"When I started to suggest, well, maybe a trade for Vermont or California for certain parts, he immediately decided it was not that funny anymore," Trudeau said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed he was able to end a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump on potentially annexing Canada by suggesting a trade. During a preview for an MSNBC interview with Jen Psaki set to air on Sunday,

Justin Trudeau says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump kicked the tires on the potential annexation of Canada during their recent meeting in Florida, but the topic was quickly dropped when the prime minister countered with a request for two states.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's talk of possibly annexing Canada was a tactic designed to distract people from the impact of his proposed tariffs.

Justin Trudeau has revealed the quip that silenced Donald Trump’s taunting that Canada should become the “51st state” during his visit to Mar-a-Lago last month. The outgoing Canadian prime minister told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki that Trump broached the question of Canada’s sovereignty—a gibe he resurfaced earlier this week after Trudeau resigned—when the pair met in December.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared how the got Trump to change the subject and stop talking about making Canada a state during their meeting in Florida last year.