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Trump Offers Canada 'Golden Dome' Freebie to Join as 51st State
The Straits Times
|May 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Canada would need to pay US$61 billion (S$78.6 billion) to join the "Golden Dome" system he has proposed to boost missile defence in North America with space-based interceptors.
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But he needled Ottawa by saying he would be willing to protect Canada for free if it opted to join the United States, his latest suggestion that the US' northern neighbour would benefit from being absorbed by America.
"I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost US$61 billion if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," Mr Trump said in a social media post on May 27. "They are considering the offer!"
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