US President Donald Trump on Friday indicated he does not plan to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, just moments before departing the White House for his trip to Asia.

Asked by reporters whether he intended to hold talks with Carney, who will also be in Asia, Trump replied, “No, I don’t have any plan to.”

Trump criticised the actions behind a controversial Canadian advertisement, saying, “What they did is really dishonest. And I heard they were pulling the ad. I didn’t know they were putting it on a little bit more. They could have pulled it tonight.”

He added, “Well, that’s dirty playing, but I can play dirtier than they can.”

The comments follow Trump’s Thursday announcement terminating trade talks with Canada, threatening to disrupt the economic relationship between the

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