Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Florida on Friday for a dinner with Donald Trump at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate, as the incoming US leader promised tariffs on Canadian imports.
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A smiling Trudeau was seen exiting a hotel in West Palm Beach before rolling out in a motorcade later seen by media to be entering Mar-a-Lago.
Flight trackers had first spotted a jet broadcasting the prime minister’s call sign en route to the southern US state in an unannounced visit. A Canadian government official later said that the two leaders were dining together.
More than three-quarters of Canadian exports, or C$592.7 billion (US$423 billion), went to the US last year, and nearly two million Canadian jobs are dependent on trade.
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A government source said that Canada is considering possible retaliatory tariffs against the US.