What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official [Video]

After their Oval Office encounter under the glare of the TV lights, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his U.S. counterpart retreated to the Roosevelt Room for a working lunch on Tuesday. Much of the mealtime chatter was about foreign policy issues, according to a senior Canadian official.

The two leaders got along quite well, the official said, and the president stressed at the start and end of the luncheon that it was an honour to host the new prime minister at the White House.

Trump said at the time he regarded the day’s discussions as “great” — matching comments he later told the White House press pool.

“He’s a nice man. We get along very well. We had a great meeting today — really. I think the relationship’s going to be very strong,” Trump said of Carney.

While there were niceties, Carney was clear with Trump in private, as he …