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Trump and Trudeau discuss tariffs, Ukraine
and border during ‘excellent conversation’
at Mar-a-Lago

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 11/30/2024 2:32:11 PM

President-elect Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau covered a long menu of topics from tariffs to China during their roughly three hour dinner at Mar-a-Lago, it emerged Saturday Trudeau called the surprise meeting at Trump’s Palm Beach golf club an “excellent conversation” but didn’t elaborate as he left a hotel, according to CNN. The face-to-face came days after Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States, if the neighboring countries don’t act to curb the flows of illegal fentanyl and migrants entering the United States. The pair discussed the tariffs, as well as NATO, Ukraine,

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