President Donald Trump said he is serious about his plans to make Canada the 51st state during an interview that aired before Sunday night’s Super Bowl. “Yeah, it is,” he replied when asked by Fox News host Bret Baier if his “wish” for Canada to join the United States was a “real thing”—as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently warned a group of businessmen.

Donald Trump reiterated his interest in assuming control over Canada and making it the 51st state, citing economic benefits. He also pushed for US control of Gaza to prevent Hamas from regaining power and suggested resettling displaced Palestinians in neighboring Arab countries.

Donald Trump told Fox News anchor Bret Baier in a Super Bowl pre-game interview that Canada “would be much better off being a 51st state,” as the president continued to insist that his social media musing of a U.

In an NBC News "Meet the Press" interview, president Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael "Mike" Waltz dismissed reports that the president planned to invade or annex Canada.