Trump Revives ’51st State’ Comments in Reaction to Canada’s Recession News
U.S. President Donald Trump reacted to the news that Canada has entered a technical recession by once again calling for the country to join the United States as its “51st state.” Trump made the comment in a June 1 post on Truth Social, writing “51st State!” alongside a link to a Bloomberg article about the recession.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump commented on Canada's technical recession by suggesting it become the "51st state."
- The comment was made on Truth Social on June 1st, linking to a Bloomberg article.
- U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra reposted Trump's comment on X.
- Canada's economy showed no growth in Q1 2026 after contracting in Q4 2025.
- GDP declined for two consecutive quarters, meeting the definition of a technical recession.