Trump’s idea is bold, offensive and ignorant, but “he can say what he wants, and it's actually bringing Canadians together right now," said Robinson, standing on the Niagara Falls Observation Tower, which extends over the Niagara Gorge and affords an unobstructed view of all three falls and the Niagara River.
“The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons,” Trump said in his inaugural address.
“Having that as their own independent nation needs to be maintained, I feel,” said Powers, who was in New York state on a work trip and decided to check out Niagara Falls.
At Niagara Falls, the iconic honeymoon and tourist destination on the U.S.-Canadian border, visitors from both countries took in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion that the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement.
“On the 51st state, I think, you know, when that was said the first time, some people thought it was funny,” Wilkinson said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
