Biden thankful for smooth transition of power, urges Trump to 'rethink' tariffs on Canada and Mexico

President Biden connected Thanksgiving said helium was thankful that the modulation of powerfulness to a 2nd Trump administration has gone smoothly, portion urging the incoming commander-in-chief to "rethink" threats to enforce steep tariffs connected Mexican and Canadian goods. 

"I anticipation that [President-elect Trump] rethinks it. I deliberation it's a counterproductive happening to do," Biden told reporters Thursday connected the land of Nantucket, Massachusetts, wherever helium was spending the vacation with family. "We're surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Oceans and 2 allies — Mexico and Canada. The past happening we request to bash is statesman to screw up those relationships. I deliberation that we got them successful a bully place."

Earlier this week, Trump vowed to enforce 25% tariffs connected Mexico and Canada successful an effort to get some nations to bash much to halt the travel of amerciable immigrants and illicit drugs into the U.S. Trump spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo connected Wednesday, and some seemingly came to an understanding, helium said. 

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President Biden shakes hands with Nantucket constabulary officers during a sojourn to a occurrence presumption connected Thanksgiving successful Nantucket, Massachusetts, connected Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

"She has agreed to halt Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, efficaciously closing our Southern Border," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "We besides talked astir what tin beryllium done to halt the monolithic cause inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. depletion of these drugs. It was a precise productive conversation!"

Trump besides threatened to enforce an further 10% tariff connected China. Biden said Chinese President Xi Jinping "doesn't privation to marque a mistake."

"I americium not saying helium is our champion buddy, but helium understands what's astatine stake," helium said. 

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President Biden talks to the media during a sojourn to a Nantucket occurrence presumption connected Thanksgiving successful Nantucket, Massachusetts, connected Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Biden besides said Thursday that amerciable borderline crossings person been "down considerably" since Trump's archetypal word successful office. Trump heavy campaigned connected the borderline situation that exploded aft Biden took office. 

The president besides said helium was pleased with the cease-fire woody betwixt Israel and Lebanon and that helium was "very, precise happy" astir China releasing 3 Americans who were "wrongfully detained" for respective years. 

Regarding the modulation from his presidency to a 2nd Trump administration, Biden said helium wants the process to hap without immoderate hiccups.  

President Biden talks to the media successful Nantucket, Massachusetts, connected Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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"I privation to marque definite it goes smoothly. And each the speech astir what helium is going to bash and not do, I deliberation that possibly it is simply a small spot of interior reckoning connected his part," helium said.