Carney says that Canada ‘is not on sale’ after Trump pushes 51st state at the Oval office meeting

President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, will meet Tuesday at the White House for high -risk conversations in the midst of a tariff commercial war between the two neighbors and allies.

The two leaders greeted themselves outside the White House and shaped their hand before heading to a bilateral meeting at the Oval office.

There, they quickly dedicated themselves to a round trip about repeated Trump’s suggestions that Canada became part of the United States as the “State 51”.

“Well, I still believe it,” Trump told reporters.

Carney delayed: “As you know of real estate, there are some places that are not for sale. And Canada is not on sale, it will never be on sale.”

“But the opportunity is in the association and, and in what we can build together. And we have done it in the past,” added the prime minister.

Trump reflected: “Never say.”

“Time will say it. It’s just the moment. But I say you never say,” Trump said. “I have had many, many things that were not feasible, and ended up being feasible and only feasible in a very friendly way.”

Before his meeting, Trump lashed out at Canada on his conservative social media platform, writing the United States did not need “nothing” that Canada has in terms of commerce.

“We do not need your cars, we do not need your energy, we do not need your wood, we do not need anything they have, apart from their friendship, which we hope they always maintain.

Carney’s visit leaves his electoral victory to replace Justin Trudeau that was partially fed by his Anti-Trump platform.

After his victory, Carney warned the Canadians: “Trump is trying to break us so that the United States can own us. That will never, that will never happen.”

Meanwhile, Trump has had an incessant objective to Canada since he returned to office in January. He is threatened to acquire Canada and slapped tariffs pronounced in the nation, which is one of the largest commercial partners in the United States.

Trump had said on Monday that “he was not sure” of what the prime minister wanted to discuss, but added that Canada “wants to reach an agreement”, while Carney said on Friday that they will focus on “commercial pressures and the future economic and future security relationship.”

“I am not pretending that these discussions will be easy, they will not proceed in a straight line,” said Carney last week. “There will be ups and downs, Zigzags on the road. But as I said in my comments, I will fight for the best possible treatment for Canada. I will only accept what is best for Canadians, and I will take as long as necessary to achieve it.”

The historically friendly relationship between the United States and Canada is now nervous. Trump and Carney face to the Oval office could produce progress in the ease of tariffs or force the relationship even more.

An advantage for Carney compared to its predecessor in this meeting is its lack of history with Trump. Trudeau left his position with a bruised relationship with the president, who repeatedly trollled as “governor” instead of prime minister. The two leaders could not resolve a tariff agreement.

A 25% tariff imposed by Trump continues in its place for Canadian goods that do not comply with the United States-México-Canada (or USMCA) agreement, as well as a 10% rate on Canadian oil imports and 25% of the rate of all cars, auto parts, steel and aluminum.

The retaliation action of Canada includes a 25% rate on vehicles imported from the US. In March, Canada imposed retaliation rates worth $ 21 billion were applied in items such as American orange juice, whiskey, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles and certain pulp and paper products.

Canada also has a lot to lose if Trump continues with the threat of imposing 100% tariffs on films produced outside the United States.