At Niagara Falls, visitors from the United States and Canada are taking in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement. Do they take the idea seriously? Generally speaking, no.
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00:00I don't think it's a good idea. Canada's been one of our better, one of our best trade partners and just closest relations country-wise.
00:08And having that as their own independent nation needs to be maintained, I feel.
00:13You know, we don't need to try and manifest destiny and gather more land.
00:17We need to partner and work with other countries in a more friendly manner.
00:22I think it's very bold.
00:26I think it's offensive.
00:28I think it's ignorant, but, I mean, he can say what he wants.
00:37And it's actually bringing Canadians together right now.
00:42It's pretty much like you're telling them you own their property.
00:49And they've been there all their lives, you know, so.
00:52And that's kind of harsh in my book.
00:56It seems like it should be another way around that to keep the chaos down, you know.
01:02Because all he's doing is creating chaos and making other countries want to hate America.
01:08That's all he's doing right now.
01:10It is very weird, instead of trying to grow relations with the countries around us, especially those directly connected to us,
01:17to basically almost kind of hint at threatening to take and bring in things that are not wanting to be.
01:25So, yeah, not for it.
01:27We're allies. We love you guys.
01:30And we're proud of the amicable relationship we have, but we're also proud to be distinct.