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American President-Elect Donald Trump once again ridiculed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whom he referred to in a Truth social media post as “Governor of the great State of Canada, Justin Trudeau.”

Trump has continued to repeat this joke since it was reported that at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago on November 29, the president-elect told him that if the Canadian economy collapsed due to 25% tariffs, he was offering to end Canadian trade . excess, the best that can happen is that Canada became the 51st US state.

“It was a pleasure to have dinner with him last night. Governor of the great state of Canada, Justin Trudeau. “I look forward to meeting with the Governor again soon and continuing our detailed conversations on tariffs and trade, the results of which will be impressive for everyone,” Trump wrote in a post on the social network Pravda, signed with his initials.

According to sources present at the meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trudeau worried when he heard Trump’s proposal turn Canada into another country if the US trade deficit of about $75 billion a year is not resolved as the president-elect demands.

The same sources indicated that when they told Trump that it might not be a good idea to include Canada since it would be a liberal state within the country, the Republican leader suggested that divide it into two parts: a liberal state and a conservative one.

“We subsidize Canada about $100 billion a year. We subsidize Mexico with almost $300 billion. We shouldn’t do this. Why are we doing this? “If we’re going to subsidize them, let them become states” Trump said this in an interview broadcast on Sunday. NBC News.

Most of the deficit is with Canada due to the import of hydrocarbons, prices are rising and that the United States is unlikely to impose new tariffs. Trump has promised to stimulate domestic production.

Another issue that has led Trump to threaten tariffs on his two North American neighbors is his demand that they be controlled and put an end to the flow of illegal immigrants.

The Trump ridicule came shortly after Trudeau said Monday that Republicans’ proposed tariffs will also hurt American consumers and that Canada would impose tariffs on products strategically chosen to “influence” Republicans politically.

(EFE)