Trudeau travels to Florida to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after speaking against tariffs

[ad_1] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida to satisfy with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property, Canada's CBC Information reported. The assembly comes within the wake of Trump's menace to impose tariffs on items coming from Canada.

Trudeau was anticipated to dine with Trump at Mar-a-largo Friday evening, in accordance with senior sources who spoke to CBC Information on situation they not be named as a result of sensitivity of the journey. The sources stated the assembly was pushed for by Canadian officers, the Canadian broadcaster stated.

Trudeau's airplane landed at Palm Seaside Worldwide Airport at about 5:30 p.m. native time. A smiling Trudeau declined remark upon returning to his West Palm Seaside resort late Friday from Mar-a-Lago. The Trump transition workforce didn't touch upon the assembly when reached by CBS Information.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exits the Delta Lodges by Marriott West Palm Seaside forward of a gathering with President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 29, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Florida. Trudeau arrived at Mar-a-Lago for an unannounced go to with Trump after the president-elect threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian merchandise. BRANDON BELL / Getty Photographs

Becoming a member of Trump and Trudeau at dinner had been Howard Lutnick, Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's decide to guide the Inside Division, Mike Waltz, Trump's option to be his nationwide safety adviser, and the three males's wives, an individual accustomed to the dinner plans who was not approved to talk publicly and did so on situation of anonymity advised the Related Press.

Additionally attending the dinner, the particular person advised the AP, had been Republican Senator-elect David McCormick of Pennsylvania, and his spouse Dina Powell, a former deputy nationwide safety adviser beneath Trump, in addition to Katie Telford, Trudeau's chief of workers.

The assembly comes after Trudeau earlier Friday cautioned that if Trump follows by way of on this menace to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian merchandise , he could be elevating costs for People and hurting American companies.

Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on merchandise from Canada and Mexico if the nations do not cease what he referred to as the movement of medication and migrants throughout southern and northern borders. He stated he would impose a 25% tax on all merchandise coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one in all his first government orders.

"It is very important perceive that Donald Trump, when he makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out. There is no query about it," Trudeau stated to reporters in Prince Edward Island in Atlantic Canada earlier Friday.

"Our duty is to level out that he wouldn't simply be harming Canadians, who work so properly with the USA, however he would really be elevating costs for Americans as properly and hurting American trade and enterprise," he added.

Trudeau stated Trump obtained elected as a result of he promised to deliver down the price of groceries, however now he is speaking about including 25% to the price of every kind of merchandise, together with potatoes from Prince Edward Island.

These tariffs might primarily blow up the North American commerce pact that Trump's workforce negotiated throughout his first time period. Trudeau famous they had been in a position to efficiently re-negotiate the deal, which he calls a "win-win" for each nations.

"We will work collectively as we did beforehand," Trudeau stated.

Though Trump as soon as referred to as Trudeau "weak" and "dishonest" throughout his first time period, ties between the 2 nations have remained among the many closest on the earth. Trudeau is the primary chief from the Group of Seven nations to go to Trump because the Nov. 4 election.

Trump aide Corey Lewandowski, talking on Fox Information Friday evening, stated that he was "sure" that Trudeau "goes to come back down and have a dialog with the president and say, 'Sir, what can we do to maintain this border open, what can we do to maintain items flowing? We all know we have now issues we're right here to repair it.'"

Trump made the tariff menace Monday whereas railing in opposition to an inflow of unlawful migrants, regardless that the numbers on the Canadian border pale compared to the southern border.

The U.S. Border Patrol made 56,530 arrests on the Mexican border in October alone — and 23,721 arrests on the Canadian one between October 2023 and September 2024.

Trump additionally railed about fentanyl from Mexico and Canada, regardless that seizures from the Canadian border are few compared to the Mexican border. U.S. customs brokers seized 43 kilos of fentanyl on the Canadian border final fiscal 12 months, in contrast with 21,100 kilos on the Mexican border.

Canadian officers say lumping Canada in with Mexico is unfair however they're able to make new investments in border safety.

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"We will work collectively to satisfy a number of the considerations," Trudeau stated. "However in the end it's by way of a lot of actual constructive conversations with President Trump that I'm going to have, that may maintain us transferring ahead heading in the right direction for all Canadians."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated Thursday she is assured that a tariff battle with the USA will likely be averted. Trump posted on social media that he had spoken together with her and she or he had agreed to cease unauthorized migration throughout the border into the USA.

When Trump imposed larger tariffs throughout his first time period in workplace, different nations responded with retaliatory tariffs of their very own. Canada, for example, introduced billions of latest duties in 2018 in opposition to the U.S. in a tit-for-tat response to new taxes on Canadian metal and aluminum.

Canada is the highest export vacation spot for 36 U.S. states. Practically $2.7 billion value of products and providers cross the border every day.

Canada can also be the most important international provider of metal, aluminum and uranium to the U.S. and has 34 important minerals and metals that the Pentagon is keen for and investing in for nationwide safety.