Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the G7 leaders summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Friday, June 8, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Politico: Behind the scenes with Trump and Trudeau: How they made nice
They are looking for a bigger reset after U.S.-Canada relations had sunk to their lowest level in decades.
OTTAWA — After months of tension and insults in their trade war, President Donald Trump tried out a new role with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: peacemaker.
Several sources familiar with a Monday call between the two leaders described the president dominating the conversation with an almost uninterrupted burst of enthusiasm, speaking for the vast majority of a 15-minute call about how amazing, how perfect things would be now.
“It was extremely positive,” said one Canadian official. Other witnesses described the prime minister struggling to squeeze some words in, amid the president’s extended peace declaration.
The themes of that big, beautiful call across the northern border have emerged in public view, with Trump suddenly describing the countries as a regional trading block, ready to take on the world together.
What a difference a week makes.
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WNU Editor: They have NOT made nice. Not even close. The White House got what they wanted, and are praising Prime Minister Trudeau while gloating with what they got. And what did they get .... here is a just a small example .... Under USMCA, Canada is neither strong nor free (Wenran Jiang, Globe and Mail ).