Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump to meet Monday in Washington
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in person for the first time on Monday in Washington, D.C., the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed.
In a statement emailed to the Parliamentary Press Gallery, Kate Purchase, Trudeau’s director of communications, said that the leaders “look forward to discussing the unique relationship between Canada and the United States of America and how we can continue to work hard for middle class Canadians and Americans, together.”
A statement from the White House Thursday said Trump and Trudeau “look forward to a constructive conversation on strengthening the relationship between our two nations.”
Three of Trudeau’s ministers — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Finance Minister Bill Morneau — have made trips to Washington this week to lay the groundwork for these first face-to-face talks.