U.S. President-elect Donald Trump mocked Justin Trudeau in an overnight post on social media, calling the prime minister the “Governor” of the “Great State of Canada.”
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Trudeau replied that Trump cannot impose a 25% tariff on all goods flowing into the U.S. because it would kill the Canadian economy. That’s when Trump joked that Canada should become the 51st state.
On Monday, Trudeau commented on challenges of a potential tariff while speaking to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.
“Let’s not kid ourselves in any way, shape or form: 25% tariffs on everything going to the United States would be devastating for the Canadian economy,” Trudeau said.
He added that Canada will “respond to unfair tariffs in a number of ways, and we’re still looking at the right ways to respond, but our responses to the unfair steel and aluminum tariffs were what ended up lifting those tariffs last time.”
Over the weekend, Trump sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” and explained why he would impose the levy on goods coming from Canada and Mexico.