President Donald Trump spent months taking shots at Canada, referring to it as the 51st state and then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor,” all while engaging in a trade war.

But now, he needs Canada’s backing to build his $500 billion missile and air defense shield referred to as the Golden Dome.

“It’s something that we are looking at and something that has been discussed at a high level,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Wednesday. “But not — sure, one negotiates on this.”

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