Canada 51st US state row: Trump looks forward to meet 'Governor' Justin Trudeau of State of Canada amid tariff threat
Canada the «51st state» of the US. This time, Trump dubbed Justin Trudeau as «Governor», a post referring to the executive head of a US state. He made the remarks on Truth Social, a social media network he owns, over a week after he attended a dinner with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
«It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada. 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,» said the Republican leader.
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Canada as 51st US state row
Earlier, Trump suggested Justin Trudeau that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States of America, if Trump's proposed a 25 percent tariff kills the Canadian economy. Trudeau and other officials nervously laughed at Trump's joke when the Canadian PM visited Mar-a-Lago, the President-elect's Florida resort. The dinner meeting on November 30, which saw Trudeau flying in from Ottawa, followed a warning by Trump to slap 25% tariffs on Canadian imports unless it acts against immigrants trying to cross its southern border.
For the unversed, Trump has threatened two of the America's top trading partners (Canada and Mexico) with a 25% tariff on all imported goods unless they do more to tackle illegal border crossings and drug flows. Canada's trade is heavily dependent
