Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp says the state doesn’t support the president’s trade war and annexation bid against Canada

Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp of Alaska, which shares a border with the Yukon and is separated from the contiguous U.S. by Canada, says the state doesn’t support the president’s trade war and annexation bid against Canada.

He has proposed a joint resolution in the state legislature that would affirm Canada’s sovereignty and recognize the enduring, centuries-old ties between Alaska and Canada.

  • selkiesidhe@lemm.ee
    80·
    1 day ago

    I’ll be honest; didn’t expect that from Alaska but then again they’re sorta up there on their own, doing whatever…

    Good though. Good. Maybe when the West Coast secedes and founds its own (superior!) country, well let Alaska join us. Maybe.

    • RedPostItNote@lemmy.worldEnglish
      371·
      23 hours ago

      I live in Washington/BC and I can tell you, Alaska would starve if Canada didn’t allow use of its roads and facilities. I’m not surprised they sided with Canada and the west coast and east coast will too. Trump is a fucking moron.

    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
      24·
      23 hours ago

      Alaska is a very different kind of conservative state. They like the ability to do whatever they want as long as it benefits them even if it goes against the national Republican agenda.

      • Bleys@lemmy.world
        101·
        23 hours ago

        Also economically it’s beneficial for Alaska to be a unique US state in terms of tourism and resource offerings. If Canada joined the US, Alaska loses a big aspect of their unique identity to BC/Yukon/NT.

      • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        14 hours ago

        they are also far removed from the main GOP in the states, so they are less affected by thier craziness.

      • Jhex@lemmy.world
        5·
        21 hours ago

        we can cut them off badly… that’s the only reason they are pretending to be kind

      • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
        31·
        17 hours ago

        So they aren’t idiots. Far as I can tell with MAGATs, they do stupid things even if it catches themselves on fire.

        • drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world
          3·
          14 hours ago

          Well, we got places like Wassila (AKA Mobile Alaska) that have entirely drank the koolaid. One week there and you will be thanking god for fentanyl. Its not as bad but we still got crazies.

          We got mostly republicans and office yet we also got Ranked Choice Voting which the GOP opposes.