() – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had “a great conversation” with US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night at Mar-a-Lago.
Trudeau left a West Palm Beach hotel this Saturday morning, after having dinner with Trump and some members of his select cabinet at his Florida club. He did not stop to answer further questions about whether they discussed tariffs or how he feels about his relationship with Trump.
The dinner comes just days after Trump promised massive increases 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 goods shipped to the US.
Trump’s punitive tariffs, if implemented, could wreak havoc on U.S. supply chains and industries that rely on goods from the country’s closest trading partners.
previously reported that after the president-elect’s announcement, Trump and Trudeau had a brief call focused on border security and trade. A Canadian government source described the call as productive and told that the two promised to stay in touch in the coming days.
During the first Trump administration, the United States and Canada sometimes had a rocky relationship, particularly on the issue of trade. Trump used tariffs against Canada during negotiations to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Alayna Treene contributed to this report.
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