The world walked over the United States when Joe Biden was in office.
It’s a whole new ball game with a new resident coming to the White House.
And Justin Trudeau waved the white flag of surrender in one big fight with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump threatens Mexico and Canada with tariffs over border security
President-elect Donald Trump was sent back to Washington, D.C. by voters to fix the border crisis that President Joe Biden created.
He hasn’t even taken office yet and he’s begun negotiating with Mexico and Canada about securing the border.
Trump vowed that he would sign an executive order on his first day in office slapping all products from the two countries with a 25% tariff unless they did more to curb the flow of illegal aliens and deadly drugs like fentanyl from coming into the United States.
“Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”
The northern border with Canada has become a surprising hot spot for illegal immigration during the Presidency.
Emphasis on securing the southern border has left the Border Patrol undermanned guarding the longest border in the world.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cut off states that rely on electricity generated in his province in response to Trump’s tariff.
“We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy — going down to Michigan, going down to New York state and over to Wisconsin,” Ford claimed. “Americans are going to feel the pain as well, and isn’t that sad.”
But it turns out that is tough talk from a provincial leader.
Canada works to present Trump with a border security plan
The New York Times reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and officials are working on a new border security plan to present to Trump before he’s inaugurated on January 20 to head off the threat of tariffs.
Canada is looking at using drones, police dogs, enhanced databases, and technology to stop the flow of illegal aliens and drugs into the United States.
Law enforcement in the country is also looking at cracking down on the chemical precursors that are used to manufacture fentanyl.
Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan has expressed concern that background checks by Canada on travelers entering the United States aren’t strong enough.
Canada wants to develop better databases that can screen for crimes and other details about travelers.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the leader of the United Conservative Party and Trudeau critic, predicted that Canada would deliver a deal to Trump.
“The prime minister and his public safety minister have a pretty robust approach to how we’re going to work together,” Smith said. I think he understands that with this president, he means what he says. And so when he says that the border is an issue — do something about it, we’ve got to take it a lot more seriously.”
Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs is delivering results before he’s even taken office.
Stay tuned to Unmuzzled News for any updates to this ongoing story.
