U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gesture as they meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
President Donald Trump welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to the White House on Tuesday, greeting him with a handshake before an Oval Office session with the press.
Announcing the new leader, a liberal who won a shock election at the end of last month, Trump bragged that he was the reason for the new leader's success.
Trump began speaking about "a very big election in Canada, and I think I was probably the greatest thing that happened to him, but I can't take full credit. They were — his party was losing by a lot, and he ended up winning. So, I really want to congratulate him. It was one of — probably one of the greatest comebacks in the history of politics, maybe even greater than mine, you know."
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"But I want to just congratulate you," Trump continued. "That was a great election, actually. We were watching it with interest, and I think Canada chose a very talented person, a very good person, because we spoke before the election quite a few times. And it's an honor to have you at the White House and the Oval Office."
The election was called after tumult in the country caused by Trump's threats to impose tariffs, mixed with his promises that he would make Canada the 51st state of America.
He went on to brag about his new decorations in the Oval Office, which he bragged were created "with great love" and "24 carat gold."
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