During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Canadian government has discussed paying into the Golden Dome missile defense system.
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00:00The Press.
00:01On Golden Dome, the President put out this number of $61 billion.
00:05How did he arrive at that?
00:06Is that the number it will cost to protect Canada?
00:08And is it negotiable?
00:09Or where did it come from?
00:10Ms. I can certainly ask the President, and I can check in with our research team,
00:14and we'll get you the facts on that number.
00:16But the Golden Dome is certainly a significant investment in our nation's national security
00:21and homeland security to protect Americans, all of you in this room, from future threats.
00:25The Press.
00:26The Press.
00:27Have the Canadians been talking in good faith about paying to be in it?
00:30I know they've expressed some interest.
00:31Ms. Well, the President has certainly expressed to the Canadians how we are essentially subsidizing
00:36their national defense.
00:37He brought it up in his meeting with their new leader here.
00:39And as you know, we'll be traveling to Canada next month for the G7.
00:43So I expect that topic of discussion to come up on that trip as well.
00:47Sure.
00:48The Press.
00:49Thanks, Caroline.