Trump lauds 'productive' meeting with Trudeau amid tension over tariffs
Dec 02, 2024
Washington [US], December 2: US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his Friday meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling the conversation "productive."
"I just had a very productive meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, where we discussed many important topics that will require both Countries to work together to address, like the Fentanyl and Drug Crisis that has decimated so many lives as a result of Illegal Immigration, Fair Trade Deals that do not jeopardize American Workers, and the massive Trade Deficit the US has with Canada," he wrote Saturday on Truth Social.
"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 continued. "Too much death and hardship!"
Trump added that Trudeau made a commitment to work with the US to "end this terrible devastation of US Families." Other topics discussed, per the post, were energy, trade and the Arctic. "All are vital issues that I will be addressing on my first days back in Office, and before," he concluded in the post.
The two also spoke on Tuesday, a day after Trump threatened a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, as well as a steeper tariff on products coming from China, in an effort to crack down on the movement of migrants and drugs, like fentanyl, into the US
Trudeau said the conversation was "good" after the phone call, signalling optimism when it comes to working with the president-elect when he's inaugurated in January.
Source: Qatar Tribune
