President Trump on Thursday cut off talk during a press conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer about his desire to make Canada “the 51st state,” with Starmer insisting there is no daylight between the two leaders on top issues.
The White House quickly pushed back on any interpretation that Trump cut off Starmer, sharing on the social platform X, “Fake News. President Trump was clearly talking to the reporter trying to goad the leaders into division.”
The pushback came after a reporter asked the prime minister whether he discussed with Trump his “repeated statements of desire to annex Canada” and whether King Charles, who is the head of state of the country, has expressed any concern with Trump’s remarks.
“Look, we had a really good discussion, a productive discussion, a good discussion as a result of which our teams are happy to be working together on an economic deal, our teams are going to be working together on security in Ukraine,” Starmer responded. “You mention, Canada, I think you’re trying to find a divide between us that doesn’t exist. We’re the closest of nations, and we had very good discussions today.”
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