Canadian Prime Minister Carney arrives in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with President Trump

By ROB GILLIES and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON AP Canada s new prime minister Mark Carney won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Donald Trump and he ll have the opportunity to do that in a face-to-face Oval Office meeting on Tuesday Related Articles Adrian Wooldridge The war on woke universities will slow US innovation Hegseth directs cut to top military leadership positions Trump has threatened a tariff on movies made outside the US Here s what we know Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands Trump organization s million bet on old vaccine innovation puzzles scientists Trump has shattered a decades-old alliance by saying he wants to make Canada the st U S state and levying steep tariffs against an essential partner in the manufacturing of autos and the supply of oil electricity and other goods The outrage provoked by Trump enabled Carney s Liberal Party to figure a stunning comeback accomplishment last month as the ongoing bargain war and attacks on Canadian sovereignty have outraged voters The Republican president has repeatedly threatened that he intends to make Canada the st state He explained in an interview with NBC s Meet the Press that aired Sunday that the territory line is an artificial line that prevents the two territories from forming a beautiful country Trump s openly adversarial approach has raised questions for Carney and other world leaders on how to manage relations with the U S Certain world leaders such as the United Kingdom s prime minister Keir Starmer engaged in a charm offensive Others such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were met by Trump with anger for not being sufficiently deferential Robert Bothwell a professor of Canadian history and international relations at the University of Toronto announced Carney shouldn t meet with Trump We ve seen what he does We saw what he did with Zelenskyy Bothwell reported And he would sure as hell try to do the same with Carney It s not in Carney s interest It s not in Canada s interest Trump and Carney will meet in the Oval Office and have lunch Carney has stressed that he was elected to specifically stand up to the U S president and that Canada is in a once-in-a-lifetime dilemma Carney stated he expects formidable but constructive conversations with his U S counterpart Trump explained reporters on Monday that he wasn t quite sure why Carney was visiting I m not sure what he wants to see me about Trump disclosed But I guess he wants to make a deal President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office of the White House Monday May in Washington AP Photo Alex Brandon U S Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick further stoked doubts about their interest in repairing the relationship with Canada in a Monday interview on Fox Business Setup s Kudlow show Sought if the U S could make a deal with Canada Lutnick called the country a socialist regime that has been basically feeding off America Lutnick mentioned Tuesday s meeting would be fascinating Carney at a Friday news conference ahead of his trip noted the talks would focus on immediate bargain pressures and the broader economic and national measure relationships He explained his ruling body would fight to get the best deal for Canada and take all the time necessary to do so even as Canada pursues a parallel set of talks to deepen relations with other allies and lessen its commitments with the U S Trump has maintained that the U S doesn t need anything from Canada He is actively going after a Canadian auto sector built largely by U S companies saying They re stopping work in Mexico and they re stopping work in Canada and they re all moving here He also disclosed the U S doesn t need Canada s power though nearly one-fourth of the oil that the U S consumes daily comes from the province of Alberta The president has also disparaged Canada s military commitments despite a partnership that ranges from the beaches of Normandy in World War II to remote stretches of Afghanistan Trump has commented that Canada spends less money on military than practically any nation in the world They pay NATO less than any nation he stated They think we are subsidizing They think we are going to protect them and really we are But the truth is they don t carry their full share and it s unfair to the United States and our taxpayers Bothwell noted that Carney might be under little pressure to reach a quick deal as Trump has at times reversed delayed or defanged his tariffs such that over time Trump might be in a weaker position if talks are prolonged It may not matter as much in the summer as it does in the current era because every time he s made one of these announcements next week it s Oh I had my fingers crossed I didn t mean it he mentioned of Trump Daniel B land a political science professor at McGill University declared Carney needed the speedily scheduled meeting with Trump to address the pact war started by the U S Trump has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and tariffs on other products outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in several cases ostensibly to address relatively low volumes of fentanyl intercepted at the frontier between the two countries Canada s Prime Minister Mark Carney right is greeted by Canadian Ambassador to the U S Kirsten Hillman second left U S Acting Chief of Protocol Abby Jones and U S Col Randall J Heusser after he disembarks a regime plane Monday May as he arrives in Washington Adrian Wyld The Canadian Press via AP Carney wants to show that he s doing everything he can including taking political risks to protect Canadian jobs in areas such as the auto industry B land reported If he had postponed his first meeting with President Trump for months and months opposition parties and commentators could have accused him of being overly shy and doing a disservice to Canada because of that Canada is the top export destination for U S states Nearly billion Canadian US billion worth of goods and services cross the perimeter each day About of U S crude oil imports are from Canada and of U S electricity imports are from Canada Canada is also the largest foreign supplier of steel aluminum and uranium to the U S and has critical minerals and metals that the Pentagon is eager for and investing in for national protection Canada is one of the the bulk trade-dependent countries in the world and of Canada s exports go to the U S