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In a Tuesday morning TRUTH Social post, President-elect Donald Trump took a shot at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “Governor” of “the Great State of Canada.”
“It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” Trump posted to Truth Social at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday. “I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all! DJT.”
From Politico:
Trump’s comments come as he plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canada and Mexico, which Trudeau has said would “be devastating for the Canadian economy” and at which he’s “still looking at the right ways to respond” to.
The Canadian prime minister has also emphasized the impact such tariffs would have on the U.S., saying Trump would “be raising prices for American citizens as well, and hurting American industry and businesses.” The two leaders recently had dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
Following the dinner, where Trump reportedly made a joke about Canadian statehood, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters that they knew “the conversation was going to be lighthearted” and that “the president was teasing us.”
“It wasn’t a meeting in a boardroom with 10 bureaucrats keeping notes,” LeBlanc, who was at the dinner, said last week. “It was a social evening, and there were moments where it was entertaining and funny, and there were moments where we were able to do, we think, some good work for Canada.”
Trump has previously called Trudeau “two-faced” and a “far-left lunatic.”
More over at Politico:
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