Donald Trump has been referred to as a “transformative president” by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has also praised him with establishing “peace” between India and Pakistan. The Canadian leader gave Trump credit for influencing international politics and economic stability while speaking in a bilateral meeting at the White House.
“You (Donald Trump) hosted me and some of my colleagues a few months ago, and I said at the time, ‘You are a transformative president,'” Trump nodded as Carney spoke in the Oval Office.
And since then, the economy has changed, NATO allies have made historic pledges to defend spending, peace between India and Pakistan, peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the deterrence of Iran as a terrorist threat.”
India’s Reaction To Trump’s Claim
India disputes Trump’s repeated claims that he mediated a ceasefire between Islamabad and New Delhi during a military conflict in May. Given Pakistan’s desperation after India’s strikes, New Delhi has insisted that a ceasefire was achieved after the Pakistani Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called his Indian counterpart and asked for an immediate truce.
Mark Carney’s Trip to the US
Since taking over the top job in Canada in March, Carney has made two trips to the Oval job. Trump’s trade war and annexation threats have shattered one of the most enduring and friendly partnerships in the world, and the visit took place ahead of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement review next year.
After months of diplomatic anxiety about Trump’s tariff threats and his divisive statements earlier this year that Canada should be “annexed” into the United States, Carney’s laudation of Trump on Tuesday marked a significant change in Ottawa’s position.
Trump joked with Carney about a Canadian “merger” during the conversation, alluding to his earlier demands that Canada become the 51st US state. “That wasn’t where I was going,” Carney remarked, laughing along with the joke, and went on.
Carney reaffirmed his nation’s commitment to Middle East diplomacy and said he supports Trump’s attempts to promote regional peace. “We’ll do whatever we can to support that,” he added.
Later, Trump called Carney a “world-class leader” and said the former central banker was a “nice man” who could be “very nasty” at times.
Despite the lighthearted tone, Trump and Carney carefully refrained from providing specifics on how they may lower US tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber, and cars.
Carney left the White House without making any specific pledges that tariffs will be dropped, despite domestic pressure to strike a deal during his second visit since assuming office in April. He expressed confidence that Canada, his nation’s primary economic partner, would “get the right deal” from the US.
Additionally, Trump said to reporters, “I think they’re going to walk away very happy.” Despite the “natural conflict” between the two economies, the American leader claimed that they had “come a long way over the last few months.”
There had not been much clear consensus, according to a later statement from Carney, which only stated that both leaders acknowledged that there were some areas where they could compete and others where they could cooperate.
“We’re focused on building these new opportunities,” the prime minister of Canada stated about X.
