Trump says Canada will become 51st US state

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says Canada will become 51st US state?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump says Canada will become 51st US state left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Trump says Canada will become 51st US state biased?

Trump says Canada will become 51st US state is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Trump says Canada will become 51st US state?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Trump says Canada will become 51st US state?

14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Donald Trump say about Canada?

Donald Trump stated at a rally in Arizona that Canada will "end up being the 51st state." He cited trade grievances and suggested annexation was the only way forward for the country.

What trade issues did Trump mention?

Trump mentioned Canadian tariffs on milk and the relocation of automobile factories to the United States as reasons for his statement. He also claimed the US loses up to $100 billion annually on trade with Canada.

Did any reports mention US ambassador Pete Hoekstra?

Yes, CTV News, a centre-rated outlet, reported that U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra warned that Canadian political interference could affect U.S. midterm elections.