Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and some key cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.

The unannounced meeting comes days after President-elect pledged to enact crippling tariffs on Canada and Mexico over illegal immigration and drugs.

Jan. 6 protesters and others Trump has suggested he might pardon have made public pleas to Trump in the wake of his victory Tuesday.

President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden’s convictions in two cases in Delaware and California,

President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden sent shockwaves through Washington as many criticized the move, saying that it would only tarnish the president’s legacy. The Democrat president pardoned his son on Sunday night to spare him from a possible prison sentence for felony gun and tax convictions.