The comment made the Canadian delegation, including the prime minister,"laugh nervously." New details of the meeting in Mar-a-Lago, reported Fox News, reports UNN.
US President-elect Donald Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday that Canada should become the 51st Country.
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Trudeau made a surprise trip to Palm Beach, Florida, after Trump threatened to impose sharp tariffs on Canadian products.
Trump is threatening to impose 25% duties on Canada and Mexico over their failure to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs from these countries to the United States.
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During their meeting, Trudeau told Trump that he could not impose a 25 percent tariff on Canada because it would completely destroy the Canadian economy.
Trump replied: "So your country won't be able to survive if it doesn't take доларів 100 billion from the United States?"
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The US President-elect also found something to offer the head of Government of Canada
If tariffs for failing to address trade and immigration issues kill the economy of its northern neighbor, then perhaps it should become the 51st State,