Trump, Trudeau set to speak on Wednesday amid tariff battle, source says

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Source: Reuters

Trump, Trudeau set to speak on Wednesday amid tariff battle, source says

By Reuters
March 5, 2025 9:01 AM EST • Updated 2 hours ago

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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are scheduled to a speak on Wednesday, a day after Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

The tariff moves, which could upend nearly $2.2 trillion in annual trade, came after Trump declared that the top three U.S. trading partners had failed to do enough to stem the flow of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the U.S.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-trudeau-set-speak-wednesday-source-says-2025-03-05/

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There's nothing on the schedule, at least in person.

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/topic/calendar/

Wednesday, March 5 2025

The President has no public events scheduled.
The White House

9:00 AM
In-Town Pool Call Time
The White House In-Town Pool

1:00 PM
Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room On Camera

[Irish_Dem]

1. What does Trump want from Trudeau?

We know it has nothing to do with drugs or immigration.

[andym]

2. Canada as the 51st state or maybe 52nd after Greenland

pretty simple really. He is not getting that from Canada, so tariffs.

[maxsolomon]

3. Praise, apologies, submission; the usual wants of a Sociopath.

He's picking a fight to be seen forcing Canada and Mexico into submission. It's all about dominance.

It could be over anything. The important part is to be seen imposing his will on a weaker opponent.

He patterned his campaign on Pro Wrestling. Seriously. He's doing the same to the Presidency.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes of course power, control, humiliation are part of Trump's goals.

He also wants financial gain.

[Bengus81]

7. Yeah...thought this might be another WH hit job but guess not

nothing scheduled.......

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It's a phone call. . . . . . nt

[tonekat]

4. Trudeau will speak, trump will grunt

Trump will just re-arrange his 30 known words in various ways.

[Javaman]

6. The orange asshole blinked nt

[thesquanderer]

8. Reported on the CNN web site

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump spoke for 50 minutes on Wednesday, according to Trudeau’s office.

The conversation was “constructive” and the two leaders may speak again today, the office added.

No permalink available, it's on a page of scrolling updates.

[Joinfortmill]

9. Whip his ass, Trudeau.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. It's a phone call. . . .nt