Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed that he asked President Donald Trump to stop calling Canada the "51st state."
Carney spoke about his conversation with Trump following a meeting at the White House.
"Many Canadians are offended and deeply angered by the fact that he keeps repeating this comment," a reporter with the National Post told Carney. "So, have you asked the President to stop calling Canada the 51st state?"
"Yes," the prime minister replied.
"Specifically, what did you ask him?" the reporter wondered.
"Exactly what you just said," Carney said. "Look, I gave you an answer."
"What was his answer?" the reporter pressed.
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"I don't know — he's the president, he's his own person," Carney lamented. "I would go back to showing the difference between a wish and a reality. We're very clear."
During his Oval Office meeting, Carney insisted that Canada would never be the 51st state.
"There are some places that are never for sale," he told Trump. "And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign, the last several months, it's not for sale, won't be for sale ever."