Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, visited the White House on Tuesday for his first visit with President Trump, who continues to advocate for America’s neighbor to the north to become its 51st state.
Moments before Carney’s arrival, Trump took to Truth Social to slam Canada.
“Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?” Trump wrote.
“They, on the other hand, need EVERYTHING from us!” he added. “The Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence.”
Carney told Trump during their meeting that Canada is “not for sale.”
On Capitol Hill, several Cabinet secretaries are making the case for their department’s budgets or offering a report on their work.
Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent appeared in a House Appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified in a similar hearing. And Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testified on her department’s budget in a Senate Appropriations hearing.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are working overtime to find common ground on a reconciliation bill that will advance Trump’s agenda, as a push for massive spending cuts that could mean a reduction in Medicaid funding has been met with resistance.
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