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07-05-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
"Never, Never, Never, Never, Never" — People Are Applauding Canada's PM For Expertly Shutting Down Trump Wanting To Buy The Country
Donald Trump is building quite a reputation with the news conferences he holds with foreign leaders in the Oval Office. The reputation is that there's always a chance they can go left. And that's exactly what happened when Canada's Prime Minister recently came to visit. A video of their exchange is going viral with 1.2 million views on MSNBC's TikTok page. It starts when a reporter stated to Trump, "Mr. President, you have said that Canada should become the 51st state." @msnbc 'There are some places that are never for sale.' After President Donald Trump was asked about his intention to make Canada the United State's 51st state, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney replied by saying, 'It's not for sale, won't be for sale ever.' During the press conference in the Oval Office, the president rattled off reasons why he thinks Canadian citizens would benefit from becoming a part of the United States, including 'tremendously lower taxes,' a 'free military' and 'tremendous medical cares and other things.' #trump #canada #politics #worldnews #whitehouse TikTok: @msnbc / Via "No, no. Well, I still believe that, but you know, it takes two to tango, right?" Trump replied. "You know, I'm a real estate developer at heart... When you look at that beautiful formation when it's together [US and Canada], I'm a very artistic person, but when I looked at that, I said, that's the way it was meant to be... But we're not going to be discussing that unless somebody wants to discuss it." TikTok: @msnbc / Via "I think that there are tremendous benefits to the Canadian citizens. Tremendously. lower taxes, free military, which honestly, we give you essentially anyway because we're protecting Canada if you ever had a problem." "It would really be a wonderful marriage because it's two places that get along very well. They like each other a lot." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney then said, "Well, if I may, as you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale. We're sitting in one right now [the White House]. You know, Buckingham Palace that you visited as well." Trump laughed, "That's true." Carney continued, "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." The video cuts to Trump's response, "Never say never. Never say never," he said. Carney then mouths "never" five times, laughing, as the press starts shouting more questions. Quite a few people questioned Trump's view that Canada would benefit from being a US state. "'tax cuts for Canadians' ??? this guy can't even offer tax cuts for Americans unless they are billionaires..." this person said. TikTok: @msnbc / Via
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What Happened to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell? Illness & Absence Explained
MSNBC's longtime host Lawrence O'Donnell host recently took a two-week break, sparking questions from viewers about his health and return. After originally planning a short hiatus, O'Donnell extended his time away due to an unexpected illness. Here's what we know about Lawrence O'Donnell's absence and current status. Lawrence O'Donnell has recovered from his illness and has returned to hosting The Last Word on MSNBC. After a two-week absence, he resumed his role on Tuesday night, April 1, 2025, telling viewers, 'It's great to be back.' He had initially planned a one-week break due to 'exhaustion' but extended it after contracting an infection. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) dated March 27, 2025, O'Donnell stated, 'Thanks to @msnbc team @CapehartJ @AliVelshi @jrpsaki for filling in for me. My week off turned into 2 weeks after I picked up an infection. Expect to be back @TheLastWord next week.' His colleague Symone D. Sanders-Townsend filled in for him on March 31. During his return broadcast, O'Donnell remarked, 'This morning was the first morning I started not in a doctor's office in the last two weeks or so. I really got used to it.' He then proceeded with his regular news coverage, including commentary on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. O'Donnell had preemptively announced his break on March 12 in an on-air conversation with Rachel Maddow, saying, 'This is day 52. I thought it was day 92. It turns out it's day 52, Rachel. And I'm exhausted at day 52, and so I'm going to take next week off' (via TV Insider). He assured viewers that he would return to cover the remaining days of the first 100 days of the Trump administration. A new segment titled 'Lawrence on Trump attacking the rule of law' is currently available on MSNBC's website, confirming his active participation in ongoing programming. O'Donnell, 73, continues to host The Last Word weeknights on MSNBC at 10/9c. The post What Happened to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell? Illness & Absence Explained appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Economic analyst sounds the alarm over politician's 'perplexing' national emergency declaration: 'Why do so many people ignore the facts?'
In response to President Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency, economic analyst Steve Rattner shared that the hard facts contradict the story of the country's energy landscape. In a shortened TikTok clip of Steve Rattner's Morning Joe show with MSNBC News (@msnbc), Rattner described how odd it was that Trump had declared a national energy emergency. "It's really perplexing as to why he … called for a national energy emergency given that we are actually producing oil and gas at record amounts," Rattner explained as he pointed to the graph behind him. According to the national energy emergency declaration — posted on the official White House website — the threat to the American people is "high energy prices," which is "exacerbated by our Nation's diminished capacity to insulate itself from hostile foreign actors." The declaration identifies the existence of hostile state and non-state foreign actors that have "targeted our domestic energy infrastructure, weaponized our reliance on foreign energy, and abused their ability to cause dramatic swings within international commodity markets." Essentially, President Trump is seeking energy independence to make the country more immune to foreign energy price volatility. He plans to expand domestic oil and gas exploration ("drill, baby, drill") to support these goals. With the power of this emergency resolution, the administration can skirt environmental and legal regulations, including the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, to encourage more drilling for oil and gas. However, as Rattner explained, the country is already producing a record high of oil and gas. On top of that, the United States is experiencing significant and steady increases in renewable energy production, with solar energy and battery storage capacities in 2024 easily surpassing 2023 numbers. The country is not experiencing a shortage of energy production. Quite the contrary — the U.S. has become an annual net total energy exporter since 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That means that the country exports more energy than we import, which contradicts the basis of President Trump's national energy emergency and the need to drill for more oil and gas. Do you think the federal government should give us tax breaks to improve our homes? Definitely Only for certain upgrades Let each state decide instead No way Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. "The Inflation Reduction Act, limits on tailpipe emissions, the emphasis on renewable energy had put us on an extraordinary path down," on energy emission targets, Rattner said. Trump's national energy emergency plans will have the opposite effect. "Instead of helping the world's climate problem, we go back to hurting it." "Facts matter. Why do so many people ignore the facts?" one commenter asked. Another commenter joked: "He declared emergency in advance of the emergency he's going to be creating." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
