President-elect Donald Trump reportedly told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada should consider becoming the “51st state” if the country can’t handle his proposed tariffs. Trump met with Trudeau last week after the latter became alarmed at the president-elect’s proposed 25% tariff on all Canadian-imported goods.

Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and key Cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.

Donald Trump joked that Canada could become the 51st US state if it wants to avoid hefty tariffs he plans to impose on the nation, according to sources.