‘Canada would be the 51st, Greenland the 52nd, and Venezuela the 53rd state’: Trump jokes at dinner

During a dinner held on Saturday, US President Donald Trump jokingly spoke about the “annexation” of Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela, The Washington Post reports.

“We are not going to invade Greenland. We are going to buy it. I never intended to make Greenland the 51st state. I want to make Canada the 51st state. Greenland will be the 52nd state. Venezuela could be the 53rd,” the article quotes the president as saying.

The article notes that Trump has repeatedly raised the issue of US territorial expansion.

“Some of the jokes fell flat, and those present in the hall responded with silence,” the article says.