United States leader Donald Trump received Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6 and jokingly drew an analogy with his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
This was reported by the Canadian broadcaster "CBC News".
Yes, Trump generally called the conversation with the Canadian prime minister very friendly, not a "quarrel" that he had with "someone else," veiledly alluding to his loud discussion with the Ukrainian head of state in the Oval Office on February 28.
It is noted that Carney was quite cautious in his conversation at the meeting, carefully choosing when to intervene, often allowing Trump to speak on different topics.
In particular, he intervened twice when it came to negotiations on the 51st US state, stating that the opinion of Canadians on this issue would not change.
"In the Oval Office with Trump, Carney said of Canada, 'It's not for sale,' trying to stop any discussion of Canada becoming the 51st state. Trump's response was, 'Never say never.' He stressed the friendship between the two countries and again spoke in approving terms about the annexation. But he also repeated his claim that the Canada-U.S. border is an 'artificially drawn line that dates back many years,' " CBC News reported.
Carney also chose the right moment to remind the American president how important trade relations are for both sides.
"We are the United States' largest customer in terms of all goods," he said, adding that there would be a "broader discussion" later on about revising the trade deal.
Mark Carney previously said that negotiations with US leader Donald Trump would be difficult.
As "Apostrophe" wrote, a poll in the US showed who was to blame for Trump's quarrel with Zelenskyy.