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