📰 CANADA’S TRUDEAU SAYS TRUMP MIGHT BE SERIOUS ABOUT 51ST STATE: WSJ President Trump might be serious about annexing Canada because he is keen to control the country’s natural resources, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders Friday. His comments were made during a closed-door session at an economic summit his office organized in Toronto featuring business and labor leaders. According to people who were present for the closed-door remarks, Trudeau said he didn’t believe that Trump was joking about wanting to annex Canada and suggested it might be connected to the country’s minerals and energy resources.