Trump Concedes Canada Annexation Unlikely in Term

U.S. President Donald Trump privately acknowledged last year that annexing Canada to make it the 51st state was unlikely during his remaining term, citing the country's 200 years of history and its ties to the British monarchy as key factors. The comments came during a December 2025 conversation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with British royal biographer Robert Hardman, who recounted the exchange in an excerpt from his forthcoming book on Queen Elizabeth II.

Hardman, discussing Trump's state visits to Britain, raised concerns about Trump's repeated suggestions of absorbing Canada, a longtime ally and NATO partner. He urged Trump to "leave Canada alone," noting that such actions would upset King Charles III, Canada's head of state. Trump paused and asked, "Do they still recognize the King? Or have they stopped doing that?" Upon Hardman's confirmation that Canadians do recognize the monarch, Trump complained about Canadian politicians, saying, "They're nice to my face and then they say bad things behind my back." He also remarked that most Canadians live near the U.S. border due to the cold northern climate and suggested the border line was arbitrarily drawn too far south....