{"id":29142,"date":"2025-05-08T00:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=29142"},"modified":"2025-05-08T00:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:45:45","slug":"carney-tells-trump-canada-is-not-for-sale-in-first-white-house-meeting-after-election-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/carney-tells-trump-canada-is-not-for-sale-in-first-white-house-meeting-after-election-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney tells Trump Canada is \u2018not for sale\u2019 in first White House meeting after election win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>5 minute read<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that \u201cCanada is not for sale\u201d and <strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/strong>w<strong>on&#8217;t be for sale, ever\u201d during a pointed exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump in his Oval Office on May 6, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump and Carney had their first one-on-one meeting since Carney won the election on April 28. Carney, a renowned banker and economist by profession, had promised to take a strong stance against Trump during his campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carney criticized Trump\u2019s tough trade policies and provocative comments, which have put pressure on the previously strong relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Diplomatic theater<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the White House, Trump greeted Carney with praise, calling him \u201ca very talented person\u201d and referring to his recent election win as \u201cone of the greatest comebacks in the history of politics, maybe even greater than mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carney returned the compliment, calling Trump a \u201ctransformational president\u201d with \u201ca relentless focus on the American worker, securing your border, and securing the world.\u201d He went further, crediting Trump with having \u201crevitalized NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, pleasantries gave way to policy friction when Trump floated the idea of a \u201cwonderful marriage\u201d that would incorporate Canada into the United States. The proposal was neither new nor taken lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carney\u2019s response was swift and unequivocal: \u201cAs you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,\u201d he told Trump, a former property magnate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He likened Canada to iconic symbols of sovereignty like the Oval Office and Buckingham Palace. \u201cHaving met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign in the last several months, it&#8217;s not for sale. Won&#8217;t be for sale, ever.\u201d Unfazed, Trump quipped, \u201cNever say never.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"800\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a great honor to have Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkJCarney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkJCarney<\/a> with us. A few days ago, he won a very big election in Canada. And I think Canada chose a very talented person.&#8221; \u2013President Donald J. Trump \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1HJZlMm9tc\">pic.twitter.com\/1HJZlMm9tc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1919877434989502808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>US-Canada trade tensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting unfolded against the backdrop of significant trade tensions. Trump has imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and has targeted specific sectors such as automotive imports. Although some tariffs have been suspended, the strain on cross-border commerce remains acute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked during the meeting whether Carney could say anything to convince him to lift the tariffs, Trump was blunt: \u201cNo. It\u2019s just the way it is. This was a very friendly conversation,\u201d he added. \u201cBut we want to make our own cars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Tense diplomacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump reiterated familiar grievances, accusing Canada of insufficient efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. and claiming American taxpayers effectively subsidize Canada\u2019s defense. He also dismissed the importance of trade deals, remarking: \u201cWe don\u2019t have to sign deals, they have to sign deals with us. They want a piece of our market. We don\u2019t want a piece of their market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these barbs, Carney struck a pragmatic tone in a press conference held later at the Canadian Embassy. \u201cI pressed the case,\u201d Carney said regarding the tariffs. \u201cI found [Trump] to be willing to have that negotiation. I think that\u2019s the main thing. That doesn\u2019t presuppose the outcome of the negotiation. There\u2019ll be zigs and zags. Difficult aspects to it. But the prospect is there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?resize=1016%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney\" class=\"wp-image-29113\" style=\"width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?resize=589%2C392&amp;ssl=1 589w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-Trump-Canada-Carney.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, on May 6, 2025. (Image Credit: The White House\/via X)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Canadian leader, however, stressed the need to distinguish \u201cwish and reality\u201d when it came to Trump&#8217;s statehood remarks. \u201cHe\u2019s the president. He\u2019s his own person,\u201d Carney said. \u201cHe understands that we\u2019re having a negotiation between sovereign nations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carney also noted that he had again asked Trump to refrain from suggesting Canadian annexation. His position reflects a broader sentiment in Canada, where many voters supported his campaign out of concern over Trump\u2019s perceived hostility and unpredictability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the campaign, Carney frequently positioned himself as the only candidate willing to push back against Trump\u2019s economic coercion and what he termed \u201cbetrayals\u201d of long-standing bilateral ties. In his victory speech, Carney declared that the once-special relationship with Washington was \u201cover,\u201d and called on Canadians to \u201cfundamentally re-imagine our economy\u201d for the Trump era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The economic stakes remain high. In 2024, more than $760 billion in goods crossed the U.S.-Canada border, with Canada serving as the largest export market for U.S. goods and the second-largest overall trading partner after Mexico. Trump\u2019s tariffs have disrupted key industries, including steel, aluminum, and automotive manufacturing, with ripple effects across North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting also offered a contrast in diplomatic tone. Trump contrasted his encounter with Carney with his Oval Office meeting earlier this year with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also took a swipe at Carney\u2019s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, with whom he shared a contentious relationship marked by frequent public disagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?resize=1016%2C719&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney\" class=\"wp-image-29112\" style=\"width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/US-President-Trump-Canada-PM-Carney.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during his visit to the White House, on May 6, 2025. (Image Credit: X\/@MarkJCarney)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Still, Trump struck a conciliatory note to end the meeting. \u201cRegardless of anything, we\u2019re going to be friends with Canada,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With both leaders agreeing to continue discussions in the coming weeks, the tone of this first meeting suggests that while diplomatic decorum may be intact, significant policy rifts remain unresolved. Carney\u2019s firm rebuttal of annexation talks and measured optimism on trade negotiations set the stage for a cautious but potentially constructive phase in U.S.-Canada relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that \u201cCanada is not for sale\u201d and \u201cwon&#8217;t be for sale, ever\u201d during a pointed exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump in his Oval Office on May 6, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115,1,125],"tags":[157,208,134,59,354,71,892,296,702,7],"class_list":["post-29142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-news","category-united-states","tag-canada","tag-diplomacy","tag-economy","tag-nato","tag-north-america","tag-politics","tag-tariff","tag-trade","tag-trump","tag-u-s"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Canada-Carney-with-US-Trump.jpg?fit=690%2C370&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7jJWb-7A2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29142"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29148,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29142\/revisions\/29148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}