Justin Trudeau has dinner with Donald Trump amid US-Canada trade tension

America-Canada Trade War: US President-elect Donald Trump visited his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Friday (November 29) evening amid threats of a possible trade war between the United States and Canada, CNN reported, citing a source. Had dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the resort.

According to reports, some members of the Canadian PM’s cabinet were also expected to attend the dinner, as Donald Trump had recently expressed concerns about border issues and has been targeting Canadians since the first day of his upcoming presidency. Threatened to impose 25% tariff on imports. Earlier, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was seen leaving a hotel in West Palm Beach.

Florida tour was not included in the itinerary

According to Reuters, a visit to Florida was not included in Justin Trudeau’s public itinerary. Neither Trudeau’s office nor Trump’s representatives commented on the meeting at the resort.

Officials of Trump’s upcoming administration were involved in the meeting

Citing a source, CNN reported that Florida representative Mike Waltz and Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick were present at the meeting with their respective wives. It is noteworthy that Trump has selected Mike Waltz for the post of National Security Advisor in his upcoming administration. At the same time, Howard Lutnik has been selected as the Commerce Secretary for the Trump regime.

According to the report, Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford and Canada’s Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc were also present in this meeting.

How important is this meeting for Canada?

This meeting of Justin Trudeau with Donald Trump is very important because it took place a few weeks before Trump took charge of the White House. At the same time, just a few days ago, Donald Trump had threatened to impose a heavy tariff of 25 percent on Canadian imports.

Why did Trump threaten to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico?

Donald Trump had threatened to impose 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico on November 25 (Monday). However, Trump has cited the problem of drugs and illegal immigrants on the US border from both countries as the reason behind this. For this, Trudeau called a meeting with the heads of all 10 Canadian provinces to discuss relations with the US.

Justin Trudeau, speaking to reporters on Friday morning (November 29), said, “One thing that is really important to understand is that when Donald Trump says these things, he plans to implement them. There is no doubt about it.”

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