President Donald Trump tried to humiliate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he doubled down on his 51st state plans.
The explosive meeting came as the relationship between the U.S. and its neighbor has been undermined by the presidents talk of annexing Canada, and his imposition of massive tariffs.
Trump said the U.S.-Canada border was an artificially drawn line and if they joined together it would be a wonderful marriage. He added: But it takes two to tango, right?
Carney appeared to squirm in his seat and fired back that Canada was not for sale.
Canadas Liberal Party won an April 28 election on the back of promises to stand up to Trump.
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Trump admits it ‘takes two to tango’ in climb down from push to make Canada 51st state
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor
There was a strikingly cordial tone between Trump and Carney, even during polite but stark disagreements over Trump’s drive to make Canada the 51st U.S. State.
Trump said that he ‘still’ believes in the idea, but then added: ‘But it takes two to tango, right?’
‘We’re not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it,’ he said before meeting with the Canadian PM, who campaigned in opposition to the idea.
Trump said it would be a ‘wonderful marriage,’ but Carney told the former developer flatly: ‘There are some places that are never for sale,’ mentioning the Whtie House and Buckingham Palace.
In another rhetorical concession, Trump said Canada ‘is stepping up the military participation.’
But he refused to call the idea dead. ‘I say “never say never,”’ Trump said.
22:03Trump calls New York AG Letitia James a ‘crook’ when asked if she should face DOJ investigation
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor
President Donald Trump tore into New York AG Letitia James as a ‘crook’ when asked about the Justice Department considering a criminal referral against his nemesis.
James, who won a $454 million judgement against Trump in a New York fraud case, is the subject of a criminal referral by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte claiming she improperly claimed a Virginia property as her primary residence. He asked the DOJ to investigate her for alleged mortgage fraud.
‘I don’t want to get involved in something that Pamela is involved with,’ Trump said when asked about it, referencing AG Pam Bondi, who set up a working group to root out ‘weaponization’ in her agency.
Then he tore into James. ‘She’s a horrible, horrible human being, and I think she’s a total crook. There’s no question about that, but that’s just my opinion. Pam is going to have to do what she wants,’ Trump said, maintaining an arm’s length distance from Bondi, who was across the room during a White House event.
‘She’s a very bad person,’ Trump said of James, whose lawyer Abbe Lowell called the referral ‘improper political retribution.’
21:22Kristi Noem slams FEMA for ‘unpaid’ claims up to ’10 years old’
21:01Canadian PM says U.S. trade talks are ‘complex’ but he sees ‘progress’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said trade negotiations with President Donald Trump were very complex.
But he said his meeting at the White House had yielded some progress.
Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports of Canadian goods at the beginning of March.
The trade feud was a key issue of talks between Trump and Carney.
After the meeting Carney said:
Were having a very complex negotiation about a wide range of issues. You dont expect to have specific progress as things move along, even when youre making progress.20:57Trump says ‘no tension’ in ‘very great’ meeting with Carney
President Trump described his meeting on Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as very great.
He played down tensions over tariffs and his repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state.
Trump said:
We had a very great meeting. No tension, we want to do whats right for our respective peoples.20:49Trump unveils his greatest piece of advice for Obama on his embattled presidential library project
By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent
President Donald Trump offered to give former President Barack Obama some help with finishing construction on his presidential library.
Trump was hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday when he did one of his trademarks weaves and got on the topic of Obamas Chicago-based library project.
While Obama has been out of office since early 2017, his Obama Presidential Center wont open until sometime next year, after being delayed several times with the cost ballooning from $350 million to $830 in 2021.
I mean, look, President Obama, if he wanted help Id give him help, because Im a really good builder, and I build on time, on budget, Trump said. Hes building his library in Chicago. Its a disaster.
Trump then claimed that Obama said: I only want DEI, I only want woke.
Trump unveils his greatest piece of advice for Obama on his libraryPresident Donald Trump offered to give former President Barack Obama some help with finishing construction on his presidential library.
20:20Trump says son Barron looking forward to 2026 World Cup
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
President Donald Trump said the upcoming World Cup will attract millions of fans including his son Barron.
‘These events will attract millions of passionate fans around the world, including my son,’ he said at a meeting with FIFA at the White House.
‘I have a son that loves soccer, Barron. Nobodys ever heard of Barron. Have you ever heard of Barron? Hes a good soccer player too. Hes a little tall for soccer, but thats okay.’
Barron, who now tops 6’7’, played soccer in high school. When he was a teen living at the White House, mom Melania Trump set up a soccer goal net in the first lady’s Rose Garden so she could keep an eye on him when she worked in the East Wing.
