'Maybe They'll Shoot You': Carney Recalls Trump's Joke About White House Key Gift
Carney used the anecdote to underscore strained Canada-U.S. ties as he pitched Canada to investors seeking billions in new capital.
- At the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney recounted receiving a gold key to the White House from President Donald Trump during a fireside chat.
- Deborah K. Orida, President and CEO of Public Sector Pension Investment Board, asked Carney about 'two keys' he had mentioned, prompting him to contrast the Trump gift with a key to his hometown, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.
- The President warned "maybe they'll shoot you" regarding the key, an exchange Carney remarked "sort of sums up" the Canada-US relationship.
- Amid high tensions, Washington imposed 50 per cent tariffs on approximately $20 billion in Canadian goods, while Ottawa implemented dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of American goods as of Sept. 8.
- The Canada Investment Summit aims to attract $1 trillion in capital over five years, with former Prime Minister Stephen Harper scheduled to provide closing remarks on Tuesday concluding the event.
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Carney shares Trump joke to sum up US-Canada ties: ‘maybe they’ll shoot you’
Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as an investment haven on Tuesday at a gathering of global financial elite but conceded ties with the US remained crucial despite an escalating trade war. Carney convened the Canada Investment Summit as part of his push to diversify an economy he insists had grown too reliant on an increasingly protectionist US. The guest list for the event in Toronto included representatives of Gulf sovereign wealth fun…
Carney: Trump Joked I Might Get Shot At White House
The Toronto City News reports: As tensions remain high between the U.S. and Canada amid a contentious trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney summed up the currently fraught relationship between Canada and the U.S. in a lighthearted moment during a fireside chat at the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday. Carney, gesticulating in Trump’s signature style, … The post Carney: Trump Joked I Might Get Shot At White House appeared first on Joe.My.God..
'Maybe they'll shoot you' - Carney narrates Trump jibe at White House
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed how United States President Donald Trump jokingly warned he could be shot at the White House. The PM recounted the jibe on Tuesday at the Canada Investment Summit 2026 in Toronto, a conference to secure $1 trillion in new investments over the next five years. Carney is hosting over 1,000 CEOs, global asset managers, and sovereign wealth fund executives, as he strengthens partnerships amid the ongo…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled this Tuesday a joke made to him by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, that the Secret Service could shoot him if he tried to enter the White House using an honorary key that the Republican had just given him.Carney told the anecdote during the Canadian Investment Summit, which is held in Toronto at a time of friction between the two neighbors, after being asked about that key that he ke…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described his relationship with US President Donald Trump, recalling what he said to him when he gave him the "golden key" The post Trump gave Carney a "key" to the White House, but "he might get shot" if he uses it appeared first on in.gr.
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