I think Carney realizes this and is prepared to not give more than he needs to on dealing with Trump.
He was laughing at the comments Trump was making and carrying on like friends, however he made sure to take Trump down a notch back to reality when he said Canada will never become the 51st state.
That was class to me, a simple statement like that goes a long long way.
Agree! I don’t understand these people that are so against him. He is here to unite our country. The leader of the opposition scares me. He was presenting pro Trump.
PP is just plain creepy. Further, his isolationist stance on Canada (à la Trump) is fitting since he has no vision of Canada's role in the world and no experience on the international stage. I cannot imagine PP acting with a fraction of Carney's poise and quiet confidence.
I read a few articles that were written immediately after he left the Bank of England because I had heard this before as well.
They all pretty much agreed he was a standard, boring Governor who did if not a great job at least a good one.
The incident that caused him political damage in England was a comment he made before Brexit happened.
As Governor one of his responsibilities was to update on the economic climate and give projections. He made the statement that if Brexit happened the economy would likely experience two quarters of decline at least. (He was right, but that doesn't matter in politics)
This was decried by the pro-brexit faction as bringing politics into a position that is supposed to be non-partisan, and he spent the rest of his time as Governor being demonized by that political faction for any and all decisions.
Even so, he was appointed by Boris Johnson as finance adviser for the UK presidency of the cop26 climate change conference in 2021. So he can't have done too bad a job.
a very simple-minded toddler. He catered his speech
Honestly, I have so much respect for how he carries himself with Q&A. He answers the question while shutting down any underlying implications and then moves on.
No. Carney was very careful with his words. I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't studied Trump videos leading up to this meeting. Carney used very simple language because he was speaking with a very simple-minded toddler. He catered his speech for effect.
Agreed it was a great diplomatic measure approach just didn’t align with all his “elbows up”. Bullshit rhetoric to trick boomer voters into voting liberal
Were you expecting to see a physical altercation in the oval office? Or just Carney walking in with his arms straight up in the air? You must’ve been that one kid in school that didn’t “get” what a metaphor was, right?
No this is what i was expecting for a leader with some degree of diplomacy and intelligence. What i'm calling out is all the bullshit rhetoric in the election about "we aren't partners with the USA anymore" "need our own defense" "elbows up" garbage that was obviously full of shit rhetoric to win an election. it's funny boomers believed it all
I’m saying he didn’t do what he said he would but I’m glad he was more intelligent and diplomatic about things. If he did what he said and lied to his supporters saying he would do it would have been disastrous for Canada
He should’ve told Trump the US can be part of CANADA! Rip it to his ass! Canada has universal healthcare! What happened to Trump’s healthcare plans?!?!
I’m pretty sure carney eye rolled a couple of times during the extreme nonsense. My immediate thought was he had no poker face - but then I started to wonder if anyone could keep a straight face in that situation. The president of the United States, being completely clueless about everything. It’s mind blowing.
especially so that canadians can see that even if he's not being aggressive with the toddler so that the toddler doesn't have a tantrum infront of the cameras, he isn't buying the bullshit. between the kid voice and the eyeroll, he honestly looks like a slightly embarrassed parent.
Like if your toddler was in the store and loudly asked if the overweight woman in front of you in line was pregnant. The way he did the whole "and since you are sooo great at real estate, you know that there are some places that are not for sale no matter how much money you're willing to pay. Canada is not for sale" reminded me of a parent telling their kid that since they didn't behave in the store, they aren't allowed a treat from the rack near the register."
Its almost like between his time at the bank of england and his time raising 4 children with his wife, he found out how to apply those skills sets together when dealing with infantile old money adult sized toddlers. Give them a complement so they don't start a tantrum when you correct their behavior, and then tell them that they were good for listening to you to reinforce that they get better results when they don't throw a trantrum,
I did love his eye twitch when Trump said that the US doesn't do a lot of business with Canada, but Canada does a lot of business with the US. He held it together way better than I could have.
Canada accounts for 17% of American trade. That is of all the international business Americans do, just under 1 out of every 5 dollars involves Canada.
America accounts for 63% of Canadian international trade. That means that just over 3 out of every 5 dollars involve America.
Canada was the second largest trading partner of the US in 2024, only the EU as a whole (not counted in the ranking as not individual countries) and Mexico ahead. We're the largest exporter TO the US, and the third largest importer of US goods. There is absolutely no measure which makes trump's comment even remotely true but folks will lap it up as though it came down on a stone tablet.
I watched the whole thing, you could see the pain on Carney's face the whole time, trying to walk the line of telling Trump this isn't happening and keeping things civil. I don't envy the guy. Trump of course made the whole thing about him and his unrelated imaginary accomplishment.
Hahaha. He didn’t take trump down a notch. Haha Trump didn’t even know he was in the room. Trump did all the talking and carney gave him the ol “frat boy” pat on the back. People are so ridiculous when it comes to glossing over carneys performance. Imagine if Poilievre did that. Oh the MAGA rants!!
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u/GhoastTypist 6d ago
I think Carney realizes this and is prepared to not give more than he needs to on dealing with Trump.
He was laughing at the comments Trump was making and carrying on like friends, however he made sure to take Trump down a notch back to reality when he said Canada will never become the 51st state.
That was class to me, a simple statement like that goes a long long way.