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Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:52 PM Tuesday

In response to Trump's trolling, Ontario's premier says Canada would buy Alaska and Minnesota

Minnesota has now found itself in the crossfire of some international trolling among North American government officials.

President-elect Donald Trump has teased Canada for the past month, making comments about turning the country into America’s 51st state, imposing tariffs on its products and using “economic force” to have it join the United States.

That had Ontario Premier Doug Ford thinking about his own territorial gains.

While speaking to a reporter Monday, Ford joked: “… to the president, I’ll make him a counteroffer. How about if we buy Alaska and we’ll throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time?”

https://www.startribune.com/canada-trump-minnesota-minneapolis-buy-ontario-premier-doug-ford/601203099

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In response to Trump's trolling, Ontario's premier says Canada would buy Alaska and Minnesota (Original Post) question everything Tuesday OP
Please, Canada? Please?? Ocelot II Tuesday #1
I'd even move to Minnesota and put up with your winters for that opportunity. wnylib Tuesday #2
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Ocelot II

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1. Please, Canada? Please??
Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:55 PM
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You'll get Lake of the Woods back without having to worry about that stupid Northwest Angle, plus more Lake Superior lakeshore, plus more major league baseball, football and hockey, plus 3M and the Mayo Clinic. And me! I even have a Canadian flag and know the tunes and some of the words to O Canada and The Maple Leaf Forever! And I like poutine!

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