[Source/Observer Network, Lin Chenli] According to Agence France-Presse reports, on April 30 local time, U.S. President Trump said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would visit the United States next week. Regarding the recent Canadian general election, Trump said that both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party "hate Trump," but Carney "is a very nice person."
On April 28 local time, Canada held federal parliamentary elections. Preliminary statistical results showed that the current Prime Minister Carney's Liberal Party was expected to win the election. Carney announced victory and delivered a speech at midnight on April 29 local time, emphasizing that the new government would never submit to Trump, calling on the Canadian public to remain united.
On April 30 local time, Trump told the media during a cabinet meeting: "Carney is a very nice gentleman, he will come to the White House soon, either next week or within a shorter period of time. I talked to him yesterday, he is very good, and I congratulated him."
Trump said: "I think we will establish a very good relationship. Carney called me yesterday and said 'let's make a deal.'"
"Both parties (political parties) dislike Trump, I think the least-disliked Trump person won in the end. In fact, I think the Conservative Party dislikes me more than the so-called Liberal Party." Trump said.
On April 29 local time, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Carney delivered a speech. Visual China
The report pointed out that the Canadian Conservative Party led by Poilievre was originally expected to win the election, but Trump's attacks, combined with the unpopularity of former Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's departure, changed the outcome of the election. Carney, who took over from Trudeau as prime minister last month, convinced voters that his experience in handling economic crises made him the ideal candidate to challenge Trump.
American Cable News Network (CNN) stated that after Carney replaced Trudeau as Canadian prime minister, he took a tough stance against the Trump administration, announcing retaliatory tariffs on the United States, which quickly reversed the poll results, with many Canadians re-supporting the Liberal government.
CNN commented that Trump's threats profoundly influenced this year's Canadian general election, transforming it into a "referendum on the U.S. president." Canadian Television (CTV) also published an article stating that how to respond to Trump's threats has become the core agenda of this election, and voters are more concerned about who is most capable of safeguarding Canadian sovereignty and dealing with the unpredictable White House.
In his victory speech on April 29, Carney said: "As I have warned for months, the United States wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. This is not an idle threat; President Trump is trying to undermine us to occupy our country. But it will never happen. We must recognize that the world has fundamentally changed."
He reiterated that the traditional relationship between Canada and the United States has changed, "We have overcome the shock of betrayal by the United States, and we should never forget these lessons. We must take care of ourselves, and most importantly, we must look out for each other."
Carney did not rule out continuing negotiations with Trump, saying that he would discuss "economic and security relations between two sovereign nations" with Trump. However, he emphasized that apart from the United States, Canada "has many other options to bring prosperity."
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