The United States, Canada, and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup.
Trump joked about what to call the games, noting the difference in monikers used in the United States and the rest of the world.
‘We cant wait to welcome soccer fans from all over the globe. I dont know if Im supposed to say soccer or football, because every time I say soccer, Barron and Eric say youre really saying it wrong. Its supposed to be football, but we know it more as soccer,’ he noted.
20:14Canadian PM Mark Carney told Trump to drop 51st state idea
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he directly asked President Donald Trump to stop suggesting Canada become the 51st state.
‘The president, he understands that were having a negotiation between sovereign nations and that we will only pursue and accept a deal thats in the best interest of Canada,’ he told reporters at the Canadian Embassy after his Oval Office meeting with Trump.
Asked for the presidents repsonse to his request, Carney replied: The President is his own person.
In his meeting Carney, Trump said that he ‘still’ believes in bringing Canada into the fold, but then added: ‘But it takes two to tango, right?’
Carney respodned: ‘There are some places that are never for sale,’ mentioning the Whtie House and Buckingham Palace.
The PM campaigned on his ability to stand up with Trump and his opposition to his country joining the 50 states.
Carney were more blunt after the meeting, when, in French, he told reporters he said to Trump: ‘It was not useful to repeat it.’
19:33Pam Bondi announces the largest drug bust in history
19:11US trade deficit hits record high amid Trump tariffs
The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March.
it came as consumers and businesses tried to get ahead of President Trumps latest and most sweeping tariffs.
Federal data shows an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products in particular.
The deficit is the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad and what it it buys.
It has roughly doubled over the last year.
19:07White House confirms review of Smithsonian museums has begun
The White House confirmed in a statement that a review of Smithsonian museums is underway after an executive order calling for the removal of improper ideology.
Lindsey Halligan, a special assistant to the president, said:
We are undertaking a comprehensive review of the Smithsonian museums to assess alignment with the directives outlined in the executive order. We are committed to transparency and will share updates as the review progresses.
Officials did not elaborate on the details of how the review is being carried out.
18:41Pam Bondi announces biggest fentanyl seizure EVER
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
Donald Trump s Justice Department seized 3 million fentanyl pills as part of the largest-ever multi-state drug operation in U.S. history.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that the operation spanned at least four states and was being run by a group of drug traffickers that included half-a-dozen people in the U.S. illegally.
She said that the bust took down major Sinaloa Cartel leader Alberto Salazar Amaya, who was living in Salem, Oregon . But the fentanyl his team pedaled was spread throughout New Mexico, Arizona and Utah .
This multi-agency operation – led by DEA with our local, state, tribal and federal partners – targeted one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations in our country, Bondi said in a press conference on the historic operation.
Pam Bondi reveals biggest fentanyl seizure in U.S. historyDonald Trump’s Justice Department conducted the largest-ever multi-state drug seizure in U.S. history.
18:29Trump suggests Russian Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin is Canadian in meeting with prime minister
By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent
President Donald Trump applauded Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday.
You happen to have a very, very good hockey player right here on the Capitals… he is a big tough cookie too, just broke the record, Trump said, referencing Ovechkin breaking the record for goals scored in the National Hockey League.
The only problem?
Ovechkin is Russian, not Canadian.
Trump correctly complimented Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian hockey player, who held the record until last month.
There are a number of prominent Canadian hockey players in the NHL, including one of the fiercest rivals of the Capitals, the Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby.
18:25Breaking:Supreme Court issues shock ruling Trump’s total ban on transgender troops
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps ban on transgender troops can stand.
Its a huge win for the president and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Supreme Courts ruling lifts a lower courts decision to pause Trumps policy, which it called dramatic and facially unfair.
Supreme Court rules on Trump’s total ban on transgender troopsThe Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops can stand.
17:30Trump teases ‘very, very big announcement’ before Middle East trip
President Donald Trump teased that he will make a major announcement ahead of his trip next week to the Middle East, without revealing what it would be.
He said in the Oval Office:
Were going to have a very, very big announcement to make. Like, as big as it gets, and I wont tell you on what. And its very positive. Itll be one of the most important announcements that have been made in years about a certain subject,” Trump said.
Trump did not offer further clues. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was holding a meeting with Trump, responded drily:
Im on the edge of my seat.”
Trump heads next week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on the first foreign trip of his second term other than a brief stop in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.
17:10Vance and Rubio soak up Trump’s remarks after he named them as potential successors
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio each lapped up President Trump’s jokes while seated next to each other during Trump’s Oval Office meeting with the PM of Canada.
