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After winning in last week’s election with a promise to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade and sovereignty threats, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had his first high-stakes meeting with Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

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After winning in last week’s election with a promise to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade and sovereignty threats, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had his first high-stakes meeting with Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

In front of the cameras in the Oval Office, the two men appeared friendly, with no sign of the kind of animus seen during the now-infamous dustup between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the U.S. president in that same room back in February—a dynamic Trump himself pointed out: “We had another little blow up with somebody else,” Trump said, sitting next to Carney. “That was a much different thing. This is a very friendly conversation.”

But although Trump congratulated Carney on his victory and insisted that “regardless of anything, we’re going to be friends with Canada,” neither side appeared willing to make immediate concessions to improve the two countries’ rapidly deteriorating bilateral relations.

At the top of the agenda was the U.S. trade war on Canada. Since taking office, Trump has imposed a slew of tariffs on Canadian goods, including steel and aluminum. When asked by a reporter if there is anything that Carney can say today to change Trump’s mind, Trump remained absolute: “No. That’s the way it is.”

Carney jumped in shortly after, adding, “This is a bigger discussion. There are much bigger forces involved. And this will take some time and some discussions. And that’s why we’re here, to have those discussions.”

Trump also added that he may not be interested in extending the United States-Mexico-Canada free........

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