Canadian Prime Minister Carney meets with President Trump at the White House

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met today with US President Donald Trump. The two men were cordial, and agreed on the need for Canada to step up its military. Carney also praised Trump’s work on the world stage. But as Host Carolyn Beeler tells us, when the idea of Canada as the 51st US state came up, things got a little tense.

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