WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the man whose country Trump has repeatedly floated as a potential 51st state as he touched off trade disputes with the U.S.'s historically steadfast ally.
Tuesday morning's meeting marks the first time the two leaders have come face-to-face. It comes just over a week after Canadians backed Carney's Liberal Party in elections that were widely seen as influenced by the country's newly tense relationship with its southern neighbor.
Carney, a Trump critic, directly invoked the U.S. president in a victory speech in which he argued that Trump's comments about Canada becoming a 51st state were "not idle threats."