Yes, he’s still on the delusional “51st state” thing.

The White House landscaper still doesn’t understand a) tariffs or b) Canada. From the BBC:

Both countries were optimistic of a deal earlier in the week, but talks fell apart after both sides accused the other of making last-minute changes. “They asked too much and they offered too little,” Carney said on Saturday. “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.”

Trump's latest comments echo his repeated references to making Canada the “51st state” of America since returning to office, sparking frustration among its leaders and residents.

Carney went on to describe the president’s negotiating stance as assuming that Canada already is the 51st state of his delusions. Spectacularly, Trump and his crack negotiating team decided that Canadian domestic policy was a subject for trade negotiation. From CTV:

In recent years, the U.S. identified Bill 96 (An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec) and 109 (An Act to affirm the cultural sovereignty of Quebec and to enact the Act respecting the discoverability of French-language cultural content in the digital environment) as trade barriers.

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette said it was a red line that could not be crossed and that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to halt talks. “Our culture, our language, is central to our identity, and it is important to exclude that from the negotiation table,” said Fréchette.

Tell you what, I think the Canadians should have come back with a proposal prohibiting the president’s garishly tacky approach to public monuments as a precondition for any trade deal on beef and whiskey. I also think I would vote tomorrow to make Mark Carney president of Upper North America—I can’t speak for Mexico—until such time, if any, that we get our damn act together.