President Donald Trump continued to say that Canada should become the 51st state in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, even as his counterpart insisted it would never happen.
“There are some places that are never for sale,” said Carney, who promised in his campaign to push back on Trump. “Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several months, it’s not for sale. It won’t be for sale ever.”
Trump responded: “Time will tell, it’s only time. But I say never say never. I’ve had many, many things that were not doable, and they ended up being doable in a very friendly way. But if it’s to everybody’s benefit — you know Canada loves us and we love Canada. That’s, I think, the number one thing that’s important. But we’ll see. I mean, over time. We’ll see what happens.”