Trump takes credit for Carney’s win in Canada: “best thing that ever happened to him”

From the Oval Office of the White House, Donald Trump said he was honored to welcome Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, recalling that the latter had won, in his words, “a very big election”.

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Trump then took some of the credit for Carney’s victory, saying he thought he was “the best thing that ever happened to him”.

Trump said that Carney’s party, previously led by Justin Trudeau, was “losing by a lot” before Carney eventually won the election.

The president went on to describe the victory as “one of the greatest comebacks in political history, perhaps even greater than mine”

Trump went on to say that he had been following the Canadiens election with great interest. Trump added that, in his eyes, Canada had chosen “a very talented person and a very good person”.

Mark Carney must appreciate such compliments from Donald Trump, who never ceased to criticize his predecessor Justin Trudeau. Trump even told Carney that he didn’t particularly like the former prime minister.

Strong discussions between the two leaders are expected in the coming weeks, particularly on the issue of tariffs.

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