West coast calling:
What if you annexed us? We have beaches and it’d more than double your economy.
East coast:
Oh hey that’s not fair, we have equal amounts of beaches, the water is just a different color. You are going down with us..
Sadly I can't imagine the US letting go of all the Pacific ports and home to Pacific fleet. At best you might draw a line above LA county.
East coast:
Oh hey that’s not fair, we have equal amounts of beaches, the water is just a different color. You are going down with us..