Conflict of neighboring nations: Trump speaks for the primary time to Canada’s new prime minister | EUROtoday

US President Donald Trump spoke to the brand new Canadian head of presidency for the primary time and introduced a gathering instantly after the elections in Canada. Trump additionally known as Mark Carney in a publish on his Truth Social platform accurately Prime Minister, whose predecessor Justin Trudeau had principally known as a governor. Trump additionally needed to make it clear that he wish to see Canada as a 51st state of the United States.

«It was an especially productive dialog, we agree in lots of issues and shall be in instantly after the upcoming elections in You have Meeting », wrote Trump. The elections are to happen on April twenty eighth. The conversations with Canada ought to be about politics and enterprise and result in the truth that it was good for each nations, Trump continued. Like different nations, Canada is affected by the US further automotive tariffs from April 3.

Also Carney known as the dialog concerning the relationships between the 2 nations “very constructive”. However, he additionally made it clear that Canada will react to the brand new tariffs that Trump desires to introduce from April 2.

When requested by a journalist later within the White House, whether or not he’ll react to this with different tariffs as introduced, Trump mentioned: “Yes, absolutely.” Trump then added: «We had an excellent dialog that Prime minister And I, and I consider that issues will go very properly between Canada and the United States. »

Carney beforehand dedicated his nation to realign relationships with the United States. “It is obvious that the United States is no longer a reliable partner,” he mentioned within the capital Ottawa. “The old relationship we had with the United States, which was based on an ever deeper integration of our economies and close security policy and military cooperation, is over.”

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