Businessman and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump is hosting discussions at Mar-a-Lago about integrating Canada into the United States.
O'Leary told Fox News he participated in the discussions at Mar-a-Lago after Trump suggested on Truth Social that Canada would become the "51st state."
"If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be 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," Trump wrote. "Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!"
During the Fox News interview, host Martha MacCallum noted that O'Leary, a Canadian citizen, had "some very strong feelings about joining our country with Canada."
"I had two topics that I wanted to talk to him about," O'Leary explained. "Number one was integrating Canada towards a North American union for greater strength, just period."
"The world is a difficult place these days, and most Canadians would like to look at that opportunity without giving up their sovereignty," he continued. "So low-hanging fruit would be combined currency, for example, combining the Bank of Canada with the Fed, things like that."
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O'Leary said he pleaded with Trump to "give the Canadians a chance to re-elect a leader, just like you got re-elected, that has a four-year mandate, just like you have, and let's get down to business."
The businessman also presented Trump with a plan to purchase TikTok from its Chinese parent company.
"Trump will be who we have to work with to close the deal in the months ahead," O'Leary explained. "So I wanted to let him know, as well as others in his cabinet, that we're doing this and we're gonna need their help."
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