Trump will impose a 25% tariff on Canada as well. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urgently traveled to the U.S. to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to discuss issues such as drug smuggling and trade.
Trump has consistently claimed that drugs and crime primarily enter the U.S. through the Mexican and Canadian borders, with both countries transporting drugs and illegal immigrants to the U.S., causing serious social issues in America. Last Monday, Trump announced a 25% tariff on all products imported from both countries until the issue of illegal immigration across the border is resolved. In response to this issue, when CNN interviewed President Biden, Biden stammered and said that Trump should not tie the issues of these two countries with drugs and illegal immigration in the U.S. Biden’s principle of not addressing border immigration issues during his tenure is also seen as a key factor in the Democratic Party's recent defeat.
Trump told Trudeau that when our citizens become victims of drugs, the U.S. government will no longer stand by. Trudeau promised at the dinner to work with the U.S. to solve the problem and told reporters after the talks that he had a very pleasant conversation with Trump.
Photos released from the dinner show Trump and Trudeau smiling cheesily at the camera, with the table also including Howard Lutnick, who was appointed as the next Secretary of Commerce, and Mike Waltz, who was chosen by Trump as National Security Advisor. Even though everything appeared peaceful on the surface, Trudeau, who was constantly followed by the media, maintained a friendly and sweet smile, but both leaders of Canada and the U.S. knew very well that this was a feast with no good intentions.
Mexican Foreign Ministry spokesman Esteban Moctezuma Barragán stated that the Mexican government is actively addressing the situation of migrants seeking political asylum. U.S. authorities must recognize not only the illegal immigration issue but also that Mexican factories produce a large quantity of products for the U.S. Mexico and the U.S. should maintain a win-win situation rather than a lose-lose situation.
Canada and the U.S. are both immigrant nations. When Trump was last elected as President of the United States, Canada's immigration website experienced a surge in traffic that caused it to crash. Canadians even joked that they should build a wall to prevent Americans from crawling into Canada (Trump had previously said he wanted to build a wall to prevent illegal immigrants from Mexico from entering the U.S.).
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau faced backlash from the Indian government for supporting Sikh immigrants to Canada after a Sikh leader was assassinated in Vancouver. Coupled with rising unemployment and drug issues in Canada, his popularity has plummeted. Now, with Trump also targeting Canada, Trudeau, who was once seen as the youngest and most promising Prime Minister, faces both internal and external pressures like sitting on a needle.
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