President Donald Trump was on fire with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during their Oval Office gathering, with Trump cracking up Carney and the White House Press Corps several times.
During the White House visit on Tuesday, the president and Carney talked about several issues, with Trump drawing his first huge laugh from the PM and press when he mentioned the "merger with Canada."
😂LOL — POTUS jokes around with Carney:
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Carney: "You are a transformative President, from the economy, unprecedented commitments of NATA partners...peace from India/Pakistan, through to Azerbaijan...disabling Iran, and now—"
POTUS: "The merger of the United States & Canada!" pic.twitter.com/t0G8WJx0H6
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"You are a transformative President, from the economy, unprecedented commitments of NATA partners...peace from India/Pakistan, through to Azerbaijan...disabling Iran, and now…," Carney told the media.
Trump then interjected, "The merger of the United States & Canada!"
Carney just smiled and said, 'That wasn't where I was going."
Trump slapped the PM on the back and said, "I'm just kidding."
The two then took questions from reporters, and that's when Trump dropped another zinger, when a reporter questioned what the holdup was for the two countries to make a deal on trade, with the sticking points on tariffs appearing to be on steel and autos.
President Trump draws huge laughs with his comeback to a reporter’s question:
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REPORTER: “If he’s a great man and you want to do a deal with Canada, why aren’t you?”
TRUMP: “Because I want to be a great man, too.” pic.twitter.com/Mz9EcOIJoK
Trump called it complicated and said that when it came to trade, "The United States was always giving everything to Canada" to the detriment of U.S. companies.
The president also said Carney was a great man, a "world-class leader," before a reporter questioned if the PM was great, and America wants to make a deal with Canada, why wasn't he making it happen?
"Because I want to be a great man, too," Trump replied, bringing laughter from Carney and others in the room. "Thank you very much."
At one point, Trump even talked about not being a huge fan of hockey, but liking it a lot.
👏 @POTUS & Carney are CRACKING reporters up!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 7, 2025
POTUS "You know what? I’m not I’m not the biggest hockey fan, but I like it a lot. And I watched some of the greatest hockey games I’ve ever—How good were those games? Right?"
Carney: "We're coming down for the world series!" pic.twitter.com/BLNtGLci8z
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And that charm offensive wasn't just coming from Trump but Carney as well. Before the meeting even started, the Canadian PM arrived at the White House, where the two men shook hands. Carney then pointed out that he picked out a particular tie in Trump's honor.
“I wore red for you!” @MarkJCarney
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 7, 2025
President Trump welcomes the Prime Minister of Canada to the White House 🇺🇸🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/hj4jZVOLYZ
"I wore red for you!" Carney told the president.
Trump was in full boss mode today, cracking up the Canadian leader and members of the press. When the Trump charm is on, there is no way one can escape it
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