Former US President Donald Trump has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of leveraging the continued tariff dispute with the US to strengthen his bid for re-election, regardless of what he described as Trudeau’s ‘horrible job’ main Canada.
“Imagine it or not, regardless of the horrible job he is completed for Canada, I feel that Justin Trudeau is utilizing the Tariff drawback, which he has largely precipitated, as a way to run once more for Prime Minister. A lot enjoyable to observe!” Trump acknowledged in a submit on his social media platform, Fact Social, on Thursday.
Trump’s remarks come amid a shift in US commerce coverage, along with his administration pausing tariff hikes on imports from Mexico and delaying sure tariffs on Canadian items. In response, Ottawa has additionally suspended a number of countermeasures.
The commerce tensions escalated after the US imposed a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, accusing Trudeau of failing to curb the circulation of the artificial opioid fentanyl into the nation. Canada retaliated with equal tariffs on US imports.
Trump additionally claimed that Trudeau had personally known as him to debate the tariff scenario. “Justin Trudeau, of Canada, known as me to ask what could possibly be completed about Tariffs. I advised him that many individuals have died from Fentanyl that got here by means of the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has satisfied me that it has stopped,” he stated. In line with Trump, the dialog resulted in a “considerably” pleasant method, however he discovered it uncommon that Trudeau “was unable” to verify the date of Canada’s subsequent election.
“For anybody who’s , I additionally advised Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada that he largely precipitated the issues we’ve got with them due to his Weak Border Insurance policies, which allowed super quantities of Fentanyl, and Unlawful Aliens, to pour into the US. These Insurance policies are chargeable for the loss of life of many individuals!” Trump added.
The remarks are the newest in a sequence of sharp exchanges between the 2 leaders, highlighting ongoing tensions over commerce and border safety.
(With ANI inputs)
