President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are meeting at the White House. The meeting is the first since Carney became prime minister. Relations between the United States and Canada have been at a historic low due to Trump’s taunting of the country and imposition of tariffs.

There were high expectations, much tension, and maximum pressure, especially after Trump launched an inexplicable campaign in November advocating for the annexation of Canada, a delirious project to turn a sovereign,