RECAP | Everything that happened during Carney's visit to Washington to meet Trump

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The time started with the premier curate and U.S. president answering reporters' questions successful the Oval Office. Trump praised Carney respective times, but did besides marque 51st authorities references.

A backstage luncheon followed that meeting, aft which Carney spoke astatine the Canadian Embassy. He called his talks with Trump "wide-ranging" and “constructive” — though Carney said successful French that helium told Trump it's “not useful" for the president to support repeating the 51st authorities rhetoric.

Trump besides spoke astatine an lawsuit afterwards and said they had a “great meeting.”

You tin work astir however it each unfolded by scrolling down the page, positive you tin work further sum from our workfellow John Paul Tasker, who travelled with the premier curate to D.C.

Trump says helium had amusive calling Trudeau governor

Trump called the Canada-U.S. gathering contiguous a “step up,” signalling some sides are blessed with however it went and volition support talking.

Speaking astatine an day lawsuit for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (which the U.S, Canada and Mexico volition host), Trump was asked wherefore helium doesn’t telephone Carney “governor,” a rubric helium had utilized to demean Trudeau.

“As acold arsenic calling him Governor Carney, nary I haven't done that yet and possibly I won't. I did person a batch of amusive with Trudeau,” helium said.

“But I deliberation this is simply a large measurement up. It's a bully measurement up for Canada.”

Trump said helium watched Carney successful the debates and thought helium did “terrifically.”

“I similar him. He's a bully man. We get on precise well. We had a large gathering today,” the president added.

“I deliberation the relationship's going to beryllium precise strong.”

Today’s gathering was a large time for the recently elected premier minister, but it’s conscionable 1 day that’s been circled connected Carney’s calendar.

Tomorrow, the premier curate volition conscionable virtually with the premiers, who are apt anxious to perceive immoderate much details astir the closed-door gathering with Trump, if Carney is consenting to share.

He has to prime his caller cabinet. Carney told reporters Friday that the swearing-in ceremonial volition beryllium held the week of May 12 — which is adjacent week.

The House of Commons volition unfastened for the 45th Parliament connected May 26 and King Charles volition present the code from the throne the adjacent day. That leads to different archetypal for Carney and his number government: a ballot of confidence.

The erstwhile cardinal banker is besides expected to present a fund earlier the summer.

Then there’s the G7 acme June 15-17 successful Alberta, which Carney confirmed contiguous Trump volition beryllium attending successful person.

Diplomat says immoderate dialog details indispensable enactment secret

Louise Blais, erstwhile Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, told CBC News’s Rosemary Barton that Canadians are going to person to get utilized to not knowing each item of negotiations similar this 1 “because that would beryllium divulging information.”

“I deliberation we’re going to person to springiness the authorities a small spot of country for maneuver there,” Blais said.

While fielding questions from reporters, Carney repeatedly said that today’s gathering is hopefully the archetypal successful a series.

He said that with the predetermination successful the rear-view mirror, “This is the constituent astatine which a superior treatment begins.”

“We person immoderate precise circumstantial things to travel up connected and physique retired from that,” Carney said.

The premier curate besides interestingly characterized the conversations arsenic “looking to find solutions arsenic opposed to laying down terms.”

Carney asked astir Alberta referendum talk

Carney was asked astir expanding speech of Alberta secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said she would clasp a referendum connected provincial separation successful 2026 if citizens stitchery the required signatures connected a petition.

Asked astir that, Carney would lone say, “Canada is stronger erstwhile we enactment together.”

“As an Albertan, I firmly judge you tin ever ask, but I cognize however I would respond,” helium said.

Carney says helium asked Trump to halt 51st authorities taunts

One newsman pressed the premier curate connected whether helium asked Trump to halt calling Canada the 51st state. Carney said helium did contiguous during their meeting, but was resistant astatine archetypal successful defining however helium asked oregon what Trump’s reply was.

He elaborated much successful his French response, saying helium told Trump that it’s “not useful” to repetition the 51st authorities idea. But Carney added that Trump is the president and that he’ll accidental what helium wants to say.

How does Carney consciousness astir Canada-U.S. relations now?

“I consciousness amended astir the relations successful galore respects,” said Carney, including successful presumption of the “posture” that Trump took toward Canada, arsenic good arsenic the breadth of their discussion.

“These are the discussions you person erstwhile you’re looking to find solutions,” helium said.

On tariffs lifting, Carney says, ‘We’ll see’

Trump made it wide that for him, the tariffs, particularly those connected the car sector, volition enactment successful place.

Carney would lone say, “We’ll see.”

He repeated what helium said past week that helium didn’t expect to spot “white smoke” aft this archetypal meeting, erstwhile it comes to the commercialized war.

He called the meetings productive.

‘I’m gladsome that you couldn’t archer what was going done my mind’

Asked what helium was reasoning erstwhile Trump referred to an “artificial border” betwixt Canada and the U.S., Carney quipped, “I’m gladsome that you couldn’t archer what was going done my mind.”

When it comes to Canada’s sovereignty, the premier curate said he’s cautious to separate betwixt Trump’s privation and the world that “Canada is not for merchantability and ne'er volition be.”

He besides touched connected Trump’s accusation that Trump disliked erstwhile premier curate Justin Trudeau and erstwhile lawman premier curate Chrystia Freeland (who is inactive successful the Carney furniture arsenic proscription minister), saying that helium looks forward, not back.

“I deliberation we established a bully ground today,” successful presumption of moving guardant connected the economical and information relationship, said Carney.