Trump extends olive branch as Carney prepares White House visit
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he congratulated Canada's Liberal Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on his election victory and announced that Trudeau will visit the White House "within the week." According to him, the Liberals' victory in the election was not proof of Canadians' dislike for him. He stated that the Conservative leader "hates him more."
What do you need to know?
- Donald Trump congratulated Mark Carney on winning the election in Canada and announced his visit to the White House within a week.
- Trump stated that Carney hates him less than the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
- The Liberal Party won the election in Canada, despite earlier forecasts indicating an advantage for the Conservatives.
Why will Carney visit the White House?
Trump commented on the Liberals' victory in Monday's election in Canada during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House. In response to the suggestion that the Liberals' victory was the result of his statements about annexing Canada, the U.S. President stated that "they both hate Trump, and the one who hates him less won."
Trump expressed the view that, in his opinion, the Conservative figure Pierre Poilievre holds a stronger personal dislike for him than the individual affiliated with the Liberal side.
What are Trump's relations with Canadian politicians?
Trump said that he had a conversation with the Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday, and Carney "couldn't have been nicer."
Trump commented that the message received was somewhat ambiguous, but he described the individual in question as a kind gentleman, adding that he is expected to visit the White House within the next week or possibly even sooner.
Carney and the ruling Liberals won Monday's election, although at the beginning of the year, they had a deficit of up to 20 percentage points in the polls to Poilievre's Conservatives. However, the dynamics changed due to, among other things, tariffs imposed by Trump and his statements about the desire to annex Canada to the U.S.
Poilievre was previously compared in style to Trump, although like Carney and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he criticized the statements of the American president.
