Mark Carney’s Trump Strategy Comes Into View [Video]

Most heads of state have treaded carefully around President Donald Trump since he returned to power, but Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has taken a more aggressive approach — and there are indications that it may be working, at least for now.

Trump said on social media Friday that he had an “extremely productive” conversation with Carney earlier in the day, after the two leaders spoke for the first time since Carney won a race to lead the Canada’s Liberal Party. He was sworn in as prime minister earlier this month.

Carney called for new elections in April and is now leading in polls over Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre — a remarkable turnaround for the Liberals, who appeared moribund under the leadership of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and on the path toward an electoral blowout before Trump was inaugurated and began antagonizing the northern neighbor.

Trump said he planned to meet with Carney after the election, a sign he may …