China, Canada and Donald Trump
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The U.S. president suggested that Canada's prime minister should remember to be "grateful" for the "freebies" America provides.
Carney had warned of a "rupture" in the world order in a headline-making speech.
Trump said he has withdrawn the invitation to Canada to join the new Board of Peace, days after Carney warned against economic coercion by superpowers.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the prime minister was praised for his blunt talk about the president’s irrevocable “rupture” in the world order.
Renewed verbal attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump are prompting Canadians to rally behind Prime Minister Mark Carney, who earned a rare standing ovation in Davos for openly decrying powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage.
Trump is excluding Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney from his Board of Peace.
"Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that Mark," Trump said, calling out Canada's prime minister in his Davos speech.