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Biden says hurting Canada, Mexico ties is last thing we need

By AFP
November 29, 2024
US President Joe Biden delivering lecture at the East Room of the White House in Washington, US August 26, 2021. — Reuters
US President Joe Biden delivering lecture at the East Room of the White House in Washington, US August 26, 2021. — Reuters

NANTUCKET, United States: President Joe Biden on Thursday warned against damaging relations with Canada and Mexico after his incoming successor Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on both US neighbors.

“I think it’s a counterproductive thing to do,” Biden told reporters when asked about Trump’s plan. “The last thing we need to do is begin to screw up those relationships. I think we got them in a good place.”

The comments come a day after Trump spoke by phone with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum about US-bound migration and drug trafficking, over which he has threatened to slap a 25-percent tariff on the southern neighbour.