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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 190 points 1 day 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 75 points 1 day 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 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 65 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So much better than Trump's mouth diarrhea

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 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 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think he handled him well.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day 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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[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I know! I caught that too! Carney is awesome.

[–] Binky@lemmy.sdf.org 82 points 1 day 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 53 points 1 day 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 11 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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 65 points 1 day 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 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You missed the last part of that exchange.

Carney says "Never".

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

He says it over and over bunch of times!

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 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 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Carney had to use a word Trump understands.

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[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day 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?

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 9 points 1 day 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 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day 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.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 day 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 21 points 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 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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[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Then jersey him and feed him a few more.

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[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day 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.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

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

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago

Damn fucking right. Eat shit Trump and moron sycophants.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

”The price is you stepping down and agreeing never to run for any political office under pain of death”

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Still wouldn't be worth it. We can't expect Canadians to sacrifice themselves to the shitty US system, even the one without Trump.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Too cheap. It needs to be "the immediate resignation from office of anyone in the US who would want to purchase or otherwise take control of Canadian territory".

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