Trudeau Says He Had A ‘Good Call’ With Trump After Threat Of Tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that he had a “good call” with President-elect Donald Trump after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on goods from Canada if it did not crack down on the flow of drugs and illegal immigration coming into the United States.

“I had a good call with Donald Trump last night, again. We obviously talked about laying out the facts, talking about how the intense and effective connections between our two countries flow back and forth. We talked about some of the challenges that we can work on together. It was a good call,” Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday.

PM Trudeau tells reporters re: phone call with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump after threat to impose 25% tariffs on products from Canada & Mexico: "It was a good call. This is something that we can do, laying out the facts, moving forward in constructive ways."
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“This is something that we can do. Laying out the facts, moving forward in constructive ways. This is a relationship that we know takes a certain amount of working on, and that’s what we’ll do. One of the really important things is that we be all pulling together on this. The ‘Team Canada’ approach is what works,” Trudeau added before noting that he spoke with other Canadian leaders and planned a First Ministers’ meeting this week to address the situation.

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In a Monday evening post to his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump indicated that he would begin his second term with a flurry of executive orders that would include tariffs on Canada, as well as Mexico, calling out the U.S. neighbors and raising concerns about people “bringing” crime and drugs across the borders.

“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” he said.

Trump added: “This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”

With a more combative statement, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also responded to Trump, warning that tariffs the United States implements on Mexico could be followed by similar penalties on U.S. goods.

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“President Trump, migration and drug consumption in the United States cannot be addressed through threats or tariffs. What is needed is cooperation and mutual understanding to tackle these significant challenges,” she wrote. “For every tariff, there will be a response in kind, until we put at risk our shared enterprises.”

In a second post to Truth Social on Monday, Trump took aim at China, promising an “additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs, on all of their many products” that he said would remain in place until Beijing cracks down on drugs flowing to the U.S. He once again singled out fentanyl.