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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Donald Trump on Tuesday that his country will never be for sale, shutting down the U.S. president’s repeated calls to make Canada the 51st state.

“There are some places that are never for sale,” Carney said in the Oval Office.

Canada is “not for sale” and “won’t be for sale ever,” the prime minister said.

Trump replied: “Never say never.”

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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 178 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Carney also called him a "transformational president" who "revitalized international security" and Trump nodded "it's true!" because he's too stupid to realize it wasn't a compliment.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 68 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Carney used "tranformational" twice, then Trump tried to use it but lost his train of thought.

That was the end of my watching tv cause my head hurt from his utter fucking stupidity.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 15 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Carney does like that word a lot, although not nearly as much as "if I may"

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 60 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

"If I may" is Canadian english for "please be quiet, I haven't finished speaking".

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 23 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Agreed. It’s called “manners” and “diplomacy”. Something Trump knows nothing about.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago

Or shut your fucking orange pie hole I’m speaking right now.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 30 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Your country's leader may overuse turns-of-phrase. Mine is destroying a lifetime of political capital and hurting millions both domestically and internationally.

I'd choose your leader over mine in a hot second.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 18 hours ago

may overuse turns-of-phrase

Sorry. If I may, I suspect the listener may need repetition to be comfortable in the conversation, since it will re-use words he's already figured out.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

So much better than Trump's mouth diarrhea

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

Same. I only watched it cuz I like watching carney in action. Everyone else in that room makes me want to vomit

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (4 children)

Okay so the thing is Trunp might be embarrassing for you, but the threats to our sovereignty are fucking serious to us. It’s like, not a joke. Trunp has nukes and the biggest military on Earth and he’s saying Canada doesn’t exist, shouldn’t exist, is artificial, only exists cause the US lets us be here, we’re communist/socialists therefore should be attacked, we should be a state etc. The US can’t walk back that shit. We don’t WANT to do business with the US. We don’t want anything to do with the US- for generations.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I think he handled him well.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He did. Carney fed Trump's ego and used almost every one of his good-trigger words so Trump was placated.

If world leaders learned nothing else from the Zelenskiy debacle, it was that.

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[–] Binky@lemmy.sdf.org 79 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

As an American, all I can say is “I’m sorry that we have inflicted this Orange Buffon on the world.” Thank you for seeing him as the pathetic loser he is.

By all means punish America for this. Our voters seem to be assholes and only concerned with the price of eggs. We need to suffer a little financially to learn our lesson.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 49 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

As an American, I’d like to say “I’m sorry that we have inflicted this Orange Buffon on the world. TWICE.

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[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Respect for using a Canadian meme to make your apology. I see Letterkenny, I upvote.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago

Thats’s correct and it’s also why America will find very little grace outside of your borders. Most Americans don’t leave their states though. So they don’t really gaf.

[–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I was listening to a Jim Gaffigan bit he wrote during the first Trump admin which is even more true these days. Short version, he compares having Trump as President to having a parent who's a raging alcoholic: what he does isn't directly your fault but you still know you should apologize.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 15 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I'm kind of happy to see that basically no American other than orange dildo and his ass-kissers seems to agree that., even for trump, (which is saying a lot) this is a good idea.. I don't plan to ever step foot again in the US (sorry, something as been broken), but I'm glad to know not all of you have lost your mind. Cheers from Montréal.

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 61 points 21 hours ago

Trump, a convicted rapist and felon with little education and a history of bankrupting everything he touches, thinks he’s going to out maneuver Carney, a man who’s highly educated, has run the bank of Canada, the Bank of England, and sat on the board of Brookfield, a company worth……over $900 US billion. Yeah, whatever.

Trump doesn’t even know when he’s being insulted, but nods and agrees.

OK Trump, time for a diaper change, warm bottle and a nap ya stupid fuck.

[–] justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 57 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You missed the last part of that exchange.

Carney says "Never".

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 13 points 17 hours ago

He says it over and over bunch of times!

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 32 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

What would it even mean to “sell” Canada? Whatever deal they make, the US could just back out of once Canada became a state, and Canada wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. It’s a non-sensical idea.

Selling territories makes sense, but selling your own sovereignty does not.

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 33 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Carney had to use a word Trump understands.

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[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 28 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Carney should have said something like “if you want our countries to be friends, then start treating us like a friend and start acting like a friend.”

Talk to Trump at his level, akin to a 5 year old.

[–] Mist101@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

The sad thing is, this doesn't sound odd or unusual whatsoever. Given the current lack of decorum, I automatically assume this is how everyone must speak to him.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago

Don’t underestimate Mark Carney. He was the former Governor of the Bank of England and was a prominent figure in discussions surrounding Brexit, particularly in relation to its economic implications that Brexit could bring to the UK economy. He argued AGAINST Brexit. He was right.

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[–] ech@lemm.ee 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He's not a 5yo, he's a sociopath.

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[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago

Carney has been dealing with international finances and issues his whole career. He IS talking to Trump like he’s a 5 year old. A 5 year old out of control. Carney's restraint and diplomacy was exemplary.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 26 points 14 hours ago

This wasn’t a “meeting”. This was Trump embarrassing himself, as usual. Trump talks about Canada joining the US, saying “tremendous health care”. OK, really? Talking about Carney, right in front of him: “This man coming up through the ranks”. OMG! Look at Mark Carney’s resume you idiot. And, bringing up Wayne Gretzky?

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 24 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

He should have punched that orange bitch in the face so fucking hard

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago

Then jersey him and feed him a few more.

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

How would that even work? I’ll give you 100 dollars to be mine… then that 100 dollars becomes mine again?

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

And let’s not forget our health care. We may have challenges, but Canadians aren’t losing their homes and/or life savings because of medical emergencies. I dislocated and broke my arm last year from a bad fall. Long wait at emergency, but once x-rays were done and I saw a doctor, surgery was scheduled quickly. Total bill: $0.00

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (9 children)

and the important thing about the wait times: they may be annoying, but they’re never life or health threatening… triage exists

(i assume; i’ve never used the canadian health system)

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[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

… has Canada considered buying the us? After all, we are for sale.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 15 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Canada has a similar GDP to Russia so frankly shame on Canadians for not buying a President before they all sold out.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago

Being the convicted rapist that he is, Trump can't take no for an answer.

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

Wimpy sat there, too stupid to know he got insulted, and too scared to use his big boy voice. He only does that shit when he's backed up by his homies or alone at a mic at a rally.

Literally stared at the carpet. You could see the gears turning, but the only thing really going through his mind was that he wanted a hamburger. And maybe a diaper change.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 19 points 18 hours ago

Damn fucking right. Eat shit Trump and moron sycophants.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

It’s not a joke you dumb cunt. It was said with its full intention.

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