Carney says Canada 'not for sale' after Trump pushes 51st state in Oval Office meeting

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Source: ABC News

May 6, 2025, 12:49 PM


Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday bluntly told President Donald Trump in the Oval Office that Canada is "not for sale" after Trump repeated his assertion it should become the 51st state. "As you know from real estate, there are some places that are not for sale. And Canada is not for sale, it will never be for sale," Carney told Trump. "But the opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together. And we have done that in the past."

Trump still didn't let go of the idea as he later mused, "Never say never." "Time will tell. It's only time. But I say never say never," Trump said. "I've had many, many things that were not doable, and they ended up being doable and only doable in a very friendly way."

Trump and Carney's high-stakes talks on Tuesday come as the historically friendly relationship between the U.S. and Canada has become strained due to Trump's tariffs and takeover threat. Minutes ahead of their meeting, Trump lashed out at Canada on his conservative social media platform, writing the U.S. didn't need "anything" the country has to offer in terms of trade and goods.

"We don’t need their Cars, we don’t need their Energy, we don’t need their Lumber, we don’t need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship, which hopefully we will always maintain. They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us! The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence," Trump wrote.

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[suegeo]

1. DJT is such a pig

He's Putin's puppet, a convicted felon, and a rapist.

[Aristus]

2. God, I am so sick of this festering, feculent clownstick.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Rat Bastard.

[Marthe48]

4. Canada doesn't want to be part of the U.S.

the same way Ukraine doesn't want to be part of russia

[eggplant]

5. We don't need their energy?

Tell that to the Northeast.

[mac56]

8. Tell that to Minnesota.

[twodogsbarking]

6. So now Trump will be offering $1,000 to every Canadian if they support him?

Sounds absurd in a sensible world.

[patphil]

7. I'm sure Canada is already looking for different markets for it's exports.

One thing I know is that we surely do need their cars, lumber, and energy. That's why we have a trade deficit with them.
Threats and bullying are not ways to solve problems, unless you're a mob boss.
If he expects his actions will foster friendly relations with Canada, he's sadly mistaken.
Canada won't capitulate. They'll look elsewhere for a trading partner...perhaps Mexico, Europe, or China.
It's a big planet, and Trump is such a small man.

[Justice matters.]

9. Japan, India, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, the EU and the UK are all making

new deals with Canada on a daily basis.

[patphil]

11. The US is getting screwed big time by a Putin wannabe who will be remembered as the man who wreaked havoc on America.

He'll be remembered as the loser he always was, and whose only claim to fame was the havoc he caused.

[Bayard]

10. We're going to take your country, but we'll do it in a friendly way

Canada can NOT let him bully them.