Joel Pollak: Trump favours Carney — a 'weaker' Canadian leader — for U.S. interests
'I do think that Trump believes that he can get a better deal from Canada in terms of trade if he applies this kind of pressure. Do I like it in every case? I don't, but that's, I think, what his 'America First' policy is about,' said Pollak.
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News, joined Ezra to discuss Mark Carney's first visit to the Oval Office and Donald Trump's role in Carney's recent electoral victory.
Despite the anti-Trump tone of Carney's campaign during the recent federal election, Trump has repeatedly indicated that Carney was his preferred candidate, even claiming some credit for Carney's April 28 victory – a claim that's difficult to dispute, given that Trump supplied him with a roster of issues to hold over Canadians, including talk of Canada becoming "the 51st state."
This apparent favouritism toward Carney has left many right-leaning Canadians confused: why would Donald Trump back a borderline socialist like Mark Carney?
Joel Pollak asserts that it all goes back to Trump's mandate to put America first. "The theory we have at Breitbart News is that Trump prefers a weaker Canadian leader to one who's stronger and able to push back," Pollak said. "I think Trump preferred a liberal leader, frankly, than one who is conservative and might have the ability to make a stronger case for the national interest."
Pollak continued: "I happen to like [Pierre Poilievre’s] policies in a number of ways, in many ways. And many conservatives in the United States were quietly rooting for the Conservative Party. At the same time, I do think that Trump believes that he can get a better deal from Canada in terms of trade if he applies this kind of pressure."
"Do I like it in every case? I don't, but that's, I think, what his 'America First' policy is about."
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-05-08 22:07:02 -0400I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump sees Carney as the sucker in their poker game, but I don’t think Carney’s quite figured that out yet. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-05-08 19:56:49 -0400We’re hosed if Carney makes deals with the king of deal makers.
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Anonymous commented 2025-05-08 17:27:06 -0400I have seen the meeting of Trump and Carney in the Oval office and I voted 3X for TRUMP but at times I wish he would shut is mouth now and then. He had to go on and on about that we did not need anything of Canada they NEED us? Sitting right there Mr President and journalist are loud and not to me a very pleasant way to go about the business you both were to discuss? Time and a place to open up and say what you want but not in front of each other. ATTACK thing tome and a control well I am President of the U.S. so I can say whatever? No fan of Carney he is not the best to replace TRUDEAU a total Narcissist and not a leader of the working people nor is this Globalist super rich and hides his money in Bermuda? Maybe the whole comment of 51st state hit those who would have voted the other way? STOP with saying things are kind of nutty? We VOTERS MR PRESIDENT voted for you waiting for when GAS and Grocery ? Do not care about CRYPTO most of us losing our hard earned 401 and the concept of TARIFFS I understand but why not have done done this later on. WE voted for you for HELP where is this? I love the SS no tax I saw that now help families? HELP fix HEALTH CARE for ALL way too expensive WHY? Even INS you pay and pay.
