Carney tells Trump that Canada “won’t sell, never”

Mark Carney told Donald Trump that Canada “is not for sale” as the president raised the prospect of becoming the 51st state of the United States while welcoming the premiere in the White House.

Carney won the election last month, promising to “stand up” on Trump, which imposed tariffs on some Canadian products and sometimes talks about annexing the country.

The former central banker replied with a company, but measures the tone after the president offered a “wonderful marriage” of Canada’s inclusion in the United States.

Despite the tense relationships recently, between the once -close neighbors in North America, the two men also praise to each other largely a cordial meeting of the oval office.

Trump has imposed a total tariffs of 25% for Canada and Mexico imports and car taxes, some of which are stopped in anticipation of negotiations.

The President of the United States, who accuses Canada of not doing enough to stop the flow of fentanyl south, has imposed similar obligations on steel and aluminum.

The Tuesday match was the first time the two met since Carney won the Canadian General Election on April 28, a victory that many lend to concerns in this country for Trump.

But the two leaders started with warm words.

Trump described Carney as a “very talented man”.

He also welcomes the victory of his guest as “one of the biggest returns in the history of politics, perhaps even greater than mine.”

Carney said Trump is a “president of transformation”, with a “ruthless focus on the American worker, securing your border and securing the world”, and said he “revived” NATO.

But rubbing arose when Trump again claims that Canada will be better as part of the United States.

Carney came prepared with a carefully formulated answer.

“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never sold,” he told the Magnate Property Trump, likening Canada of the Oval Office itself and the Buckingham Palace of the UK.

“After meeting with Canada owners during the campaign in the last few months, this is not for sale. It will not be for sale.”

Trump replied, “Never say never.”

The American leader followed his own red line when a journalist in the oval office asked if Carney could say something to convince him to raise tariffs.

“No,” he replied. “It’s just what it is.”

“It was a very friendly conversation,” he added. “But we want to make our own cars.”

Trump claims that the United States subsidizes the military in Canada and do not need Canadian goods such as aluminum and steel.

He said that he and Carney would discuss “difficult points” at their meeting, but “no matter what, we will be friends with Canada.”

Trump also criticizes his visitor’s predecessor Justin Trudeau, with whom he has a racing relationship.

However, he said that the meeting with Carney was in contrast to another recent “explosion” of the oval office – a reference to a catastrophic visit to Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelenski in February.

During the election campaign in Canada, Carney claims that he is the leader who can fight Trump’s “betrayal” and return against the US’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.

In his speech to win, Liberal’s leader came to say that the previous narrow American-Canadian relations were “ended” and that the Canadians should “essentially imagine our economy in the Trump era.

More than $ 760 billion (£ 570 billion) in goods flowing between Canada and the United States last year. Canada is the second largest US trading partner after Mexico and the largest export market for American goods.