18:03โขCanada "Not For Sale" Carney Tells Trump
โจThe newspapers report extensively on a tense White House meeting between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. During their first Oval Office encounter, Carney firmly stated that "Canada is not for sale, it won't be for sale, ever" in response to Trump's repeated suggestions about making Canada the 51st state (ABC, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, NYTimes, USA Today, AP News, HuffPost, The Daily Beast, NPR, The Epoch Times). Trump responded with "Never say never" (NYTimes, The Epoch Times, NPR). Other news includes concerns about Trump's tariffs being labeled a "baby tax" as costs rise for parenting essentials (Common Dreams), Trump teasing an important announcement ahead of his Middle East trip (Fox News), and chaos at a hearing for a father accused of fatally striking a deputy (NBC News).