Trump having dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago
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President-elect Donald Trump is having dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday evening at Mar-a-Lago, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN.
President-elect Donald Trump is having dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday evening at Mar-a-Lago, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN. Some members of Trudeau’s cabinet are expected to join the dinner, a senior Canadian government official told CNN. Trudeau is expected to leave Mar-a-Lago shortly after the dinner. The dinner comes just days after Trump promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico and Canada starting on the first day of his administration, specifically calling for a 25% tariff on all products sent to the US. Trump’s punishing tariffs, if enacted, could wreak havoc on America’s supply chains and industries reliant on goods from the country’s closest trading partners. CNN previously reported that after the president-elect’s announcement, Trump and Trudeau had a brief call that was focused on border security and trade. A senior Canadian government source characterized the call as productive and told CNN that the two promised to stay in touch in the days to come. During Trump’s first administration, the US and Canada at times had a rocky relationship, particularly on the issue of trade. Trump used tariffs against Canada during negotiations over replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.