President-elect Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him the “governor” of a “great Canadian province.”
President Trump: “It was an honor to have dinner with Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada's Great Province last night.'' I wrote it in the post In true social. “I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so we can continue our thorough discussions on tariffs and trade, and the outcome will be truly great for everyone.” !DJT.”
The post comes as President Trump threatens to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico and increase tariffs on China.
“Americans are waking up to the reality that if we put tariffs on everything from Canada, the cost of living would be much higher,” Trudeau said Monday at an event hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, condemning President Trump's tariff threat. '', the Associated Press reported.
The Canadian prime minister, who has said he would retaliate against the U.S. for imposing such tariffs, said the Trump campaign's ideas about where it wants to start are clearer now than they were when they were elected, and it's a good idea to work with the president-elect. He added that it would be “a little bit more difficult.” In 2016, according to the Associated Press.
But the two sides spoke by phone last month, and Trudeau called it a “good call” following Trump's promise to impose tariffs on Canadian goods. The prime minister also visited the prime minister at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this month, and both sides touted the meeting as “productive.”
President Trump said in an interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he can't guarantee Americans will pay more taxes because of the tariffs he has promised to impose on imported goods.
Economists have warned of the impact of tariffs on key U.S. allies Canada and Mexico, as well as China, but Trump ignored them in the interview.
“I can't guarantee anything. I can't guarantee tomorrow. But if you look at me, I can tell you that before COVID-19, our country had the best economy in the history of our country,” Trump said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
