Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday night and met with President-elect Donald Trump. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
Government officials told the outlet that Trudeau's plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday. Anonymous sources said Trudeau plans to dine with Trump at the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence before leaving Florida the next morning. Prime Minister Trudeau will accompany Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc spoke to officials.
Prime Minister Trudeau's visit was announced Monday by President Trump. Mexico and Canada impose 25% tariffs until they stop immigration and dangerous drugs from entering the country.
“As everyone knows, thousands of people are pouring into Mexico and Canada, bringing with them unprecedented levels of crime and drugs. But it doesn't seem to be able to stop people from trying to cross the border, which is currently open,” Trump said. said.
“On January 20th, I will sign all necessary documents to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada on all products imported into the United States, as one of my first executive orders. “I intend to,” he added. “These tariffs will remain in effect until we stop drugs, especially fentanyl, and all illegal aliens from invading our country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and right to simply resolve this long-simmering problem. We have the power. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until they do, it's time for them to pay a very dear price!”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Trump spoke on the phone for about 10 minutes on Monday night about trade and border security, sources told CBC. Prime Minister Trudeau told reporters Tuesday morning that the two sides had a “good meeting.” He reportedly held a virtual meeting with Canadian prime ministers on Wednesday night to discuss President Trump's pledge to impose huge tariffs.
“We obviously talked about how there is a strong and effective bond between our two countries. We talked about some of the challenges that we can tackle together,” Trudeau said. told reporters.
Mexico's leftist president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, held a press conference on Tuesday in response to the message and showed reporters the letter she had sent to President Trump. In it, Mr. Sheinbaum threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs and blamed the United States for being the root of the immigration and fentanyl problems.
President Trump announced on Wednesday: sheinbaum He agreed to halt immigration to the United States and called their meeting “a great conversation.”
“I had a great conversation with Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She agreed to stop immigration into the United States through Mexico, effectively closing our southern border.” said.
“We also discussed the large influx of drugs into the United States and what can be done to stop the consumption of these drugs in the United States. It was a very productive conversation!” he added .
