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Trump targets Carney: “Canada’s economy will collapse, watch and see”

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump warned that Canada’s economy could collapse amid a tariff dispute with the United States and criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney.
  • Trump said Canadian politicians had made a politically damaging choice by calling him an “enemy.”
  • Carney said negotiations with Washington had continued until they ultimately stalled, while leaving the door open to renewed talks.

Donald Trump has warned that Canada’s economy could collapse, directing his latest criticism at Prime Minister Mark Carney as a trade dispute between Ottawa and Washington continues.

In a social media statement, Trump argued that Canadian leaders who declared him an “enemy” had made a politically disastrous choice. He said they would suffer the consequences if Canada’s economy collapsed.

Canadian politicians like Prime Minister Carney declaring President Donald J. Trump an 'enemy' may be a very good move until their economies collapse, but once they collapse, it will be politically disastrous. More disastrous than anything that has ever happened to a Canadian politician. Watch and see!

· Donald TrumpTrump’s social media warning about Canada’s economy and criticism of politicians who called him an enemy.

“Canadian politicians like Prime Minister Carney declaring President Donald J. Trump an ‘enemy’ may be a very good move until their economies collapse, but once they collapse, it will be politically disastrous,” Trump wrote. “More disastrous than anything that has ever happened to a Canadian politician. Watch and see!”

Carney had said in his latest comments on the customs dispute that negotiations had continued until they “ultimately stalled,” while indicating that Canada remained open to restarting talks. The exchange adds to the tension between the two countries as they face an unresolved commercial disagreement.

Ultimately stalled

· Mark CarneyCarney’s description of the state of Canada’s negotiations with the United States over the customs dispute.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.