Donald Trump again joked about making Canada an American state in a late-night post needling its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he cautioned against tariffs.
Trudeau traveled to Mar-a-Lago late last month for a dinner meeting with the president-elect to discuss the proposed charges on international imports. Trump revived a joke early Tuesday on Truth Social that sources claimed had "caused the prime minister and others to laugh nervously" after the meeting.
"It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada," Trump posted at 12:06 a.m., degrading the prime minister's office and the autonomy of his nation.
"I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all! DJT."
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The president-elect's reprisal of that banter, which another Canadian official who attended the meeting dismissed as "teasing," apparently came in response to Trudeau's comments Monday on the potential impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy.
“Trump got elected on a commitment to make life better and more affordable for Americans, and I think people south of the border are beginning to wake up to the real reality that tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive,” Trudeau said.
The prime minister warned that 25-percent across-the-board tariffs would devastate the Canadian economy and create "real hardship for Americans."
"Americans import 65% of their crude oil from Canada, significant amounts of electricity," Trudeau said. "Just about all the natural gas exported from Canada goes to the United States. They rely on us for steel and aluminum. They rely on us for a range of agriculture imports. All of those things would get more expensive.”