US President Donald Trump welcomed Tuesday in the White House of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and their negotiations focused mainly on US tariffs and a potential threat of Canada’s connection to the US. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
The first meeting of US and Canada leaders was calmer than Trump’s exchanges with previous Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Carney, however, reiterated on Tuesday that his country will by no means become part of the United States, NBC News said.
Trump talked about support
The White House boss a few minutes before Caring Carney on Truut Social, he wrote that he was looking forward to meeting and collaborating. He also stated that he would also focus on the topic of American support for Canada. “Why America subsidizes Canada every year 200 billion dollars and provides free military protection and many other things? We don’t need anything from them … Except for their friendship … But they need everything from us,” Trump said.
The US President said during the negotiations that if Canada became a 51st US state, it would be a “happy union”, writes AFP. The Canadian Prime Minister responded that this would not happen and Canada “is not for sale and will never be for sale,” said Trump in the White House. “Never say never,” the US President replied according to NBC News.
Canada rejects annexation
Trump told reporters that Carney could not say anything during the meeting to convince him of the abolition of tariffs.
The Canadian Prime Minister later stated at a press conference that business negotiations with Trump were difficult. However, he described two -hour interviews as very constructively and the leaders of both countries will continue to continue dialogue at the G7 summit, which will take place next month.
He rejected the words about Canada’s anexation. “I told him that it was not beneficial to repeat this idea, but the president will tell what he wanted,” Carney said. According to the White House chief, it was a “very great” meeting during which there was no tension.
Notice to the Middle East
The US President announced on Tuesday that he was planning to make a “very large statement” on the next week’s journey to the Middle East. “We will have a very big statement … but I will not tell you what. But it is very positive,” Trump said. “It will be one of the most important announcements that have been declared in a certain area for years,” he added.
