Summary
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in person at the Oval Office on Tuesday, with the meeting commencing at 11:45 a.m. followed by a private luncheon at 12:15 p.m. Carney anticipates “difficult” but “constructive” discussions amid Trump’s previous comments about Canada potentially becoming the “51st state,” while U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has expressed skepticism about repairing U.S.-Canada relations, labeling Canada a “socialist regime.”