Trump: "Canada can join the missile defence system for free, if it becomes 51st state"

U.S. President Donald Trump has put a price tag on Canada joining his proposed Golden Dome missile defence system — and renewed his annexation threat in the process.

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday that it will cost Canada $61 billion US to join the Golden Dome "if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation," but will cost nothing "if they become our cherished 51st State."

He claimed Canada is "considering" the offer.