US President-elect Donald Trump reacted Monday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announced earlier in the day, doubling down on his notion that Canada should be absorbed into the United States as the latter's 51st state.
"Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, his own social media platform.
Having previously threatened to impose a 25 percent additional tariff on Canadian imports, the president-elect said this time around that "if Canada merged with the US, there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down," adding that if Canada and the United States were to become one nation, "what a great Nation it would be!!!"
Earlier in the day, Trudeau, who has been facing domestic political pressure as Trump continuously taunted Canada as a state of the United States, announced at a press conference in Canada's capital city of Ottawa that he intended to "resign as party leader, as prime minister," after his Liberal Party "selects its next leader through a robust nationwide, competitive process."
Trump's reaction to Trudeau's resignation came on the same day the US Congress convened a joint session certifying his victory in the 2024 presidential election. Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20.
doubling down - 加倍努力，坚定立场
在此语境中，指的是特朗普更加坚持自己关于加拿大并入美国的看法。
notion - 想法，观点
指特朗普认为加拿大应该并入美国的看法。
absorbed - 吸收，融合
这里指加拿大并入美国，成为美国的一部分。
51st state - 第51个州
指加拿大成为美国的第51个州的设想。
Trade Deficits - 贸易逆差
指美国和加拿大之间的贸易差额，即美国从加拿大进口的商品比出口的多。
Subsidies - 补贴
指政府提供的财政支持，用于维持加拿大的经济稳定。
tariff - 关税
指特朗普曾威胁对加拿大商品征收额外的25%关税。
merge - 合并
指加拿大与美国合并，成为一个国家。
nation - 国家
指由加拿大和美国合并后的新国家。
press conference - 新闻发布会
指加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多宣布辞职的新闻发布会。
Liberal Party - 自由党
指加拿大的一个政党，特鲁多所属的党派。
inaugurated - 就职
指特朗普将在2024年1月20日正式成为美国总统。
certifying - 认证，确认
指美国国会对特朗普在2024年总统选举中获胜的确认。