President-elect Donald Trump was widely mocked after he shared what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself standing on a mountain next to a Canadian flag—except the mountain isn't even in Canada.
The image, shared after Trudeau flew to Florida to meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate after Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products, shows Trump, flanked by the Canadian flag, staring out at... the Matterhorn.
The Matterhorn, probably the most photographed mountain in the world, is a peak in the Alps, located along the main watershed and forming part of the border between Italy and Switzerland.
You can see Trump's image below.
Geography is not Trump's strong suit—and people were quick to call this out.
Trump is threatening to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, citing their alleged failures to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs into the U.S.
According to sources who spoke to Fox News, Trump suggested to Trudeau that if a tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues would devastate the Canadian economy, perhaps Canada should consider becoming the 51st U.S. state.
During the exchange, Trump accused Canada of neglecting the U.S. border by allowing significant numbers of drugs and migrants, including illegal immigrants from over 70 countries, to cross into the U.S.
Trudeau reportedly responded that such a tariff would completely destroy the Canadian economy. Trump replied by questioning whether Canada could only survive by "ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion."
At this point, Trump floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, which reportedly elicited nervous laughter from Trudeau and others present. He added that "prime minister" was a better title than "governor" but joked that Trudeau could still serve as the governor of the new state.
Sources said that someone at the table quipped Canada would likely be a very liberal state, prompting further laughter. Trump then suggested that Canada could even split into two states—one conservative and one liberal.
