WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will host Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, at the White House on Tuesday for high stakes talks focused on trade and security.
The meeting comes amid heightened tensions between the two allies, following Trump’s imposition of steep tariffs on Canadian products and ongoing remarks suggesting that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.
This marks the first meeting between the two leaders since Carney’s Liberal Party secured victory in the April 28 federal election.
“He called me. He was very nice and I congratulated him,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, referring to a post-election phone call with Carney….