Trump says Canada PM Trudeau pledged action on border after tariff threat
The two leaders spoke during a ‘productive’ three-hour dinner that also covered topics like China, Ukraine, fentanyl and the Middle East
Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to working to address the border and fentanyl smuggling, key issues that have led the incoming US president to threaten massive tariffs.
Trump, in a Truth Social post on Saturday, called their dinner Friday night at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida a “very productive meeting” and made no mention of his earlier 25 per cent tariff threat.
“I made it very clear that the United States will no longer sit idly by as our citizens become victims to the scourge of this Drug Epidemic, caused mainly by the Drug Cartels, and Fentanyl pouring in from China,” he said.
“Prime Minister Trudeau has made a commitment to work with us to end this terrible devastation of US Families.”
The dinner included incoming US Commerce Secretary and trade tsar Howard Lutnick, incoming Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and incoming National Security Adviser Michael Waltz. Trudeau’s delegation included Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief of Staff Katie Telford.
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