canada hats Doug Ford sports a ‘CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE’ hat amid Trump’s 51st state taunts

 

The Ontario premier sported a hat that looked similar to Trump’s iconic MAGA caps, but with a Canadian twist.

Doug Ford is pulling an Uno-reverse card on Donald Trump, firing back on the U.S. president-elect’s threats to turn Canada into the 51st state.

At a press conference Tuesday, Ford sported a reverse of Donald Trump’s now-iconic, glaring red hat, usually embossed with Trump’s infamous catch phrase, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

Ford’s version? Tory blue, with a Canadian flag, that read “CANADA IS NOT FOR SALE.”

It’s the latest stunt in Ford’s efforts to combat Trump’s economic threats, as Canada’s premiers meet in Ottawa to discuss the looming prospect of a trade war. The Ontario premier has repeatedly taken to U.S. news outlets, threatened to cut off Canadian energy exports and warned of a half-million job losses as he ramps up his rhetoric to take on Trump. 

The U.S. president-to-be, who will take office Monday, has repeatedly trolled Canada and its leaders about becoming a state.

“Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” Trump posted to Truth Social shortly after Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement. “Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned.”

“If Canada merged with the U.S., there would no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them,” he continued.

Trump doubled down on his comments in a news conference last week, repeating the false notion that the States are “subsidizing” Canada “to the tune of about $200 billion a year” and claiming he approached hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister.

It’s a quip experts and senior Canadian government officials had roundly dismissed as a “joke” from the former president — but are now taking it more seriously. Trump has continued trolling Canada since he first broached the subject with Trudeau during his visit to Mar-a-Lago in early December, including writing in a Christmas social media post that Canadians would pay lower taxes and have better military protection under his command.