The Canadian ambassador in the US Kirsten Hillman said that Canadians were disappointed and perplexed by the decision of President Donald Trump to impose rates on import from the country during an interview on Sunday.
‘Canadians are confusing, I think disappointed. We see ourselves as your neighbor, your best friend, your ally, you know, a country whose citizens have fought and died with you in the defense of values ​​we share, they come the help of the Los Angeles’ fires, The most recently, and I think they are really confusing because of this movement. She told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
Trump signed an executive order that authorized the rates on Saturday, which will come into force on Tuesday, consisting of A 25% extra rate About import from Canada and Mexico and a rate of 10% on the input from China.
Stephanopoulos asked Hillman if the Canadian citizens felt betrayed.
The Canadian ambassador in the US Kirsten Hillman told ABCs “this week” that Canadians were perplexed and disappointed by Trump’s rates. (Screenshot/ABC/Thisweek)
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“I think they are confused. I don’t think they understand where this comes from. I think they know to what extent we have made every effort to tackle the worries of the president, so they understand Just not where this comes from, and probably there is a little pain, right?
Hillman said that Canada and the US had people who traveled back and forth between the two countries and a partnership between them.
“We have 400,000 to 500,000 people who go back and forth every day between our two countries. Companies, tourists, students, employees, and there is a sense of partnership, of family, to be each other’s best, as I say, dear customer , Dear friend.
The Canadian ambassador said that Trump probably warns the American partnership with Canada and said, “I think we should see where this brings us.”
President Trump gives his second presidential inaugural speech on January 20, 2024. (Fox News)
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Trump said Friday That he was not worried about American consumers who took a blow and said that the rates will ensure that other countries treat the US ‘fairly’.
“There may be temporary, short -term disruption, and people will understand that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.
Pers Secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt said the Rates were Due to illegal fentanyl.
“The president will implement a 25% rate tomorrow at Mexico, 25% rates on Canada and a rate of 10% on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have bought and can spread to our country, which killed tens of millions of Americans,” ” Leavitt told reporters on Friday. “These are promises and promises.”
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The executive Order of Trump for the rates said: “Gang members, smugglers, human traffickers and illegal drugs of all species have been cast across our boundaries and in our communities.”
“Canada has played a central role in these challenges, also by failing to devote sufficient attention and resources or to coordinate meaningfully with the American law enforcement partners to turn the tide of illegal drugs effectively,” the order continued.
