PALM BEACH, Fla. — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Palm Beach County to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products.
Joining Trump and Trudeau at dinner are Trump's picks for commerce secretary, interior secretary and national security adviser. That's according to a person familiar with the dinner plans who was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
Trudeau had said earlier Friday that he would resolve the tariffs issue by talking to Trump.
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Trudeau said if Trump follows through on the tariffs the president-elect would be raising prices for Americans and hurting American businesses.
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don't stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.
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He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one of his first executive orders.
Trudeau said Trump got elected because he promised to bring down the cost of groceries but now he’s talking about adding 25% to the cost of all kinds of products including potatoes from Canada.
