President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser says the administration is not bluffing when it comes to potentially annexing the United States’ neighbor to the north.

While there is no chance that the U.S. makes moves to “invade Canada,” U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz said a lot of people from the country would like to be American citizens.

“I think that the Canadian people, many of them, would love to join the United States with no tariffs, with lower taxes. And I have all kinds of neighbors down in Florida that are Canadians that are escaping many of the liberal policies and have moved in,” Waltz said on “Meet the Press.”

“There is a lot of people that like what we have in the United States and do not like the last 10 years of liberal progressive governance in (Justin) Trudeau.”

Waltz framed the proposed annexation as part of a “reassertion of American leadership in the Western Hemisphere from the Arctic all the way down to the Panama Canal.”

“America has avoided our own hemisphere where we have the energy, the food and the critical minerals for way too long, and you’re seeing a reassertion of President Trump’s leadership,” he continued.

During an interview that aired ahead of the Super Bowl, Trump said the desire to annex Canada was serious when asked about Trudeau’s comments that the proposal was a “real thing.”

“I think Canada would be much better off being the 51st state because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada. And I’m not going to let that happen. It’s too much,” he said. “Why are we paying $200 billion a year, essentially a subsidy, to Canada? Now if they’re a 51st state, I don’t mind doing it.”

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State Rep. Monique Miller knows which Space Coast candidate she wants joining her in the Florida House.

The Palm Bay Republican endorsed Terry Cronin, a dermatologist and owner of the Cronin Skin Cancer Center and one of three Republicans in a Special Election in House District 32. She said Cronin will bring President Donald Trump’s agenda to the Florida House.

“Terry Cronin is the only choice for Trump Republicans who want to see the America First Agenda implemented here in Florida,” Miller said. “As a 52-year resident of Melbourne, no one will fight harder for our Brevard Conservative values than Dr. Terry Cronin. He has my full endorsement.”

Cronin embraced the support.

“I look forward to joining fellow America First Rep. Miller in the Florida House to work on behalf of Brevard County and all Floridians to stand up to special interests and insurance companies, stop the WOKE mob from taking over our schools, and restoring and preserving the health of the Indian River Lagoon.”

The endorsement follows one from state Sen. Randy Fine, a Palm Bay Republican who announced his support of Cronin last week.

The House District 32 seat is up for Special Election due to the resignation of state Rep. Debbie Mayfield, who is vacating her seat to run for Fine’s Senate District 19 post. Fine is leaving the Senate to run for Congress. While Mayfield was disqualified from the race by the State Department, her resignation from the House seat is not revocable.

Cronin is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Dermatology and has lobbied on policy in the field in Washington. He was recently named as an Ambassador to the 26th World Congress of Dermatology.

He also co-founded the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival in 1999 and remains program chair. The event supports the No Limits Academy.

A Republican Primary in HD 32 will be held on April 1. The winner will advance to a June 10 Special General Election.

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