Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary said Monday that he told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that he was wasting his time meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.O’Leary told Fox News he met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate primarily to discuss his plans to buy TikTok, adding that he also told the president-elect it was a “complete waste of time” to meet with Trudeau, who announced Monday that he will resign.The Context”These meetings you’re having with Trudeau and the finance minister of Canada, with all due respect, sir, are a complete waste of time,” O’Leary said he told Trump. “This guy’s going to get eradicated out of the Canadian political landscape.””Give the Canadians a chance to reelect a leader, just like you got reelected, that has a four-year mandate, just like you have, and let’s get down to business. I hope they didn’t land on deaf ears, I think he saw the rationale in that,” O’Leary added.
In this January 10, 2013, file photo, Kevin O’Leary attends the Disney ABC Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, California. O’Leary said that he told President-elect Donald Trump he was wasting his time meeting with Canadian…
In this January 10, 2013, file photo, Kevin O’Leary attends the Disney ABC Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, California. O’Leary said that he told President-elect Donald Trump he was wasting his time meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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What To KnowTrudeau announced his resignation Monday: “Every morning I’ve woken up as prime minister, I have been inspired by the resilience, generosity and the determination of Canadians. I have fought for this country, for you.”He went on to share his “one regret”: “I do wish we’d been able to change the way we elect our governments in this country, so that people could simply choose a second choice, or a third choice on the same ballot.”Trump criticized Canada, repeating his insult of calling it the “51st State,” in a Truth Social post Monday afternoon.”Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” he wrote. “The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned. If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!”It wasn’t the first time Trump had needled Canada while threatening to impose steep tariffs. Last month, the president-elect said on Truth Social that he would enact a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”Trudeau then flew to Mar-a-Lago and met with Trump, saying afterward that they had an “excellent conversation.” But Trump later flipped the script on his Canadian counterpart, writing on Truth Social: “No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense! Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State. They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea. 51st State!!!”O’Leary, for his part, has spoken out in favor of merging the U.S. and Canada’s economies in the past.”What this could be is the beginning of an economic union,” the businessman said last month. “Think about the power of combining two economies, erasing the border between Canada and the United States and putting all that resource up to the northern borders where China and Russia are knocking on the doors. Give a common currency, figure out taxes across the board, get everything trading both ways.”What People Are SayingNelson Wiseman, political analyst, told the Associated Press that Trudeau had no choice but to step down: “Most of his caucus wanted him gone,” he said. “Trudeau’s resignation had an inevitability about it since the party lost by-elections in Toronto and Montreal strongholds, beginning in the summer.”Sacht Mehra, president of the Liberal Party, which Trudeau led, said in a statement: “We thank him for his service to Canada, and we look forward to his continued leadership until a new leader is chosen.”What Happens NextThe Canadian Parliament will be suspended until late March, when a new leader will be selected for the Liberal Party, Trudeau said Monday.
