JD Vance calls Canada a 'state' in slip-up at Maine event

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Vice President JD Vance called Canada a "state" during a Maine event on Monday, August 24, then claimed it was a "Freudian slip" and an accident. Vance made the remark while discussing heated US-Canada trade talks, adding that Canada underinvests in its military and relies on US protection. The slip follows President Donald Trump's repeated references to Canada as the "51st state." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has consistently rejected annexation suggestions, saying it "will never happen." Trump has also criticized Canadian leadership on Truth Social, claiming the US has "carried Canada for decades" and that Canada "couldn't survive" without American support.


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