Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accuses Trump of being 'afraid' as he fires World Series challenge at president

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the World Series for the first time in 32 years. So, with Canada's Team back on baseball's biggest stage, Prime Minister Mark Carney is feeling lucky.

President Trump has repeatedly poked the bear to the north - imposing a series of tariffs which have led to a trade war between the two nations and threatening to turn Canada into the '51st State'.

Those words are believed to have influenced the Canadian electorate - turning a projected landslide for the Conservative Party into a stunning win for Carney and the Liberal Party.

Carney is now looking to put a wager between himself and his American counterpart on the outcome of the Series between the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

But after Trump didn't issue a response, Carney called him out and suggested the President may be 'afraid' of a defeat.

'I think he's afraid to make a bet,' Carney joked to The Associated Press Thursday. 'He doesn't like to lose. 

'He hasn't called. He hasn't returned my call yet on the bet, so I'm ready. We're ready to make a bet with the U.S.'

Carney went on to predict that the Blue Jays would win the World Series in six games.

'The country is so pumped. I think the world is pumped for this series,' Carney said. 'It's going to go deep. It's going to be a great series. But we've got depth, we've got fire. You see the performance.'

It's not clear what Carney will be wagering, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the President is not much for gambling.

Responding to a question about the President's sports betting habits after new broke of an FBI operation which led to the arrests of three NBA figures tied to illegal gambling, Leavitt replied, 'You know, I'm not sure. I don't think he does.

'I've been with him quite some time, and I've not seen him gamble before. I don't think he's a big gambler.' 

Tensions between the countries have only grown since last night after Trump cancelled trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement using the voice of former President Ronald Reagan to speak against the use of tariffs.

'The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,' Trump posted to Truth Social.

'The ad was for $75,000,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the US Supreme Court and other courts. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEARBY TERMINATED.'