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U.S.
President
Donald
Trump
meets
with
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Mark
Carney
in the
Oval
Office
at the
White
House in
Washington,
D.C.,
U.S.,
May 6,
2025.
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A car
hauler
drives
towards
the
Ambassador
Bridge
to
Detroit,
Michigan
from
Windsor,
Ontario,
Canada,
March 4,
2025.
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Canadian
PM Mark
Carney's
White
House
Visit: A
Diplomatic
showdown
with
Trump
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Canadian
Prime
Minister
Mark
Carney
made his
first
official
visit to
the
White
House on
Tuesday,
engaging
in
high-stakes
discussions
with
U.S.
President
Donald
Trump.
The
meeting
was
notably
diplomatic,
despite
Carney's
firm
stance
against
U.S.
tariffs
and
Trump's
previous
remarks
about
annexing
Canada.
Carney,
who won
the
April 28
election
on a
promise
to stand
up to
Trump,
wasted
no time
making
Canada's
position
clear.
"It's
not for
sale, it
won't be
for
sale—ever,"
he
declared,
shutting
down any
notion
of
annexation.
Trump,
ever the
showman,
responded
with a
wry,
"Never
say
never."
A
Pragmatic
Exchange
Amidst
Trade
Tensions
Though
Carney
has
often
condemned
Trump's
trade
policies
as a
betrayal,
their
Oval
Office
session
maintained
a
cordial
tone,
with
both
leaders
exchanging
measured
praise.
Trump
assured
reporters
that
annexation
was not
on the
agenda,
though
he mused
that it
would be
"a
wonderful
marriage."
Trade
remained
a key
issue.
Trump
has
imposed
tariffs
on
various
Canadian
exports,
including
steel
and
aluminum,
and has
frequently
questioned
the
necessity
of
Canadian
products
in the
U.S.
market.
“We
don’t
need
their
cars,
energy,
or
lumber—just
their
friendship,”
he
reiterated
in a
Truth
Social
post.
The
Future
of
U.S.-Canada
Trade
Carney's
campaign
promise
to
redefine
the
Canada-U.S.
economic
relationship
raised
questions
about
the
U.S.-Mexico-Canada
Agreement
(USMCA),
set for
review
in 2026.
While
Trump
maintained
that the
deal was
"fine
and
great
for all
countries,"
Carney
hinted
at the
need for
adjustments.
Despite
Trump's
historically
rocky
relationship
with
former
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Justin
Trudeau,
the
conversation
remained
constructive.
A
private
lunch
between
Trump
and
Carney
followed
their
official
talks,
where
Carney
argued
against
tariffs—but
with a
tone
deliberately
non-confrontational,
according
to a
senior
Canadian
official.
A
Measured
Approach
Political
analysts
praised
Carney’s
handling
of the
unpredictable
U.S.
president.
Greg
MacEachern,
a
political
strategist,
noted
that
Carney
successfully
pushed
back on
Trump’s
assertions
while
avoiding
unnecessary
tension.
As Trump
continues
to wield
tariffs
as a
negotiating
tool—most
recently
a
proposed
100%
tariff
on
non-U.S.
movies—Carney
faces an
uphill
battle
in
safeguarding
Canadian
interests.
However,
his
measured
approach
has
signaled
a shift
in
diplomatic
engagement
with
Washington.
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