Trudeau all smiles as he dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threats to Canada: Live updates
Trump has threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 percent tariffs, despite deep economic ties, which have alarmed Canadian officials
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Your support makes all the difference.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reportedly dined with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence, just days after the President-elect threatened Canada, among other major trading partners, with sweeping and substantial tariffs.
Neither Trump nor Trudeau publicly announced the meeting, but the Canadian official was seen exiting a hotel in the area on Friday. He reportedly traveled to Florida alongside Canadian public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Earlier this week, Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 percent tariffs, in what the Republican said was an attempt to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling. The proposal, which would likely cause massive economic disruption, alarmed officials in Canada.
Tariffs aren’t the only form of international influence Trump is pursuing before inauguration day. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close adviser, said on Friday that Trump hopes a ceasefire deal can be reached over the Israel-Hamas war before he takes office.
“Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal,” Graham told Axios. “He wants to see it happening now.
“I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end.”
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Despite this, Rogan claimed that we was on the Democrats side at one point, according to Huffington Post.
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Trudeau’s Friday night Trump tie-up
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday evening, part of reported plans to dine with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, after the president-elect threatened Canada with sweeping tariffs earlier this week.
Neither Trump nor Trudeau publicly announced the meeting, but the Canadian official was seen exiting a hotel in the area. He reportedly traveled to Florida alongside Canadian public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Earlier this week, Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 percent tariffs, in what the Republican said was an attempt to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
The proposal, which would likely cause massive economic disruption, alarmed officials in Canada.
More details in our full story.
Trudeau makes Friday visit to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump after threat to tariff Canada
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On Wednesday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to claim that Sheinbaum had made such a promise during a phone call earlier in the day. He wrote that she had “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.”
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Biden was spotted walking out of the Nantucket Bookworks book store carrying The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, a book by Columbia professor Rashid Khalidi, according to pool reports.
The work, which analyzes Palestinian history and accuses Israel of carrying out “settler colonial conquest,” is a bit of a surprise addition to Biden’s book shelf.
Since the Israel-Hamas conflict began, Biden has faced persistent criticism from the left that his administration has continued to aid Israel as its effort in Gaza has morphed into an alleged genocide.
Photos: Justin Trudeau arrives for Mar-a-Lago meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday evening ahead of an expected meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump.
Trump threatened this week to impose major tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China to reduce immigration and drug-smuggling.
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