It was their first time together before the public since Trump mentioned each of them as potential successors while mostly knocking down the idea of seeking a third term got himself despite the 22nd Amendment.
Trump mentioned Rubio three times during the meeting – inviting his new acting national security advisor to speak at one point – while mentioning his vice president twice. Vance did not speak.
Both laughed heartily when Trump joked about cost overruns in the high-speed rail project between L.A. and San Francisco.
Trump said just providing ‘limousine service’ would have saved hundreds of millions of dollars. The two leading Republicans laughed heartily and looked at each other when he said it.
‘They have a thing called a highway that goes back and forth,’ Trump riffed, continuing to dump on the project, prompting Rubio to laugh out loud and Vance to lower his head in amusement.
At one point after Trump attacked the construction of the Obama library, Vance stuck out his arm as if to get Trump’s attention to speak, but didn’t get the chance.
On Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press, ’ Trump called Vance ‘fantastic’ and Rubio ‘great’ after saying he’ll ‘be an eight-year president.’
16:22Breaking:Trump reveals Houthis have ‘capitulated’
President Donald Trump announced that he has called off airstrikes on Yemen after hearing word from the Houthis that they would no longer attack ships.
They dont want to fight anymore. They just dont want to fight. And we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings, he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with the Canadian prime minister.
They have capitulated, Trump said of the rebel group.
Trump reveals he will end U.S. strikes on the Houthis immediatelyPresident Donald Trump announced that he has called off airstrikes on Yemen after hearing word from the Houthis that they would no longer attack ships.
16:13Inside divide driving a wedge between John Fetterman and his ‘missing’ wife – as his devastating decline is exposed
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
Senator John Fettermans doting wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, has not been seen around Capitol Hill despite concerns over her husbands health.
Her absence comes after a New York Magazine article blew the lid off of the 55-year-old Pennsylvania senators closely guarded health history.
Fetterman, 55, had a stroke while running for Senate in May 2022, and has since used an iPhone to translate incoming questions as he continues to suffer from audio-visual impairment from the health episode.
The report, citing former and current Fetterman staffers, detailed how the Democrat has recently appeared despondent to some while manic and unhinged to others.
It also details Fettermans March 2023 stint in the Walter Reed hospital near Washington for depression, and how he neglected to follow through on his rehabilitation regimen, which included regular bloodwork and medication.
Gisele, 43, initially had a high profile around her husbands office after he won the election and was recovering from his stroke.
John Fetterman’s wife ‘missing’ as senator’s health prompts concernSenator John Fetterman’s doting wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, has not been seen around Capitol Hill recently despite concerns over her husband’s health.
16:07Trump gives Mark Carney warm welcome at White House
By Emily Goodin, Senior White House Correspondent
Mark Carney arrived at the White House shortly before midday for his high-stakes meeting with President Trump.
The two leaders engaged in a seemingly warm handshake.
They said a few words to each other before going inside.
Trump and Carney did not answer shouted questions by reporters.
15:58Trump reveals question he will ask Mark Carney
Shortly before the meeting Trump wrote on Truth Social:
I look forward to meeting the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. I very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH — Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?We don’t need their Cars, we don’t need their Energy, we don’t need their Lumber, we don’t need ANYTHING they have, other than their friendship, which hopefully we will always maintain. They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us! The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence.15:48FBI ‘downplayed’ anti-GOP motivation of gunman at 2017 baseball shooting shocking report reveals
Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com
House Republicans released a bombshell report into the notorious 2017 shooting of a congressman, finding the FBI fumbled the report and covered up the shooters true motive.
The shooting, which was carried out by James T. Hodgkinson, injured Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who was shot in the hip – an injury initially listed as critical. A staffer was also shot in the leg, and in total, six were wounded.
The House Judiciary Committee, Intelligence Committee and Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation released the report early Tuesday morning after obtaining thousands of unreleased documents on the tragedy from the Trump administration.
After the review, Republicans claim that FBI leadership avoided transparency and accountability for assigning the shooters motive as suicide by cop.
Stunningly, in 2021, without reason, the FBI later changed the motivation to domestic terrorism, the report claims. The report also says the FBI did not make the change based on new evidence.
FBI ‘downplayed’ anti-GOP motivation of gunman at 2017 shootingHouse Republicans released a bombshell report into the notorious 2017 shooting of a congressman finding the FBI fumbled the report covered up the shooter’s true motive.
