After US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up their historic summit on Friday, former president Donald Trump expressed disdain for what he called “deals”. terrible, terrible” between Canada and the United States
At his first rally since announcing his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Trump spoke to his supporters in Waco, Texas on Saturday, demonstrating his attitude. challenged against a potential indictment and supported insurgents who were jailed for their role in the January 6 protests. Riots at the US Capitol.
Under President Trump, the United States and Canada renegotiated NAFTA along with Mexico to form the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In his speech, Trump said Canada was treating the US “badly” on trade issues, but also called Trudeau a “great gentleman”.
“I’ve worked with Trudeau and I’ve worked with some of his people. They’ve treated us very badly on trade,” Trump said during the campaign. “I’m looking at the different deals they’re announcing. They’re terrible, terrible deals for our country. They’re great for Canada, but terrible, terrible deals for Canada. our country.”
Trudeau and Biden discussed a range of cross-border issues during their meeting, but the focus was on strengthening Norad, addressing unofficial ports of entry to tackle irregular migration, stepping up efforts renewable energy and support for Haiti.
“I was watching Joe Biden yesterday in the halls of this beautiful Parliament, the Canadian Parliament, this beautiful Parliament and there was Trudeau with his beautiful wife and they were sitting there laughing and having a good time. They thought it was. It’s great because they blindfolded (Biden). The deals they’ve made, I’ll never make those deals,” Trump said.
In addition, Trump also repeated Biden’s mistake in his speech in the House of Representatives, when he accidentally thanked China before correcting to thank Canada. Biden’s stumbling block has created an awkward moment in Congress as a federal investigation prepares amid China’s allegations of foreign interference in federal elections. in 2019 and 2021.
“I watched Joe Biden say, ‘I want to thank China,’ and he’s in Canada,” Trump said. “The whole audience started laughing… They were laughing at our country. We didn’t want anyone to laugh. No one.” laughed at our country when I ran for office and I can tell you that,” he said.
