Trump's negotiating strategy
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NewsNation correspondent Keleigh Beeson asked Sanz if he believes that Trump’s strategy is “effective” for starting negotiations.
“In some cases it is. And we have seen already, just over the past month or so, we have seen [Prime Minister] Justin Trudeau of Canada fly down to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Trump. He heard the message about the tariffs,” Sanz said. “He heard the barbs that were being traded among those in South Florida of ‘Governor Justin Trudeau.’ He heard the message and potentially knows that there could be a major economic impact on Canada if President-elect Trump really goes ahead and doubles down and sees through potentially a very high tariff.”
“So world leaders in North America and really around the world are paying attention and again because President-elect Trump in the past has sometimes said one thing, done something else, sometimes the same thing, there is always an element of how far will he go? What will he do, what will he not do? But time and again, world leaders know to take him seriously because this is not a conventional administration,” he added. “And this time, without having the prospect of reelection in four years, and given what he said about potentially pushing boundaries across every aspect of governance, there are many wild cards going into January and this is one of the big ones.”
The Canadian government is bolstering its border security apparatus after Trump threatened in November to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico unless they do more to restrict the flow of illegal immigration and drugs entering the United States.
Both Canada and Mexico had become conduits for illegal immigration into the US from countries around the world. Trump's threats are effective because both countries rely on the US for much of their trade. This gives both an incentive to restrict illegal immigration into the US.
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