Canadian journalist mocks Americans, says they can be 'convinced of anything' under Trump

Canadian journalist and author Stephen Marche mocked Americans Tuesday by claiming they could be convinced of anything after warning that President Donald Trump could lead the U S into a war with Canada Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time since Carney s April voting process on Tuesday During the meeting at the White House Carney brought up and dismissed Trump s interest in Canada becoming a U S state saying that the country won t be for sale ever In response Trump replied Never say never Marche joined a panel on MSNBC s Katy Tur Reports to discuss the concerns over Trump s rhetoric regarding Canada Tur was particularly interested in Marche's take in light of his Atlantic piece from Sunday warning that a war between the two nations was no longer inconceivable CANADA WILL NOT BE ' ST STATE ' AMBASSADOR PROTESTS AMID TRUMP TARIFF THREAT I think it's surprising that we can have a conversation that is serious about what a war with Canada would look like Tur stated Explain why it s no longer unthinkable Well because Donald Trump makes us think it right Marche remarked I mean he talks about annexing us on a regular basis I mean somewhere around of the American population in fact want to do this but you know at this point in its history you know the American people can obviously be convinced of anything right Marche went on to say there are a growing number of Republicans who view Canada as an enemy nation and that America is in a perilous situation that could affect surrounding nations I think when countries are in constitutional emergency and when their legal system starts to fall apart as America s legal system is falling apart violence against neighboring countries is very common he added To me it s very intimately tied with this talk about being a third term president right That s exactly out of the playbook of authoritarian governments around the world Canada really does need to think about protecting ourselves from the United States and making sure that we re not just a snack he mentioned CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURETrump has frequently discussed acquiring countries like Canada and Greenland as U S territories Last month he explained Time magazine correspondent Eric Cortellessa that he wasn t trolling people with the idea and will continue to pursue it We re taking care of their military Trump recounted the magazine We're taking care of every aspect of their lives and we don't need them to make cars for us In fact we don't want them to make cars for us We want to make our own cars We don't need their lumber We don't need their vitality We don't need anything from Canada And I say the only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state He was ambivalent over whether military force would be necessary to achieve it in a new interview with NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday Well I think we're not going to ever get to that point Trump announced It could happen CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP