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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a phone call about the 25% tariffs which Trump just put into effect at midnight Monday, due to the amount of fentanyl pouring across the border into the United States.
A fuming Trudeau had reacted on Tuesday by announcing a 25% retaliatory tariff, and refused to used the title “President Trump,” only calling him “Donald.”
President Trump had fired back, mocking Trudeau as a ‘governor.’ He wrote on Tuesday, “Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!”
Wednesday morning, Trudeau placed a phone call to President Trump, which Trump described in a Truth Social post. Trump used no title to address Trudeau. He wrote:
“Justin Trudeau, of Canada, called me to ask what could be done about Tariffs. I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped. He said that it’s gotten better, but I said, “That’s not good enough.”
“The call ended in a “somewhat” friendly manner! He was unable to tell me when the Canadian Election is taking place, which made me curious, like, what’s going on here? I then realized he is trying to use this issue to stay in power. Good luck Justin!”
In a second post, President Trump again mocked Trudeau as ‘governor’ and added:
“For anyone who is interested, I also told Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada that he largely caused the problems we have with them because of his Weak Border Policies, which allowed tremendous amounts of Fentanyl, and Illegal Aliens, to pour into the United States. These Policies are responsible for the death of many people!”
Canada has announced “countermeasures” in response to the U.S. tariffs.
The Government of Canada announced robust countermeasures in response to the unreasonable and unjustified tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canadian goods. These measures aim to protect Canadian consumers, businesses, and workers. pic.twitter.com/aiAkOSAZbK
— Finance Canada (@FinanceCanada) March 5, 2025
Trudeau wrote on Tuesday, “The moment U.S. tariffs came into effect this morning, so did the Canadian response. Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion of American products. Starting with $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days’ time.”
The moment U.S. tariffs came into effect this morning, so did the Canadian response.
Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion of American products.
Starting with $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days’ time.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 4, 2025
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