Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau (file photo)
US President Donald Trump and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau Wednesday spoke for about 50 minutes by phone, chatting fentanyl and trade, as Reuters reported.
Trump then shared the details of the call on social truth, accusing Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to use Trade tensions maintain political power. “He (Trudeau) could not tell me when the Canadian elections are taking place, which made me curious, as, what happens here? I then realized that he was trying to use this problem to stay in power,” wrote the American president.
During the call, Trump raised worries Fentanyl conversancedeclaring that he entered the United States of Canada and Mexico.
He expressed skepticism that the problem had been solved. “I told him that many people died from fentanyl who came from the borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing convinced me that he stopped,” said Trump, adding that the conversation ended in a “friendly way.
Trump also blamed Trudeau’s border policies for complicating the problem. “For anyone interested, I also told Governor Justin Trudeau in Canada that he had largely caused the problems we have with them because of his weak border policies, which has enabled huge quantities of fentanyl, and illegal foreigners, to pay in the United States. These policies are responsible for the death of many people!” He said.
The call came in the midst of increasing trade tensions. The 25% prices of Trump on imports from Canada and Mexico entered into force on Tuesday, China and Canada RIs against American goods, CNN reported.
However, Wednesday, the white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump had granted a one month exemption automotive prices For Mexico and Canada.
