Canadian PM Carney to meet Trump at White House after election influenced by annexation threats

OTTAWA – While President Donald Trump was widely viewed as the major factor in securing a fourth consecutive term in office for the Liberals in last Monday’s Canadian general election, the Conservative leader played a role in his party’s defeat at the polls, according to Canadian political analysts.

"Trump set the stage" for Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney "as a somber leader for the Liberals, who made people feel assured that things could be handled when there was a sense of fear of people at the beginning of the campaign worried about" the president’s threats of annexing Canada as the 51st state, University of Manitoba political studies professor Christopher Adams told Fox News Digital.

"It’s highly unusual for American presidents to wade into Canadian politics, especially during elections," said Adams.

He explained the last time that happened was during the 1963 ...