Trump shares Kevin O'Leary's Canada-U.S merger comments on social media, becomes laughingstock of the world

US President- elect Donald Trump faced severe backlash on social media after sharing a report on his Truth Social platform about the proposal of Canadian ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O'Leary to merge Canada with the US, reported Huffpost.

According to Huffpost, during recent weeks, US President- elect Donald Trump has highly promoted the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state while mockingly referring to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the ‘governor’ and eventually threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian imports upon his return to the White House.

Kevin O'Leary, who lacks official negotiating power, actually expressed severe enthusiasm for the merger concept while suggesting it could lead to a powerful combined economy with benefits such as a common currency and open trade, asserted Huffpost. Adding onto that, he also plans to visit US President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate to ‘start the narrative’ on this idea.


Kevin O'Leary actually believes that such a union would create a formidable nation with unmatched military strength and resources.

At the same time, numerous critics have pointed out the impracticality of the proposal of Kevin O'Leary and eventually questioned whether Canadians would support such a drastic change, noted Huffpost. The discussion actually reflects severe ongoing tensions within US-Canada relations and highlights US President- elect Donald Trump's controversial approach to immigration and trade.

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Why did Donald Trump recently face backlash on social media?

US President- elect Donald Trump recently faced severe backlash on social media after sharing a report on his Truth Social platform about the proposal of Canadian ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O'Leary to merge Canada with the US.

Which idea is being promoted by Donald Trump on a constant basis regarding US and Canada?

During recent weeks, US President- elect Donald Trump has highly promoted the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state while mockingly referring to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the ‘governor’ and eventually threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian imports upon his return to the White House.