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President Trump insisted that he would keep tariffs on Canadian goods during a friendly first meeting with 

 at the White House Tuesday but did not press his case that Canada should become the 51st state.

Trump told reporters he would like to see Canada become part of the United States, but nodded to the opposition to the idea from Canadians. "Takes two to tango, right?" Trump said.

Carney, who won his election last week by pushing back against Trump's aggression, told Trump that annexation was out of the question.

"As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale. We're sitting in one right now," Carney told Trump. "Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months, it's not for sale. Won't be for sale, ever," he said.

Trump's rhetoric and trade policies have sparked tension between the two allies and a wave of nationalism in Canada.

 on many Canadian goods in March, including steel. On Tuesday, he said he was not inclined to lower tariffs on Canada, saying they would

"We want to make our own cars," Trump said. "We don't really want cars from Canada, and we put tariffs on cars from Canada, and at a certain point it won't make economic sense for Canada to build those cars. And we don't want steel from Canada because we're making our own steel."

The tariffs come ahead of a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal slated for next year. Carney said changes were needed in that agreement. "Part of the way you conducted these tariffs has taken advantage of existing aspects of USMCA, so it's going to have to change," Carney said.

It's the chance for a reset in the relationship

Carney is a former central banker who took over after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as leader of the center-left Liberal Party in January. The party was down in the polls until Trump started 

Trump complimented Carney on his election win, wryly noting, "I think I was probably the greatest thing that happened to him."

Carney's willingness to stand up to Trump's rhetoric was a big part of his appeal to voters, said Asa McKercher, a public policy professor at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia — describing the "

" slogan adopted by Carney's campaign. It's a hockey term used to describe a defensive stance.

Tuesday's meeting could be an opportunity to "reset the relationship" between the U.S. and Canada, "because it's pretty bad," McKercher said. "Canadians are really upset at the president of the United States."

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