President Donald Trump, in his first Oval Office meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, said there was nothing Carney could say to him Tuesday that would convince the president to reduce tariffs on Canadian goods.

A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this encounter after Trump spent months musing about annexing Canada and turning it into the 51st state.

When asked what he hopes the top concession from Canada would be, Trump said “friendship.” The U.S. president didn't seem inclined to scrap his tariffs on Canada nor did he push his ideas of making the North American country the "51st state.