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He was unable to tell me when the Canadian Election is taking place, which made me curious, like, what’s going on here? I then realized he is trying to use this issue to stay in power. Good luck Justin
Justin Trudeau, of Canada, called me to ask what could be done about Tariffs. I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped,
We’re not interested in some sort of reduction of the tariffs,
You’re asking me for what the president’s justification is for these tariffs. It’s not up to you. You’re not the president,
Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight. Not when our country and the wellbeing of everyone in it is at stake,
The call ended in a ‘somewhat’ friendly manner,
Trump said, without offering specifics This is not meeting somebody sort of halfway or reducing the tariffs,
For anyone who is interested, I also told Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada that he largely caused the problems we have with them because of his Weak Border Policies, which allowed tremendous amounts of Fentanyl, and Illegal Aliens, to pour into the United States,
Trump added in a successive Truth Social post Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same, they are talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator. Make that make sense,
Our tariffs will remain in place until the US trade action is withdrawn, and should US tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures,
Trudeau said in a statement Today the United States has launched a trade war against Canada, its closest partner and ally, its closest friend." ... They have chosen to sabotage their agenda. There is absolutely no justification or need for these tariffs today." ... Now I want to speak directly to one specific American. Donald, in the over eight years you and I have worked together we've done big things."
Speaking in Ottawa, he told reporters ... Referring to the Trump administration, he added ... Addressing the US President directly, the Canadian leader also said They're going to have a tariff. So what they have to do is build their car plants, frankly, and other things in the United States, in which case they have no tariffs."
Addressing this concern, Mr Trump said It’s not in my habit to agree with The Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do,
Your government has chosen to do this to you
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