Trump says meeting with Trudeau ‘productive’

TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dined at the President-elect’s Florida resort Friday and held a “productive meeting,” Donald Trump posted Saturday on the Truth Social media platform.

Trudeau became the first leader of a G7 country to meet President-elect Trump.

“I just had a very productive meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, where we discussed many important topics that will require both Countries to work together to address, like the Fentanyl and Drug Crisis that has decimated so many lives as a result of Illegal Immigration, Fair Trade Deals that do not jeopardize American Workers, and the massive Trade Deficit the U.S. has with Canada,” Trump posted.

Trudeau said he had an “excellent conversation” with Trump.

Trump also posted that he intended to hold Canada responsible for drugs coming from China and entering the United States via its northern neighbor.

“I made it very clear that the United States will no longer sit idly by as our Citizens become victims to the scourge of this Drug Epidemic, caused mainly by the Drug Cartels, and Fentanyl pouring in from China,” Trump posted. “Too much death and hardship!”

He went on to post that Trudeau made a commitment to work with the US to end the drug problem.

While Trump said the two leaders discussed trade, energy and the Arctic, there was no mention made of the 25% tariff the President-elect says he will place on Canadian and Mexican imports to the United States, as well as tougher border control to stop people entering the US illegally.

The tariff threat and border issues sparked an emergency meeting of Canadian and provincial premiers and Trudeau earlier in the week.