U.S. congratulates Carney on election win, notes ‘extensive’ relationship
Global News
The statement marked the first public acknowledgement of Carney's win by the Trump administration, which was focused Tuesday on marking Trump's first 100 days in office.
The Trump administration on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney for his victory in Canada’s federal election, touting the “extensive” relationship between the two countries that has been strained under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Global News is projecting Carney’s Liberals will form a minority government, giving the party its fourth straight mandate after an election that was dominated by Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and sovereignty.
“The United States extends its congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his party on their win in Canada’s recent federal elections,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement read to reporters after she was asked for a reaction to the election results.
“The U.S.-Canada relationship remains one of the most extensive in the world. We look forward to working with Prime Minister Carney’s government, particularly on key issues such as trade fairness, combatting illegal immigration, halting the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs, and countering the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in our hemisphere.”
The statement marked the first public acknowledgement of Carney’s win since Monday’s vote by the Trump administration, which was focused Tuesday on marking Trump’s first 100 days of his second presidential term.
Trump himself has not spoken about the results, and ignored a question about the election after briefly scrumming with reporters outside the White House on his way to a rally in Michigan to mark his milestone.
During a briefing with “new media” on Tuesday that was held after her regular media briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Trump’s repeated call to make Canada the 51st U.S. state was “Trump trolling or Trump truthing.”
“Trump truthing, all the way, and the Canadians would benefit greatly,” Leavitt responded. The people in the room, all online influencers sympathetic to Trump, laughed in response.
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