Trump discussed border, trade with Canada's Trudeau after pledging steep tariffs

US President-elect Donald Trump the old day (30 November) acknowledged he discussed the border, change and vitality in a “very productive” assembly with Canadian Top Minister Justin Trudeau amid fears of a change struggle.

Trudeau paid an unannounced hiss over with to Florida on Friday evening and had dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago map, days after Republican Trump pledged to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports after he’s sworn in as president in January.

That pledge has raised fears of a change struggle between the US and two of its ideal buying and selling partners.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum warned this week that Trump’s tariff concept would have dire penalties for each countries and suggested doubtless retaliation.

Trump wants to make exercise of tariffs as a instrument to gain Mexico and Canada to learn stem the dash with the scurry of illegal medication into the US, particularly the deadly opioid fentanyl, and likewise migrants crossing illegally into the US

“We discussed many principal topics that will require each International locations to work together to address, admire the Fentanyl and Drug Disaster that has decimated so many lives on chronicle of Illegal Immigration, Ultimate-making an strive Commerce Deals that own no longer jeopardize American Workers, and the massive Commerce Deficit the US has with Canada,” Trump acknowledged in a post on Truth Social.

“Trudeau has made a dedication to work with us to quit this terrifying devastation of US Families,” he added.

Trudeau, in a post on social media X on Saturday, acknowledged he regarded forward to the 2 working together.

“Thanks for dinner final night, President Trump. I peek forward to the work we are in a position to own together, but again,” Trudeau acknowledged.

The high minister’s workplace didn’t answer to a effect aside a question to for comment in regards to the assembly.

A Canadian authorities official, speaking on the situation of anonymity, urged Reuters that it used to be a selected, huge-ranging dinner that lasted three hours.

On Friday, Trudeau acknowledged at a news conference in Canada he used to be taking the doubtless tariffs seriously.

“Donald Trump, when he makes statements admire that, he plans on carrying them out,” he acknowledged.

Many economists have warned Trump’s concept to impose tariffs on imports will elevate prices for US customers.

Trump has acknowledged tariffs on buying and selling partners will advantage defend US manufacturers and enhance home job hiss.

In a separate post, Trump referred to as on the so-referred to as BRICS countries to determine to no longer setting up a modern currency or supporting one more currency over the US buck.

If those countries own so they are going to face “100% tariffs”, Trump acknowledged.

BRICS refers to customary participants of the intergovernmental crew of economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

It also involves Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.

“We require a dedication from these International locations that they’ll neither perform a modern BRICS Currency, nor lend a hand every other Currency to change the mighty US Greenback or, they are going to face 100% Tariffs, and would possibly possibly possibly well ask to claim goodbye to selling into one of the best US Financial system,” Trump wrote.