

'Canada is a sovereign state': Donald Trump's ambassador pick distances himself from '51st state' stance
The US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Canada asserted during questioning that Canada is an independent nation, diverging from President Trump's stance. Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada should join the United States.
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President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with the country continued.
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President Trump continued to suggest that Canada should become the 51st state, even saying they could keep their anthem. The president also said he will not bend on tariffs on goods from Canada, saying "we don't need anything they have.
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'Canada is a sovereign state': Trump's ambassador pick distances himself from annexation talk
At his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra steered clear of annexation talk and saluted the countries' longstanding partnership. He was peppered with questions from Democrats about what they described as disrespectful language from Trump that's poisoned an old alliance.
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