Trump accused Trudeau of politicizing the issue of tariffs for the sake of power

The President USA Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a telephone conversation amid a tariff dispute between the countries. On March 5, the American leader announced this on the Truth Social social network and noted that his interlocutor was arguing problems with duties for the sake of power.

"I told him (Trudeau. — Ed.) that a lot of people died from fentanyl that got across the borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing convinced me that it stopped. He said it was getting better, but I said, "It's not enough." The call ended in a "pretty" friendly manner," Trump said.

As the American leader noted, the conversation ended "somewhat amicably," but Trump expressed indignation about the date of the elections in Canada.

"He couldn't tell me when the Canadian elections would be held, which made me wonder what was going on here. Then I realized that he was trying to use this problem to stay in power," Trump said.

Trump's tariff war: what consequences await the global economy

Since March 4, 2025, the United States has sharply increased duties on goods from China, Mexico and Canada.

Trump threatened Canada on March 4 an increase in the amount of duties in the event of retaliatory measures to tariffs from the United States. On the same day, Trudeau He called the imposition of duties by Washington the beginning of a trade war against Ottawa. He also announced the introduction by Canada of duties of 25% on imports from the United States worth $125 billion in 21 days.