Trump says first call with newly minted Canadian prime minister was ‘extremely productive’ [Video]

TORONTO, ONT – U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his first call with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was “extremely productive” and Carney said Trump respected Canada’s sovereignty both in private and public but added that the relationship has changed.

The call came as Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and has threatened to use economic coercion to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, a position that has infuriated Canadians. Trump avoided any mention of that in his social media post and in public remarks later.

“We had a very good conversation. Mark called me,” Trump said. “We had a very very good talk. He’s going through an election. We’ll see what happens.”

Trump didn’t refer to the prime minister as governor as he did with Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau.

The U.S. president, in his social media post, said the two sides “agree on many things and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to …