Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday called US President Donald Trump and spoke for about 50 minutes to discussed fentanyl smuggling and trade.
After the call, Trump accused the Canadian leader of playing up a Canada-US trade war to cling to power.
Taking to Truth Social, Trump said, “He was unable to tell me when the Canadian Election is taking place, which made me curious, like, what’s going on here? I then realized he is trying to use this issue to stay in power. Good luck Justin!”
Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January, is to step down after a Liberal party leadership contest this weekend which will choose his replacement.
That person will then also become prime minister, and have the power to call the next federal election, which must be held no later than October – though political analysts have said it could come earlier.
Canadian prime ministers can call elections at any point in the government’s five-year term.
Trump also told Trudeau that Canada’s moves to stop fentanyl trafficking are “not good enough.”
“For anyone who is interested, I also told Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada that he largely caused the problems we have with them because of his Weak Border Policies, which allowed tremendous amounts of Fentanyl, and Illegal Aliens, to pour into the United States. These Policies are responsible for the death of many people!” Trump said of his call with the Canadian prime minister.
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