'Canada Not For Sale': Carney Rebukes Trump’s Remark In First Meeting With US President

<p>Amid the ongoing tensions over tariffs and deteriorating US-Canada relations, US President Donald Trump met newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting comes amid Trump&rsquo;s tariff announcement in recent months, which has downgraded US' relations with Canada.</p> <p>During the meeting, Carney claimed that Canada would never be a part of the United States. &ldquo;Won&rsquo;t be for sale, ever," he said after Donald Trump stated that he thinks the country should be the 51st US state, as per the report by Al Jazeera.</p> <h2>Key Highlights Of Two Leaders' Comments During the Meeting.</h2> <ul> <li>Carrying a soft tone during the meeting, Carney hailed Trump as a &ldquo;transformational&rdquo; leader, and Trump also congratulated Carney for his victory in the election, marking it as one of the &ldquo;greatest comebacks in the history of politics&rdquo;.</li> <li>Trump and Carney clashed on a few issues, with Trump once again proposing that Canada would be better as a US state, a remark Carney swiftly dismissed, asserting that &ldquo;Canada is not for sale.&rdquo;</li> <li>Both leaders agreed that the USMCA free trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico benefits all parties, though they acknowledged that certain aspects may need revision in upcoming renegotiations.</li> <li>Trump also revealed a potential deal with Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi rebels to end U.S. airstrikes in return for halting Red Sea shipping attacks, a claim yet to be confirmed by the Houthis.</li> </ul> <p>However, the two leaders disagreed on auto industry policies, with Carney emphasising the value of cross-border supply chain cooperation, while Trump focused on reshoring U.S. auto manufacturing through new incentives.</p> <p>&ldquo;We want to make our own cars. We don&rsquo;t really want cars from Canada,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;We put tariffs on cars from Canada, and at a certain point, it won&rsquo;t really make economic sense for Canada to build those cars," he added.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="" href="https://ift.tt/G1xrKvY" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1770403" aria-describedby="tooltip260704"> Trump Wants 'Movies Made In America Again', But How Will The Tariffs Work?</a></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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