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Summary

Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Canada would be better as the U.S.’s 51st state, citing trade imbalances and lower taxes.

He also announced new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada, despite a recent 30-day reprieve.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has not formally responded, but a government source said they await official confirmation.

Trump criticized Canada’s defense spending and border security, despite recent Canadian commitments.

Canada previously retaliated against similar tariffs in 2018 before a 2019 trade deal resolved the dispute.

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[-] Old_Yharnam@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I thought conservatives couldn’t afford eggs?

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[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

I mean, even though I'm still not fully sure how American elections work, wouldn't Canada be a huge blue state and lead to a lot more of Democrats winning?

[-] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

You will be amazed by the power of gerrymandering.

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I seriously doubt the top brass would obey orders to invade Canada. The administration knows this as well and there will be a blitzkrieg of military firing coming very, very soon.

Not sure how that plays though, they can't go too fast without alienating the entire armed services.

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Orange Nero is full of bullshit, Canada is not a red run welfare state.

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The more he focuses on this instead of ruining the lives of migrants, refugees, and queer people, the better. This is absurd enough to be funny instead of just stoking hate crimes.

Sure the economic consequences are really bad but just starting a trade war for the sake of being a messy bitch and no other apparent reason is kinda funny.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Well… there you go Canada. You’ll be cherished. You’ve no reason not to now. So… what’s the holdup?

(Obligatory /s)

[-] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

More flooding the zone. He won't do this. He is just stiring up more media to distract from him pickpocketing the whole country. His real deviousness is the sovereign fund play. He wants to take taxpayer dollars, which he is actively trying to raise for everyone making less than $500k a year, and put it into an investment fund that buys American stocks. Effectively, he wants to take money from 99% of Americans and just give it to the largest corporations. Everything else he is talking about is just distraction from that fact.

[-] mhague@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Say shit about Canada, our friends. Stoke anti America shit. Decrease odds of friendly relations.

Might as well.

Edit: not like people aren't already talking, or woe is us, it's just... bullshit. It's like someone who hates Lincoln Park going up to people and making annoying statements about the band being the greatest and shitting on other music, hoping some people get mad and start trashing Lincoln Park. It's a circus.

[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

He's too busy banning paper straws and taking away his enemies security clearances to annex Canada.

[-] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

You used to be able to say "It's all about the oil" but in this case "It's all about the eggs"

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