Not even officially president yet and he is getting things done:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Saturday afternoon with President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, in what was described as a “surprise visit” to discuss the multilateral negotiations with Hamas for the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Greenland’s leader Múte Egede said he is prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory — but warned his people had no interest in becoming Americans.
At a press conference Friday in Denmark, which exercises nominal sovereignty over Greenland, Egede said he accepted that Greenland was “a place that the Americans see as part of their world” and that while he has not spoken with Trump, he was open to “discussions about what unites us.”
“We are ready to talk,” he said. “Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions.”
Also:
It is an enormous amount of mineral potential. It is of significant interest to the Chinese Communist Party. And so I think what Trump had proposed last time, last administration, was effectively a 50-50 rev share where the US would take over the overhead costs because it costs Denmark tens of billions of dollars a year for the policing, security, and administration of Greenland. The US would take that on, but then it would basically split the revenue of any mining or energy development together with Denmark. I think it's a good deal for Denmark and a good deal for the United States.
And now for the pants-wetting over Canada ...
I don't remember Canadians being up in arms over the Liberals' obeisance to China, or India's tentacles in this country, or even Iran behind the shadows, but ONE mention of Trump owning Canada is enough to et everyone on edge.
Trump doesn't need to send a militia to invade its erstwhile least reliable neighbour. It's not 1812 anymore.
All Trump has to do is impose tariffs (I don't see Justin caring), get favourable trade deals to pay for the border patrol his voting public must assume, and come and go as he likes.
A stronger prime minister would have avoided all of this, but, you know ... :
While its predecessor, the Trading With The Enemy Act, was used during the Nixon administration to briefly impose a 10 per cent tariff on all imports into the U.S., no president has used IEEPA for tariffs.
“(It) would be a new tool in the tariff toolbox,” Peisch said.
Trump is aware of the power of the statute. He threatened to use it to impose five per cent tariffs on Mexico if it didn’t address issues around the border and illegal immigration during his first administration.
“That never came to pass because a deal was worked out and the tariffs were never imposed,” Peisch said.
It’s been reported in the U.S. that Trump and his team are looking at declaring an economic emergency to use the statute this time around.
It’s not the only tool he has. Trump’s team also may be considering a section of the Trade Act of 1974, which was used to impose tariffs on China during his first administration, or a section of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which put duties on Canadian steel and aluminum, Peisch said.
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, negotiated during Trump’s first administration, will not shield America’s closest neighbours. The agreement allows member countries to take measures considered necessary for their own essential security, Peisch said.
Soon after winning the election, Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico and Canada unless the two countries stop drugs and people from illegally crossing their borders with America. He has said the action would be one of his first executive orders on Jan. 20, when he assumes office.
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The founding leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2004), who led the nation for nearly 10 years (2006-2015), shared a party ad from 2011 featuring one of his speeches set over various images and videos portraying the country and its people.
“True when I said it, true today,” Harper wrote and shared the transcript of his speech in which he espouses Canada’s strength and freedom as the reasons its people are proud to call this land home.
“Canada is, and always has been, our country. And we want Canada to be a True North that is as strong and as free as it can be in every way that matters: the best country in the world. That’s why we’re here, that’s why we strive, that’s why we serve.
“Canada must reflect the true character of the Canadian people: honourable in our dealings, faithful to our commitments, loyal to our friends. By turns, a courageous warrior and a compassionate neighbour.
“It is our purpose that Canada must be great, it must be great for all Canadians, it must be a country of hope and an example to the world. And only when it is these things, when Canada is all that it can be, only then can we say that our work is done.”
All Justin said is that we weren't Americans.
How uninspiring.
A parade of foreign leaders is desperately angling to receive a coveted invite to President-elect Trump’s inauguration later this month.
By custom, foreign leaders don’t attend inaugurations of U.S. presidents, but Trump has thrown that precedent out the window, setting off the scramble after inviting Chinese president Xi Jinping to the Jan. 20 ceremony. Xi has already turned the offer down, with a top emissary expected to attend instead.
But many others are burning up the phone lines to their agents in Washington D.C. — demanding access, sources told The Post.
Sucking up, are we?
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