Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Carney didn’t reach Zelensky-level tension. But it wasn’t all neighborliness

c/world · u/floofloof@lemmy.ca · 269 points

>“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.

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u/mPony@lemmy.world · -4 points

not for lack of trying

u/subignition@fedia.io · 20 points

That's an insult to five-year-olds.

u/ouch@lemmy.world · 2 points

ELIPOTUS is the new ELI5.

u/Jack_Burton@lemmy.world · 2 points

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.

u/ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 8 points

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

u/corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 points

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.

u/CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee · 1 points

I heard he was probing the president of the US Virgin Islands in a phone call for answers on who owns Canada.

u/Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 17 points

White House might not be for sale, but it has proven remarkably flammable at the hands of a bunch of tourists from Canada...

u/skvlp@lemm.ee · 6 points

Twice

u/SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world · 14 points

An International embarrassment to all decent humans, confused how a nation of people can give an idiot this much power

u/BigLime@lemmy.ml · 11 points

A national embarassment

u/Buffalox@lemmy.world · 2 points

If he were only embarrassing the world wouldn't respond so negatively to him.

u/resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee · 4 points

Hate unskippable ads.

u/SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 points

I'm moderately surprised it wasn't the Trump administration shilling for another company.

"The White House, brought to you by Boeing. We'll keep the doors on for you!"

u/winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 points

Boeing ad

u/Ledericas@lemm.ee · 16 points

he was too stupid to even get into an ivy league even with money, and his father had to make a substantial donation to a lower tier school to even get him admitted.

u/jaybone@lemmy.zip · 9 points

2 dolls is less than 30 dolls.

u/resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee · 3 points

Is the 747 model one of Trump’s toys?

Why is it front-and-center of every photo in the White House?

u/mPony@lemmy.world · 2 points

and things were very historical

u/gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 1 points

I would honestly support this historical reenactment

u/jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 14 points

Canadians: *Burn the White House to the ground*

Me: "Oh no! Anyway..."

u/Smoogs@lemmy.world · 6 points

I like how Donald put a fence around the White House. Like that is going to somehow stop Canadians from setting it afire with him in it.

u/CircaV@lemmy.ca · 4 points

And we’ll do it again if we have to.

u/TachyonTele@lemm.ee · 8 points

Ah thank you for reminding me!

u/Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 points

They are state level convictions. He has no power over that

Yet. Expect that to change some time during his currently illegal third term.

u/floo@retrolemmy.com · 22 points

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u/TachyonTele@lemm.ee · 18 points

He's still a convicted felon. Surprisingly he hasn't given himself a golden ticket yet.

u/atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 89 points

Christ he needs to explain it to Trump like he's a child.

"So you have your toys and your sister has her toys. And no matter how much you offer her she'll never sell you her toys."

u/PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social · 65 points

Ex con trump had to have the meeting at the White House because felons are prohibited from entering Canada.

u/adespoton@lemmy.ca · 58 points

The White House may never be for sale, but it does have a history of being burned to the ground when its occupant provokes its northern neighbour.

u/CircaV@lemmy.ca · 51 points

Carney was far over Trunp’s head. He did the thing where he supposedly complimented him but Trunp’s too dumb to realize “transformational” is not necessarily positive. Carney was a diplomat and Trunp was a stream of consciousness non-sequitur lip flapper.

u/52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org · 50 points

I feel like this was an ELI5 moment.

u/Jack_Burton@lemmy.world · 49 points

I love that Trump was probably wondering who the "owners of Canada" are and how he can contact them.

u/Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 49 points

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u/watson387@sopuli.xyz · 37 points

Trump is a fucking embarrassment...

u/Ledericas@lemm.ee · 21 points

carney isnt in a desperate situation like zelensky was.

u/Archangel1313@lemm.ee · 13 points

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u/fox2263@lemmy.world · 11 points

The White House itself might not be for sale but its current administration certainly it is.