Trump and Carney in Direct Contact Over Tariffs, Minister Confirms

Trump and Carney in Direct Contact Over Tariffs, Minister Confirms
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Omid Ghoreishi
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has confirmed reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are in direct contact over trade and security issues.

“We are in a trade war and it’s normal that at the same time that the trade war is taking place, there are also diplomatic negotiations, and that therefore, Prime Minister Carney and President Trump talk to each other,” Joly told reporters on June 5.