Biden says he wants a smooth transition of power

President Biden on Thanksgiving thanked the second Trump administration for a smooth transition but urged the next commander-in-chief to “reconsider” his threat to impose steep tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products. urged.

“I hope (President-elect Trump) reconsiders. I think that would be counterproductive,” Biden told reporters Thursday on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, where he was vacationing with his family. “We're surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, and two allies, Mexico and Canada. What we have to do is start to undermine those relationships. We put them in a good position. I think I left it there.”

Earlier this week, President Trump vowed to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, in an effort to encourage both countries to do more to stop illegal immigration and illegal drugs from entering the United States. President Trump met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Wednesday, and it appears both sides have reached an understanding, he said.

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“She agreed to block immigration into the United States through Mexico, effectively closing our southern border,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We also talked about what we can do to stop the massive flow of drugs into the United States and the consumption of these drugs in the United States. It was a very productive conversation.”

President Trump also threatened to impose additional 10% tariffs on China. Biden said Chinese President Xi Jinping “doesn't want to make a mistake.”

“I'm not saying he's our best friend, but he understands what's at stake,” he said.

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President Biden spoke to the media Thursday during a Thanksgiving visit to the Nantucket Fire Department in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Biden also said Thursday that illegal border crossings have been “significantly reduced” since President Trump's first term. Trump campaigned heavily on the border crisis, which exploded after Biden took office.

The president also said he was satisfied with the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon and was “very happy” that China had released three Americans who had been “unjustly detained” for several years.

Biden said he hopes the transition from his presidency to the second Trump administration will go smoothly.

President Biden spoke with the media Thursday in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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“I want to make sure it goes smoothly. And all the talk about what he's going to do and what he's not going to do, I think maybe it's a little bit of internal calculation on his part. ” he said.