Jesse Watters Admits The Real Reason He Supports Trump's Proposal To Annex Canada

Fox News personality Jesse Watters was criticized after exclaiming on The Five that the reason why he supports President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to annex Canada is precisely because Canadians don't want this to happen at all.

Watters' remarks are the latest development since Trump made headlines for jabbing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with remarks about Canadian statehood.

Trump, who first brought up the idea during a November meeting with Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago over Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, has since inflamed tensions by referring to Trudeau as the governor of the “great state of Canada."

Trump also signaled he would use "economic force" instead of "military force" to annex the country, saying:

“You get rid of the artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like and it would also be much better national security. Don’t forget: We basically protect Canada. Canada and the United States, that would really be something."

And Watters seems just fine with the idea of violating another country's sovereignty, making the following statements on the Fox program:

"Canada: At first I wanted it and I tried to divide it into two states and then I realized we'd be adding a Montana, basically, for the Republicans, and electorally a Texas for the Democrats. And I don't like that."

"But the fact that they [Canadians] don't want us to take over makes me want to invade. I want to quench my imperalist thirst."

Which pretty much says all you need to know about the conservative movement.

You can hear what he said in the video below.

Many were disgusted by Watters' remarks and swiftly called him out.

The Five also virtually hosted Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who this week in response to Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st state made a "counteroffer" to buy a few states instead, joking that Canadians could take Alaska and Minnesota off the U.S.' hands.

Watters asked Ford:

“What’s your problem with the United States absorbing Canada?”

Ford stated that he understands why Trump, being a "real estate tycoon," is making these proposals, but emphasized that Canadians have no desire to become the 51st state or anything similar. He expressed a preference for the two countries to focus on strengthening collaboration on trade issues.

But Watters doubled down, accusing Ford of criticizing and thinking less of Americans even though "everybody else in the world" would love to have American citizenship:

“I get it. You say that Americans don’t have a problem with Canadians and we don’t talk, but it seems like you have a problem with us. Because if I were a citizen of another country and a neighbor of the United States, I would consider it a privilege to be taken over by the United States of America."

"That’s what everybody else in the world wants: American citizenship. For some reason that’s repellent to you Canadians and I find that personally offensive, premier.”

To that, Ford gave the following firm response:

“You know something, Jesse? We are proud Canadians, just like there are proud Americans, and if we join together and take on the world with a great trade deal between us, I think that would be fabulous. No one can stop us.”

Ford's appearance on Fox coincided with Trudeau's remarks on Thursday, dismissing Trump's comments about turning Canada into the United States' 51st state as a diversion from the fallout of Trump's tariff threats.

Trudeau, who announced earlier this week his plans to resign as prime minister after his party selects a successor, firmly stated in an interview with CNN that Canada becoming another U.S. state was "not going to happen."