Eh. He can say what he wants. He says the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America, he says Lake Ontario is now Lake America. Those changes reflect online for Americans, but for the rest of the world they keep their name.

Interesting question: if Trump declares Canada to be a state (ergo, the 51st) but has no military action behind it, and Ottawa doesn't declare it false, but instead seeks federal benefits for Canadians, what happens?

Game it out. So to the USA, Canada is a state. Candians now have American citizenship. Washington can ask Canadians for taxes, but they have no authority to enforce it. They can issue arrest warrants, but those can only be executed in the US. Any Canadian who does not travel to the US is safe. But if Canada is a state in the eyes of the US government, doesn't that just entitle Canadians to benefits? And doesn't Ottawa then get to send two senators and a certain number of representatives? Also, the Canadian embassy in the US closes because, to the US, Canada is part of the US. The ambassador in Canada also leaves because he or she believes Canada to be a state; therefore they have no job.

I say let Canada play it out, eh?

I'll say "oh shit I'll probably have to do service in the Bundeswehr."

America will be the eleventh province

Eh. He can say what he wants. He says the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America, he says Lake Ontario is now Lake America. Those changes reflect online for Americans, but for the rest of the world they keep their name.

the rio grande used to be called the rio bravo until the americans decided they preferred their own name for it. today nobody calls it the rio bravo anymore -- not even most mexicans.

what do you call it?

history keeps proving that the side with more money and influence over the world's affairs always get their way. maybe not at first, but eventually and guess which side of this equation canada is on?

the rio grande used to be called the rio bravo

Ya se llama El Rio Bravo en Espanol hoy.

Eh. He can say what he wants. He says the Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America, he says Lake Ontario is now Lake America. Those changes reflect online for Americans, but for the rest of the world they keep their name.

Ooooh. Good point. It would be very funny if he just "annexes" canada via the GNIS (the database through which he "renamed" gulf of mexico)

that's how i learned of it -- someone called it the rio bravo and i was confused so i asked. lol

Maybe part of it but my money is on balkanization.

No. We don't want all those crazies.

Go ask Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines or Samoa what are the odds of conquered territories getting upgraded from colonies to states.

:/