Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where the two leaders were seen shaking hands. Outside the White House, Trump welcomed Carney as they exchanged greetings. At that moment, the Canadian Prime Minister made a lighthearted joke, saying, “I wore red for you.” However, Trump did not react, as seen in the video clip.
Carney and Trump’s meeting months after the US president slapped a 35% tariff on Canadian imports from August 1.
Watch how Trump reacted to Carney’s joke
‘I wore RED for you’ — Canada’s PM Carney buttering up Trump before talks
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Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump joked with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a meeting, saying that Canada could be the “51st US State.” Carney laughed, and Trump added that although the two countries have had their differences, they can work things out.
“I’ve been very creative… He said very carefully- Canada and the United States,” Trump said, pointing at Carney’s measured style of speaking.
"It's an honor to have the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney
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… We've had a very strong relationship… We're going to be talking about trade, we're going to be talking about a lot of different things." – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/Y9Mgwt2EHd
Trump added, “We’ve had some natural conflict, but we’ll probably work that out. We’ve had a strong relationship, and your hosting of the various countries that showed up was a beautiful job you did, and I appreciate it very much. We’re going to be talking about trade. We’re going to be talking about different things. We’ll certainly be talking about Gaza.”
Trump Discusses Gaza and Middle East Peace
He further stated that he would discuss Gaza with Carney. “We’re in serious negotiations to a conflict- you could say 3,000 years, but it’s been raging for a long time, and there’s a possibility we could have peace in the Middle East. Something beyond the Gaza situation. We want to release the hostages,” he said.
Trump further said that the whole world approved of his plan. “So our team is over there now. Another team just left, and every country in the world has supported the plan. I don’t think there’s anybody that hasn’t approved that I’ve seen,” Trump said, hinting at potential deals between the US and Canada.
“There’s a real chance we could do something, so you may have questions. In the meantime, we’ll make deals and do things that are good for both of our countries,” he said.
Carney Praises Trump Amid Tense Talks
Carney lauded Trump’s actions and said that he was a transformative President.
“You are a transformative president. Since then, transformation in the economy, unprecedented commitment to the NATO partners to defence spending. Peace from India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Disabling Iran as a force of terror,” he said.
As Carney was showering these praises on Trump, and highlighted the agenda for their discussion, “This is, in many respects, the most important…” Trump butted in, “The merger of Canada and the United States!”
Although the camaraderie between the leaders was palpable, there was an air of anxiety too, as the US was in support of Israel and Canada had recognised the Palestinian state on September 21.
In their previous meeting between the two leaders in May, Carney had bluntly told Trump that Canada would never be for sale in response to Trump’s repeated threats to purchase or annex Canada.
(With inputs from ANI)
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