ANALYSIS — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made clear Tuesday he wanted to defuse tensions with the United States, even after President Donald Trump feigned ignorance at the many reasons for his newly elected counterpart’s visit.
Carney made clear during an Oval Office meeting that he would be open to mending the countries’ wounded alliance, which has been complicated by Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats. Congressional Democrats remain perplexed by his actions toward a once-close ally.
Trump said the two leaders and countries have “a lot of things in common” but acknowledged shortly after Carney arrived that the duo had some “tough points to go over.” After the Canadian leader declared that his country would never be on the selling block, Trump would not rule out a potentially forced union.
