Canada’s Trudeau meets with Trump in Mar-a-Lago amid tariffs threats
November 30, 2024
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida to meet with Donald Trump just days after the president-elect threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods.
Trudeau’s plane landed Friday evening at Palm Beach International Airport, which is used by Trump when he travels to his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Pictures posted on social media late Friday evening by Pennsylvania senator-elect David McCormick and Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle showed Trump and Trudeau sitting side by side at a dinner table, accompanied by other guests including North Dakota governor Doug Burgum.
A Mar-a-Lago trip was not included in the Canadian leader’s public itinerary for Friday, and Trump and Trudeau’s offices were not immediately available for comment.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.David Kawai / Bloomberg via Getty Images
The two men spoke on the phone earlier this week after Trump announced his tariff plan. Trudeau said that the pair had a “good call” and talked about “some of the challenges that we can work on together.”
Trump said last week on Truth Social that one of his first executive orders would be to hit Mexico and Canada with a blanket 25% tariff.
“This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” Trump said in the post.
President Joe Biden criticized Trump’s announcement, saying the comments were “counterproductive.”
“I hope he rethinks it, and I think it’s a counterproductive thing to do,” Biden said, responding to a reporter’s question about his reaction.
Mexico and Canada are the second and third top suppliers of goods to the U.S., according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, accounting for nearly 30% of trade volumes. Canada sends about 75% of its total exports to the U.S.
The vehicles, dairy, paper products, and building supplies such as wood that would be affected.
The U.S. imports the most goods from China.
Trump has frequently promised to implement more tariffs during his campaign, especially on China. Some economists have criticized the possibility of steep tariffs, arguing that the cost would ultimately be passed on to consumers.
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