Carney meets Trump, stresses Canada will never be for sale

The meeting, held at the White House, began with smiles, handshakes, and flashes from eager photographers.

The meeting comes days after Carney's Liberal Party won the April 28 election on promises to tackle Trump and create a new bilateral economic and security relationship with the United States.

As US President Trump and Canadian Carney made an appearance, the subject of Donald Trump's repeated calls for China to merge with the United States as its 51st state quickly came up from reporters.