Trump wants Canada — Carney says no way.
President Trump reignited his push to make Canada America’s 51st state on Tuesday—only to be swiftly shot down by newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney during a tense Oval Office exchange.
“I still believe that, but, you know, it takes two to tango,” Trump told reporters, adding that Carney failed to sway him on imposing new tariffs against America’s northern neighbor.
Trump dismissed the U.S.-Canada border as an “artificial line” and claimed that unification would amount to a “massive tax cut” for Canadians.
“When you look at that beautiful formation [on a map] when it’s together — I’m a very artistic person — but when I looked at that, I said, ‘That’s the way it was meant to be,’” Trump said, casting the vision as both economic common sense and visual destiny.
“But we’re not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it,” he went on, adding “it really would be a wonderful marriage because it’s two places that get along very well.”
Carney, 60, shot back that Canada is “not for sale” and that the Canadian view on becoming the 51st state “is not going to change.”
“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” Trump added. “I say, ‘Never say never.’ I’ve had many, many things that were not doable and ended up being doable.”
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🚨BREAKING: President Trump just told Canada's new PM to his face to "NEVER SAY NEVER" that Canada will become the 51st state.
pic.twitter.com/7IGBTAXimM— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) May 6, 2025
