“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale,” he said, drawing a begrudging “that’s true” from Trump before Carney carried on.
“We’re sitting in one right now. You know, Buckingham Palace that you visited as well,” he continued, as Trump nodded another “true.”
“And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months, it’s not for sale,” he concluded. “It won’t be for sale ever.”
With that statement, Carney essentially accomplished what he’d come to Washington to do, stating in the clearest terms possible that Canada would not be annexed by its southern neighbor.
I love that Trump was probably wondering who the “owners of Canada” are and how he can contact them.
They know, they tried to do that on Greenland with the locals. It failed miserably…
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/jd-vance-and-wife-ushas-greenland-visit-turns-into-a-diplomatic-disaster-as-locals-snub-him-while-putin-sends-a-chilling-message-to-the-world/articleshow/119667290.cms
I didn’t catch that “owners” statement before. But it’s excellent – and not because it stumped Trump. So many different groups will believe he was talking about them.
Haha yup, just one of the quips Carney made that went over Trump’s head. Referring to Canada being owned by Canadians to a man who believes he owns his country himself was really well done.
I heard he was probing the president of the US Virgin Islands in a phone call for answers on who owns Canada.