TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s foreign minister walked a fine line at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, pushing back at President Donald Trump’s assertions of unfettered U.S. power while trying to avoid provoking her country’s biggest trade partner.

Trump famously said at his inauguration that “during every single day of the Trump administration, I will, very simply, put America first.” His ensuing actions have followed suit, including calls to make Canada the 51st state and vows to put sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian products.

He has also derided the U.N., asking before the General Assembly on Sept. 23, “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” and saying that “not only is the U.N. not solving the problems it should, too often it’s actually creating new problems for us to solv

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