CNN's Sara Sidner reacted to a fiery speech by Canada's next prime minister, Mark Carney, who vowed a robust response to Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats.
The 59-year-old Carney will take over for Justin Trudeau after winning the race to lead the country’s Liberal Party, and the two-time central banker blasted the Trump-led U.S. as "a country we can no longer trust" and insisted "Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form."
"Girl, they are really mad at the United States," Sidner said, introducing correspondent Paula Newton. "I mean, we're seeing this is unprecedented. This is an ally to the United States saying these things."
"Yeah, this is truly historic," said Newtown, reporting live from Canada's capital Ottawa, "and, yes, Canada and Canadians are leaning in, the Liberal Party, I have to say, reborn, given the threats coming directly from the Oval Office. Mark Carney, there, this is a man who's never run for anything practically, and within a matter of days, he will be prime minister of Canada. Justin Trudeau will officially resign, probably before the week is out, and then here's what happens next. Mark Carney will be in an election very soon and face conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, again, a historic transition made possible from this trade war with the United States."
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"Who is Mark Carney?" Newton added. "Certainly an accomplished economist. He was the head of the Bank of Canada, but also the Bank of England, and help transition really the globe financially after that financial crisis in 2008, but also helped hold Britain's hand through Brexit. But he is untested politically, and really, it was Justin Trudeau on his way out that set the tone for the existential threat that faces Canada."
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