Trump praises 'very productive' Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise visit to Florida as Canada seeks to the avoid blanket tariffs threatened by the president-elect.

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The men discussed "many important topics", Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, including fentanyl, illegal immigration, and trade.

Earlier on Saturday, Trudeau told reporters he had an "excellent conversation" with the American president-elect but declined to answer any questions.

He later wrote on X: "Thanks for dinner last night, President Trump. I look forward to the work we can do together, again."

Trudeau travelled to West Palm Beach as Canada seeks to head off the president-elect's threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, a source has confirmed to the BBC.

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