Canada 'won't be for sale ever' Carney tells Trump in first White House meeting

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Canada 'won't be for sale ever' Carney tells Trump in first White House meeting  A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this encounter after Trump spent months musing about annexing Canada and turning it into the 51st state.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/07/canadas-pm-mark-carney-meets-with-donald-trump-at-the-white-house-to-discuss-bilateral-tie  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first visit to the White House since winning last week's election to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

00:10The meeting came against the backdrop of disagreements and high tensions between the North American neighbors.

00:16Trump had spent months musing about turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state,

00:21and it wasn't long until a reporter in the Oval Office asked him if he was still interested in doing so.

00:27When you get rid of that artificially drawn line, somebody drew that line many years ago with like a ruler,

00:32just a straight line right across the top of the country.

00:35When you look at that beautiful formation when it's together, I'm a very artistic person.

00:41But when I looked at that beauty, I said that's the way it was meant to be.

00:44But, you know, I do feel it's much better for Canada.

00:50But we're not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it.

00:54Thank you very much.

00:55Carney responded resolutely to Trump's remarks.

00:58Well, if I may, as you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.

01:06That's true.

01:07We're sitting in one right now, you know, Buckingham Palace that you visited as well.

01:10That's true.

01:11And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months,

01:17it's not for sale, won't be for sale ever.

01:20The two leaders discussed what Carney said was a wide range of topics, chief among them trade, amid Trump's global tariff policies.

01:29Trump says he's still keen on implementing his plan, currently on hold for 90 days, adding that other nations need the U.S. far more than Washington needs them.

01:38We could sign 25 deals right now, Howard, if we wanted.

01:43We don't have to sign deals.

01:44They have to sign deals with us.

01:45They want a piece of our market.

01:47We don't want a piece of their market.

01:49We don't care about their market.

01:50They want a piece of our market.

01:52Carney described the meeting as constructive, adding that Canada is keen on working with Washington within reason, but not at the expense of its interests.

02:00Trump said the meeting with the Canadian leader went well, noting that he believes the two nations' ongoing relationship will be strong.

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