Canadian PM Mark Carney warns Trump ‘disrespectful’ 51st state threats ‘need to stop’

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00:00I take your point earlier on a number of our allies talking about our sovereignty today,

00:08but nobody's come out forcefully and said those comments about the 51st state are just

00:13not on.

00:14Do you think that our traditional allies are not sticking their necks out because they're

00:18concerned that if they say something that'll anger President Trump, that they'll be next?

00:25I think I would take seriously what the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said today.

00:32Look, I don't think one needs to respond to every comment about another country.

00:41Look, we can stand up for ourselves.

00:45It's Canada Strong.

00:46We can stand up for ourselves.

00:47We've called out those comments.

00:49They're disrespectful, they're not helpful, and they need to stop before, and they will

00:55have to stop before we sit down and have a conversation about our broader partnership

01:00with the United States.

01:01But we're Canada.

01:03We don't need other people to come to our aid.