Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has hit back at US President Donald Trump after claiming it is "much better for Canada" to become a part of America and be the 51st state of the nation.Hitting back at the US leader, Carney affirmed that there are some places that are "never for sale", comparing his nation to Buckingham Palace and the White House - where the tense interaction took place.FULL STORY HERE.
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00:00Minister, I'd love to get your response to this too.
00:02Mr. President, you have said that Canada should become the 51st state.
00:05No, no. Well, I still believe that, but, you know, takes two to tango, right?
00:12But, no, I do. I mean, I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens.
00:18You get free military, you get tremendous medical cares and other things.
00:24There would be a lot of advantages, but it would be a massive tax cut.
00:29And it's also a beautiful, you know, as a real estate developer, you know, I'm a real estate developer at heart.
00:35When you get rid of that artificially drawn line, somebody drew that line many years ago with like a ruler,
00:39just a straight line right across the top of the country.
00:42When you look at that beautiful formation when it's together, I'm a very artistic person.
00:49But when I looked at that beauty, I said that's the way it was meant to be.
00:52But, you know, I just I do feel it's much better for Canada.
00:57But we're not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it.
01:02I think that there are tremendous benefits to the Canadian citizens, tremendously lower taxes, free military,
01:09which honestly we give you essentially anyway, because we're protecting Canada if you have had a problem.
01:14But I think, you know, it would really be a wonderful marriage because it's two places that get along very well.
01:22They like each other a lot.
01:25Well, if I may, as you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.
01:32That's true.
01:32We're sitting in one right now, you know, Buckingham Palace that you visited as well.
01:36And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months, it's not for sale, won't be for sale ever.
01:46But the opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together.
01:51And we have done that in the past.
01:53And part of that, as the president just said, is with respect to our own security.
01:58And my government is committed for a step change in our investment in Canadian security and our partnership.
02:06And I'll say this as well, that the president has revitalized international security, revitalized NATO.
02:13And us playing our full weight in NATO, and that will be part of the issue.