Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reportedly dined with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence, just days after the President-elect threatened Canada, among other major trading partners, with sweeping and substantial tariffs.
Neither Trump nor Trudeau publicly announced the meeting, but the Canadian official was seen exiting a hotel in the area on Friday. He reportedly traveled to Florida alongside Canadian public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Earlier this week, Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 percent tariffs, in what the Republican said was an attempt to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling. The proposal, which would likely cause massive economic disruption, alarmed officials in Canada.
Tariffs aren’t the only form of international influence Trump is pursuing before inauguration day. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close adviser, said on Friday that Trump hopes a ceasefire deal can be reached over the Israel-Hamas war before he takes office.
“Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal,” Graham told Axios. “He wants to see it happening now.
“I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end.”
Watch: Canada PM In Florida To Meet Trump
Mike Bedigan30 November 2024 16:10
Trump signed the law to require presidential ethics pledges. Now he is exempting himself from it
A bipartisan bill to boost transparency and make sure incoming presidents stick to an ethics plan was so uncontroversial that it passed the Senate by a voice vote in 2020. Donald Trump then signed it into law.
But now, after blowing past deadlines to adhere to the law after winning the White House a second time, Trump appears to have excluded himself from those same ethical guidelines.
Alex Woodward has the details.
Mike Bedigan30 November 2024 15:40
Trump wants to seal Israel-Gaza ceasefire before he takes office, key Senate ally says
President-elect Donald Trump is said to be hoping to secure an Israel-Gaza ceasefire before he takes office.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina confirmed the incoming president’s position in an Axios interview.
Michelle Del Rey has more:
Mike Bedigan30 November 2024 15:10
For one night only. Trudeau leaves Florida hotel
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen leaving a hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, following a meeting with Donald Trump on Friday.
Mike Bedigan30 November 2024 14:39
Bill Maher and Stephen A Smith explain why Trump won over Black voters
In a wide-ranging conversation for Maher’s podcast, Club Random Podcast, the two media personalities dissected how the president-elect’s language impacts voters of color.
Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 14:10
These local sheriffs are already preparing to help Trump carry out his mass deportation plans
There are some 6,000 federal immigration agents in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), but the incoming administration is counting on sympathetic local law enforcement to be its eyes and ears in communities and jails across the country.
While police chiefs are appointed, sheriffs are often elected and exercise broad powers, including running county jail systems. Many right-leaning sheriffs, whose own partisan politics align with the new administration’s, are eager to join forces.
Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 13:40
Putin full of praise for ‘intelligent and experienced’ Trump
Putin also commended the president-elect as a “real man” after an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in July.
Alex Woodward reports on Thursday’s remarks.
Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 13:10
Trump unveils new strategy to stop Americans taking fentanyl
“I will be working on a large-scale United States Advertising Campaign explaining how bad fentanyl is for people to use —Millions of lives being so needlessly destroyed,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday. “By the time the campaign is over, everyone will know how really bad the horror of this drug is.”
Trump did not provide further details about what the campaign would look like.
Michelle Del Rey reports.
Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 12:40
ICYMI: Laura Loomer goes on hours-long tirade against Mark Zuckerberg
Loomer posted at least 16 times on the social media platform in which she directly mentioned Zuckerberg, complaining that the Facebook founder allegedly “censored” the assassination attempt on Trump, according to the Daily Beast.
Graig Graziosi has the story.
Oliver O’Connell30 November 2024 11:40
Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy. This time things could be very different
Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
The data show they never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that critics feared.
