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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney plays hardball with Trump.
Hardball Canadian Style
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke to President Trump and told him he stands by his remarks last week issuing a call-to-arms among smaller powers against economic coercion.
“To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president: ‘I meant what I said in Davos,’” Carney said Tuesday before a cabinet meeting. “It was a broader set of issues, and Canada was the first country to understand the change in U.S. trade policy that he initiated, and we’re responding to that.”
The Canadian leader’s remarks to reporters Tuesday were meant to rebut comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent told Fox News Monday night that he was in the Oval Office when Trump and Carney spoke by phone, and Carney “was very aggressively walking back some of the unfortunate remarks he made at Davos.”
In posts on the Truth Social platform, Trump referred to Carney as “governor,” a reminder of the president’s previous musings about using economic force to compel Canada to become the 51st state. Trump also warned that Canada “is systematically destroying itself” by deepening economic ties with China.
“The fresh round of name calling signals a clear deterioration in goodwill and an early preview of how the USMCA renewal talks may unfold,” Rosenberg said. “The message is that Ottawa should not expect a conciliatory process.”
Unfortunate Remarks?
Yes, by Trump.
In a rambling, pathetic speech, Trump alienated everyone in Europe and confused Greenland with Iceland four times.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
I am pleased to report Canada’s Carney Ditches ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Approach to Trump
full story at https://www.activistpost.com/carney-disputes-us-treasury-secretary-lies-says-i-meant-what-i-said-in-davos/