President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday for their first in-person meeting since Carney’s election victory.

The meeting was shadowed by Trump’s tariffs against Canada and his repeated musings about making the United States’s neighbor to the north the 51st state, something Carney and other Canadian officials have consistently rejected.

Here are five takeaways from the meeting.

Carney says Canada 'not for sale'

During an on-camera Oval Office meeting, Trump doubled down on his suggestion that Canada would benefit from becoming the 51st state even as Carney was adamant it would not happen.

"I still believe that. But it takes two to tango, right?" Trump said, suggesting Canada joining the U.S. would lead to major tax cuts and other benefits for Canadian citizens.

Trump indicated he and Carney would not be discussing the prospect of Canada becoming the 51st state as part of their private talks. But Carney made clear it wasn’t up for discussion anyway.

“It's not for sale. It won't be for sale ever, but the opportunity is in the partnership and what we can build together," Carney said, later adding that the views of the people of Canada on the issue would not change.

But Trump signaled he would not give up on the idea so easily.

“I say 'never say never.' I’ve had many, many things that were not doable, and they ended up being doable,” Trump said. “Canada loves us, and we love Canada. That’s I think the number one thing that’s important. But we’ll see. Over time, we’ll see what happens.”

Trump says Houthis 'don't want to fight anymore'

Trump announced during his meeting with Carney that the Houthis have informed his administration they want to stop fighting and that strikes on the rebel group have been called off.

“We had some very good news last night. The Houthis have announced … or they announced to us at least that they........

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