Mark Karnya tells Donald Trump Canada “Not Sold”

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump that his country is “not sold” when he dismissed the US president’s impetus to make Canada 51 US state during a White House meeting on Tuesday.

“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never sold” Keni Trump said in a predominantly convent exchange in the oval office. “Having met with Canada owners during the campaign. It is not sold. It will never be sold,” he said.

But as a sign that tensions are probably persists between Washington and Ottawa, Trump replied, saying, “Never say.”

“I had a lot, many things that were impossible and they were executable, and only very friendly,” said Trump, adding, “Over time, we will see what is happening.”

Meeting at the White House became the first personal meeting after Karni won the election in Canada Last month on an unwavering platform against Trump.

The US president’s hostility to his northern neighbor – with repeated threats to Canada and the introduction of tariffs that violate the free trade agreement – dominate the Canadian election campaign and assisted the Corne Liberal Party.

But Trump He opened a conversation with a friendly Quip about Karni’s victory. “I think I was the biggest thing that happened to him,” he said, adding, “This is perhaps one of the greatest appeals in the history of politics, maybe even greater than mine.”

He then called the Prime Minister “a very talented person, a very good person.”

“I respect this man very much,” he added.

Karni, who joked, was on the “Cap of My Place” during the meeting, stated that he was focused on improving the defense, strengthening of the border and fight against Fentonil. Both he and Trump stated that they were open to the USMCA trading agreement that changed Nafta during Trump’s first term and subjected to the next year.

“USMCA is a good thing for everyone,” Trump said. “It was actually very effective and still very effective, but people should follow it, and it was a problem,” he added. Carney said, “(USMCA) is the basis for wider negotiations. Some things will have to change.”

But the US president made it clear that he is skeptical of free trade with his Canadian neighbors, especially in some sectors, such as cars and metals.

“We want to make our own cars. We really don’t want cars from Canada,” Trump said. “And we do not want to get out of Canada because we make our own steel, and we have massive steel plants that are now being built as we say,” he added.

Carney is expected to hold the G7 leaders in Albert next month, but there was no mention of the fees during the public comments in the oval office.