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Shark Tank Star Pushes EU-Like Deal With U.S. and Canada, despite Trump backing Brexit

star Kevin O'Leary realizes not everyone is a fan of President-elect Donald Trump's idea of making the 51st state—so he proposed an "economic union" similar to the European Union. But that might be a hard sell for a president who once called himself "Mr. Brexit." O'Leary appeared on Friday morning to discuss Trump's talk about absorbing Canada into the United States. O'Leary, who is Canadian, endorsed the plan, , calling it "something great." "If you figured out a way to put these two countries together, it would be the most...

‘Shark Tank’ Star Tells Fox He’s Going to Mar-a-Lago to Pitch Trump on Merging US and Canada

Canadian businessman and Shark Tank television personality Kevin O’Leary told Fox Business he is going down to Mar-a-Lago to pitch President-elect Donald Trump on joining the U.S. in an economic union with Canada. Recently, Trump floated the idea of annexing Canada in exchange for lowering their tariffs and also referred to the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” of the 51st state. During a Thursday interview on Fox Business, O’Leary said Trump should erase the borders between Canada and the U.S. by creating an economic union between the two...