Trump's ambassador pick says Canada is sovereign

Trump's pick for ambassador to Canada says it's a sovereign state. Trump wants it as a US state
President Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue. The president has insisted that Canada would be better off as the United States' newest member.
Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to Canada Agrees It’s a Sovereign Nation
Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to Canada affirmed that country’s status as a sovereign nation and hinted the president’s complex relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might have played a role in his calls to annex it into the US.
Trump ambassador nominee: Canada is a sovereign state
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa said on Thursday he views Canada as an independent nation, pledging to respect its sovereignty amid a global trade war and hostile rhetoric that has roiled diplomatic relations.
Trump’s ambassador pick says Canada is sovereign as president threatens annexation
If confirmed, the former Michigan congressman will become ambassador at a fraught time in U.S.-Canada relations
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Worsening relations with three of the United States’ biggest trading partners dominated a Senate hearing for the would-be U.S. ambassadors to Canada, Mexico and Japan.
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Politics Insider: Trump’s Canada ambassador pick says country is a sovereign state
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada says this country is an independent state. Pete Hoekstra was pressed on the issue during his confirmation hearing in Washington today, given threats by Trump to annex Canada and his suggestion that the country would be better off as a U.S. state.
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