sCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spitted beside President Donald Trump and got the clip he wanted Canadians to see: He told Trump that Canada is “not for sale.” But after 33 minutes of exchange in front of a reporter from the newly gilded Oval Office, Carney had to wait patiently as Trump repeatedly made long pitches to ensure why Canada should be the 51st state in the United States.

It was a meeting that Trump repeatedly described as “friendly”, but his words told a different story. Trump’s statement in Trute Social that the United States is providing “free military protection” to Canada, and that the United States does not need energy, and that the timber in Canada or cars built there does not need energy. "We don't need anything they have except their friendship and hope we will always keep it," Trump wrote.

This is Carney's first visit to the White House since leading the Canadian Liberal Party to win the Conservatives last week to run for the government. Trump called Carney a "very good guy" and praised him in the game, noting that Carney's Liberal Party had previously lagged behind in polls. Trump called Carney’s victory “one of the greatest comebacks in political history, even bigger than mine.” Carney praised Trump, calling Trump a “transformative president” and praised Trump for “relative attention to American workers, ensuring your borders” and ending the “scourge of fentanyl” and “protecting the world.”

But when Trump was asked whether he still thought Canada should be the 51st state in the United States, Carney began to move uncomfortablely. Trump argues that if Canadians join the U.S., Canadians will pay lower taxes and have better safety and better health care.

Carney responded well, trying to attract Trump's trading experience. "As you know from real estate, there are places that have never been sold. We are sitting there now, too. You have visited Buckingham Palace, too. You have met with Canadian owners during the course of the event over the past few months, which is for sale, not for sale - but, our partners and the opportunity we can get together."

Carney said his administration is committed to increasing investment in Canadian security and is committed to defending the Arctic. But then at their meeting, Trump returned to his belief that Canada would one day be a part of the United States. "Never say, never say." At that time, Carney could see the word "never" as reporters shouted questions.

Trump described himself as “art” when he proved his efforts to expand America and liked the shape of larger boundaries when the two countries joined the map. "It's not necessarily a one-day deal. It's a time when they have to make a decision," Trump said.

Carney jumped in.

Since he took office, Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum exports and a 25% tariff on cars and some auto parts. Tariffs for several other resources, including potassium fertilizers used in crop fertilizers, are 10%. In retaliation, the Canadian suit has a tariff target of 25% on beer, orange juice, peanut butter, wine and spirits, and other commodities.

The two countries plan to negotiate these rates in a grand meeting, which could also restart the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement or the USMCA, which replaces the July 2020 North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump said Tuesday he is willing to eliminate the USMCA completely. "In the next year or so, we do have negotiations to adjust or terminate it," Trump said. Carney described the USMCA as the basis for "a broader negotiation" and said "something about it will have to change."