15:22Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz and who is going there
Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller spoke about the presidents plan to reopen Alcatraz on Fox News, detailing the symbolism behind the famous prison.
Trump aide reveals ‘villains and monsters’ who will go to AlcatrazWhite House Deputy Chief of Staff Steven Miller revealed why President Donald Trump decided to reopen the famous Alcatraz prison.
14:55Top Republican comes out against Trump nominee
14:33EU says ‘all options’ remain open in Trump tariff war
The European Union is under no pressure to accept an unfair tariff deal with the United States, its trade chief said on Tuesday.
He adding that the EU was being contacted by other countries seeking to forge closer trade ties with the 27-nation bloc.
The EU faces 25 percent US import tariffs on its steel, aluminum and cars and so-called reciprocal tariffs of 10 percent for almost all other goods.
That levy could rise to 20 percent after President Donald Trumps 90-day pause expires on July 8.
European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said the EU would use the pause to prepare further rebalancing measures and ensure a level playing field if talks failed.
He told the European Parliament:
All options remain on the table here. We do not feel weak. We do not feel under undue pressure to accept a deal, which would not be fair for us.14:32Mike Pence risks Trump fury as he unloads over tariffs, Russia, Greenland and Jan 6: ‘Deeply disappointed’
Mike Pence risks Trump fury as he unloads over tariffs and GreenlandFormer VP Mike Pence, who collected a JFK award this week, hit Trump’s tariffs for targeting ‘friend and foe’, and the grandfather called for ‘keeping dolls affordable’ after Trump comment.
Former Vice President Mike Pence picked apart key elements of the Donald Trump agenda, weighing in on wavering support for Ukraine and tariffs he said would drive up inflation.
Pence slapped at the Trump agenda in a CNN interview a day after collecting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award at the JFK Library Foundation in Boston for his refusal to go along with Trumps effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
While he has long criticized Trumps actions that day, his latest criticisms touch on the economy and Trumps expansionist foreign policy statements.
14:28Bessent says $2 billion was cut from IRS technology budget
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration has cut $2 billion from the IRS information technology budget.
He said there were no operational disruptions as a result.
And it will save hundreds of millions of dollars more by automating processing of paper forms.
Last year, the IRS spent approximately $450 million on paper processing with nearly 6,500 full-time staff dedicated to the task.
Through policy changes and automation, Treasury aims to reduce this expense to under $20 million by the end of President Trumps second term.14:24White House won’t say who paid $1.5 million a plate for Trump dinner
President Trump hosted a closed-door Crypto & AI Innovators Dinner fundraiser on Monday night.
It was sponsored by his MAGA Inc. superPAC at his golf club outside Washington.
An invitation to the event that circulated online instructed invitees to pay $1.5 million per person to attend.
The White House did not provide a list of attendees.
12:19Behind the scenes in the Senate after Trump’s first 100 days of his second term
Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming sat down with the Daily Mail to talk about Donald Trumps first 100 days of his second term and the reaction she is getting from people in Wyoming.
MAGA Republican reveals the senator closest to President Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump continues to shake up Washington, DC in his second term but one MAGA senator is thrilled with the accomplishments of the first 100 days of his administration.
12:08Ivanka Trump in scary Secret Service incident
Secret Service agent rattles Ivanka Trump as bystander is pushedA Secret Service agent was caught on camera violently pushing a man who got too close to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
12:07Elon Musk issues terrifying predicition
Elon Musk’s terrifying prediction all Americans should fearMusk’s chilling prediction explains why he is pouring so many resources into one particular mission.
12:06Michelle Obama in therapy
Michelle Obama admits she’s going through life-changing ‘transition’Former First Lady Michelle Obama says she’s in therapy and its helping her transition to what she thinks is going to be the ‘next phase’ of her life.
Trump to meet Canada PM at White House amid tariff war and ’51st state’ row
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since he won reelection on a pledge to stand up to the US presidents tariffs and threats to annex the United States northern neighbor.
The 60-year-old Liberal Party leader has said that things cannot be the same with the United States under Trump, and warned not to expect any immediate agreements from the meeting at the White House.
Trump has sparked a major trade war with Canada, which counts the United States as its main ally and trading partner, while repeatedly making calls for Canada to become the 51st US state.
Trump called Carney a very nice gentleman after they spoke last week but said on Monday that he was not sure what Carney wanted to talk about. Trump said:
Hes coming to see me. Im not sure what he wants to see me about, but I guess he wants to make a deal. Everybody does.
Trump is set to welcome Carney at 11:30am, followed by lunch and then a meeting in the Oval Office.
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