JUST IN: An explosive meeting.

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.

US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

 

US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

 

Trump calls New York AG Letitia James a ‘crook’ when asked if she should face DOJ investigation

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Letitia James attends the 2025 Planned Parenthood New York Gala at Cipriani South Street on April 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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.’

Kristi Noem slams FEMA for 'unpaid' claims up to '10 years old'

 

Kristi Noem slams FEMA for 'unpaid' claims up to '10 years old'
 
 
 
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Canadian 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:

We're having a very complex negotiation about a wide range of issues. You don't expect to have specific progress as things move along, even when you're making progress.
 

Trump 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:

Trump 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 Obama's Chicago-based library project.

While Obama has been out of office since early 2017, his Obama Presidential Center won't 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 I'd give him help, because I'm a really good builder, and I build on time, on budget,' Trump said. 'He's building his library in Chicago. It's a disaster.'

Trump then claimed that Obama said: 'I only want DEI, I only want woke.'