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Canadians 'weren't impressed' by second UK state visit for Trump, PM Mark Carney says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer extended a unique invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump for a second formal state visit to the UK, following their meeting at the Oval Office in February.
The invitation came amid fractious Canada-U.S. Relations after Trump suggested Canada should become the 51st U.S. State, a proposal that angered Canadians and heightened sovereignty concerns.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the UK’s gesture, saying it undermined Canadian efforts to present a united front against Trump's annexation talk while highlighting King Charles's planned attendance at Canada's May 27 parliament opening.
Carney stated, “I think, to be frank, they weren’t impressed by that gesture...given the circumstance” and called the King's visit a “reaffirming moment for Canadians” amid sovereignty issues accentuated by Trump.
The episode illustrates UK’s balancing act between Canada and the U.S., using King Charles as a symbolic bridge while Britain seeks closer U.S. Trade ties post-Brexit despite causing Commonwealth tensions.

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