I’ve been back and forth across the USA/Canadian border multiple times in my life, the most recent time was sometime in 2019 (I live further away from the border now, so I haven’t been across in awhile). I can say I’ve only met ONE US border guard that wasn’t an absolute power tripping cunt. So yeah. I can imagine one of them making a “joke” like that.
The Canadian guards were always professional, many of them friendly even. Thankfully, I do not see that sort of rhetoric around me where I live in the US, however, I tend to avoid MAGA morons so your millage may vary on that front.
Several years back (pre Biden) spouse and I crossed into Canada from NW Minnesota. Canadian border guards were friendly and inviting. Returning was difficult. US border guards were authoritarian and pompous, taking their sweet time to let us return home.
I’m an hour south of Vancouver and we’re hoping Canada annexes us.
Minnesotan here.
Don’t forget us! Half of the population of Canada live south of us as it is; it only makes sense.