Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid threat of tariffs.

• Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico.
• Officials, industry groups have warned that heavy tariffs will lead to higher inflation.
• The tariff threats come amid Trudeau’s plummeting popularity in Canada.
  

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort on Friday to meet with the US president-elect, just days after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian imports over border concerns. day later

Trudeau, whose public itinerary did not list a scheduled visit to Florida, met Trump at a hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to a report. Seen on his way to Mar-a-Lago Resort. Reuters witness

Trudeau’s office and representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump threatened on Monday to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico unless the countries ban drugs, particularly fentanyl, and immigrants crossing their borders with the United States.

Officials from Mexico, Canada and China, along with major industry groups, have warned that the hefty tariffs threatened by Trump would hurt the economies of all countries involved, fuel inflation and hurt job markets. will arrive.

Any damage to Canada’s economy would add to Trudeau’s woes at a time when his popularity has sunk somewhat due to a sluggish economy and rising cost of living over the past few years. Polls show Trudeau’s Liberals will lose to the opposition Conservative Party in an election that must be held by the end of October 2025.

Trudeau this week vowed to stand united against Trump’s threat of tariffs and convened a meeting with the premiers of all 10 Canadian provinces to discuss U.S. relations.

Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is traveling with Trudeau. CBC News Reported

Canada is the world’s fourth largest oil producer and sixth largest natural gas producer. The bulk of its 4 million barrels of crude oil exports per day go to the US.

Trump’s plan does not exempt crude oil from trade penalties, two sources familiar with the plan said Reuters on Tuesday.