Canadian reporters grill Rubio over Trump’s 51st …
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday faced pointed questions from Canadian journalists over the seriousness of President Trump’s calls for Canada to become the 51st state and the trade war with Ottawa that has plunged relations to a historic low.
Rubio said Trump’s tariffs and pitch to annex Canada was not on the agenda of the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, but was pressed on the president’s antagonism toward America’s northern neighbor.