The United States' reaction to Canada's next Prime Minister's being described as fairly muted.

Mark Carney's taking over from Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party.  

It comes as tensions with the US are fragmenting - with President Donald Trump igniting a trade war and suggesting Canada could be absorbed into the US. 

The Guardian's Washington Bureau Chief David Smith told Andrew Dickens we haven't heard much from Trump or other officials about Carney's win.  

He says there actually hasn't been a great deal of political reaction so far - which indicates where relations are and how Canada's not seen as a huge priority in Washington. 

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