Tucker Carlson likened Canadians to stalkers on Wednesday in a dismissive follow-up to his call for the U.S. to invade Canada . (Watch the video below.)

Earlier this week, the Fox News host bounced between serious and satire on Fox Nations Tucker Carlson Today as he suggested armed forces liberate Canada from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . And I mean it, he said. He later laughed and said he was talking himself into a frenzy.

On his prime-time show Tucker Carlson Tonight Wednesday, the right-wing personality added insult to his instigating.

He accused Trudeau of running a dictatorship and said, Were America. We dont like dictatorships. We liberate dictatorships. Thats what we do.

Carlson replayed the moment when he asked why the U.S. didnt take military action against its northern neighbor to remove Trudeau.

Its a fair question and honestly we thought the Canadians would be flattered because theyre always flattered when you talk about them, Carlson said. Theyre like stalkers: You dont know they exist but theyve got pictures of you in their dorm room.

So if you do a Canada joke on TV, they go absolutely crazy, he continued. They dont know how to handle it. Or what it means. But it doesnt matter. Theyre excited.

Carlson pivoted to footage of Canadian parliament member Matthew Green proposing a resolution to condemn the Fox News host for his comments. It was voted down.

We did not suggest the armed forces liberate Canada, Carlson said, even though he did. Youre flattering yourself, Canadian member of parliament. We wouldnt need the armed forces.

Carlson sneered that a couple of college kids with sled dogs could do the trick.

h/t Media Matters