Trump Reveals Phone Call With Mark Carney: ‘Great Relationship’ [Video]

President Donald Trump has predicted he will have a “great relationship” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney following his victory in the country’s federal election.

Speaking to reporters, the U.S. president reflected on Carney winning the snap election on Tuesday and said Carney was keen to “make a deal” with Trump.

Why It Matters

Tensions between the U.S. and Canada have escalated since Trump returned to office.

Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports and a 10 percent duty on Canadian energy imports, escalating concerns about a trade war between the two countries. He has also suggested the country should become the 51st U.S. state, which has been interpreted as a threat to annex the northern U.S. neighbor and NATO ally.

Carney did not win an outright majority.His Liberal Party is projected to have won 169 seats, three short of the 172 majority needed in Canada’s House of Commons. He will …