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Carney wants to show that he's doing everything he can, including taking political risks to protect Canadian jobs in areas such as the auto industry,
Beland said
I've been clear throughout, on behalf of Canadians, that this is never going to happen. Canada is not for sale and never will be for sale,
he added, echoing remarks he made earlier while sitting next to Trump in the Oval Office when the TV cameras were rollingThey're stopping work in Mexico, and they're stopping work in Canada, and they're all moving here."
He is actively going after a Canadian auto sector built largely by U.S. companies, sayingWe've seen what he does. We saw what he did with Zelenskyy,
Bothwell saidI would go back to showing the difference between a wish and a reality,
Carney told reporters on the balcony of Canada's embassy in Washington following the meetingI'm not sure what he wants to see me about,
Trump saidI very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH -- Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?"
Trump wrote on Truth SocialI’m at the edge of my seat,
Carney said when it was his turn to speak, before offering the measured praise that his host was “a transformational president”.
I just want to congratulate you,
Trump told Carney on his election win as they met in front of reportersBut it takes two to tango, right? I believe it would be a massive tax cut for the Canadian citizens. Free military, medical care and other things.”
Expressing his continued support for such a move, Trump addedAt a certain point it won’t make economic sense for Canada to build those cars.”
Referring to the 25 per cent levy imposed by his administration on foreign-made cars, Trump saidAs you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale."
Carney put it in black-and-white terms to the president, pointing to the White House and sayingRespectfully, Canadians' view on this is not going to change,
Carney said later in the Oval Office meetingThe breadth of the discussions and how concrete the discussions were -- these are the discussions you have when you're looking to find solutions, rather than laying down terms, if you will,
Carney told reportersThere are much bigger forces involved,
the Canadian leader continuedAnd we really don’t want Canadian steel. Or Canadian aluminum. Because we want to be able to do it ourselves.”
He added
I've had many, many things that were not doable and they ended up being doable,
Trump saidWe had another little blow up with somebody else,
Trump saidIt may not matter as much in the summer as it does today because every time he's made one of these announcements, next week it's, 'Oh, I had my fingers crossed. I didn't mean it,'
he said of TrumpThey pay NATO less than any nation,
he said