Canadian Prime Minister firmly refuses annexation: Canada is not a commodity and will not be sold

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said today (May 7th): "Thank you, President Trump, for inviting me to visit the White House. Today's meeting marks the beginning of a new relationship between Canada and the United States - a relationship built on respect, based on common interests, and beneficial to the transformation of both countries."

President Trump welcomed the newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Carney at the White House this Tuesday. During their meeting, Trump once again mentioned the idea of incorporating Canada into US territory, making Canada the 51st state of the United States. He claimed that if Canada became part of the United States, it would bring "significant tax cuts and free military protection" to the Canadian people.

Trump further pointed out that as a real estate developer, "From a geographical perspective, the integration of the US and Canada is naturally meant to be."

However, Prime Minister Carney quickly and firmly refuted this claim. He stated bluntly: "Canada is not a commodity, will not be sold, and will never be sold." Carney cleverly responded using Trump's familiar real estate language: "As you know, some properties are never for sale. The White House we are sitting in right now is an example. And Canada is also one."

The original purpose of Canadian Prime Minister Carney's visit to the United States was to discuss tariff issues and bilateral relations. However, Trump's untimely proposal of the annexation idea cast a shadow over this meeting. This not only greatly reduced the results of this meeting but may also make future cooperation between the US and Canada in economic, trade, security, and other fields face more uncertainties. As Prime Minister Carney stated in his victory speech, the previous relationship between Canada and the United States, which was based on "deepening economic integration and close security/military cooperation," has come to an end.

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