“Canada called me a couple of weeks ago, they want to be part of it, to which I said, ‘Well, why don’t you just join our country. You become 51 — become the 51st state — and you get it for free,’” Trump told the assembled officials.
“So, I don’t know if that made a big impact, but it does make a lot of sense.”
Trump also claimed Canada is having “a hard time up there” because “as you know, with tariffs, everyone’s coming into our country.” The president then boasted about investment leaving Canada and other countries and going into the United States, pointing to automobile plants.
Actually if I recall, America is having a shortage of Canadian visitors and I, for one, have noticed very little change in my lifestyle due to tariffs.
The tariffs are absolutely fucking up our country right now, and I live in the US, and we absolutely deserve it. It’s affecting every single one of my projects (I work in an engineering/manufacturing company). Turns out 10-25% tariffs really cuts out a lot of the margin for people so we’ve had to significantly bump prices on aerospace components. This in turn will drive ticket prices up eventually as well. It’s also affecting our groceries. And then the side effects of all of it, is the boycotts from numerous countries. It’s absolutely crushing our trade.
That said, all of the boycotts are absolutely fantastic. Keep it up. Our lead-addled half of the US needs to understand what isolationist policies do to our country. Maybe it’ll be the wake up call that people need to understand that international cooperation is the key to success.
Our lead-addled half of the US needs to understand
Ooft, good luck with that bit. You have to understand, these are people of the land.
Ive found buying Canadian is actually cheaper. Im literally saving money by not buying overpriced, hyperprocessed American shit tier food.
If he wants a 51st state so badly why not make it DC? Or American Samoa. For a country that revolted due to taxation without representation, they sure do have alot of “territories” that aren’t being represented as their own states.
Puerto Rico
They Said no.
The tariffs aren’t working in the way this idiot thinks they are, least to the desired effect because he’s a braindead fuck. Countries are realizing workarounds so that they don’t have to strictly abide by America’s tariffs and whatever they feel they don’t need from America or ship to America, they can and will live without.
The tariffs are hurting Americans more than anyone else. Dumbass.
I am watching this and wondering how long before the global economy decides not to treat the USD as the standard…
A great deal of our success has been being a solid and easy choice as a global currency, and this really screws that up.
The global economy treats no currency but the USD as standard right now, yet there are many economies that are doing just fine.
For the moment, but that is changing.
Canadians, you are too good an ally to be wasted on the US. The EU looks longingly in your direction.
I’ve always preferred Europeans’ values and attitudes more anyway.
As an American, same. Although they do smoke too much.
Agree on too much smoke. A French person told me they were doing much progess on that front recently though.
Hey look! A distraction!!
Even if part of Canada wanted to leave and join another country, why the fuck would they join the US? Our job growth is in the shitter, no one can afford groceries, fuck you if you need medical attention because it’d be cheaper to just die. Plus there’s the orange cancer toddler-in-chief currently stinking up the white house, brainworms is in charge of health, and the military is run by a moron who preaches manliness to the fucking Generals…
FYI Donald Shitler, citizens in Canada have plate carriers and high powered rifles. You can buy them online.
Talibans peak was 100k insurgents, estimates put Canada at 1.1 million. Have fun dipshit.
Yeah, it’s not just that number of people who’d be insurgents, it’s that Canada’s a bit more advanced tech-wise than the Taliban, and the US’s defense infrastructure has predominantly NOT been engineered for decades to repel any sort of land invasions. We also look, and outside of those crazy newfies, we sound like most generic Americans, making identifying potential threats that much more difficult.
I also think a number of civilians and military would straight up revolt at the prospect of attacking a country with a century of personal and economic bonds.
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Hey dementia Donold and sycophants. Fuckkk off.
I can only hope the military is bound to the Constitution and not the old crazy, dangerous man.
If the US military is your last hope of holding on to a democracy, I’ve got wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and countless regime changes in Latin America and the Middle East to prove otherwise.
If you’ve read the Constitution then I’ve got some bad news for you. Unless you interpret its amendments, then good news. But then there was the Southeast Asia doctrine by Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon… which is bad news. But then there is good news if you follow the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Oh but then there’s some muddy waters about Emergency Powers which goes back and forth with the Supreme Court which ultimately is bad news. Even worse was the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Terrorists passed by Congress around 9/11.
Realistically none of this matters because Trump has never had a precedent of following the law or respecting boundaries with little girls so I guess I just wasted a few moments of your time.
Dementia is a terrible disease.
Not for him. He deserves it. He shits his pants daily and his brain is Swiss cheese. His cultists lap it up.
**They declared war on America.
Encouraged war crimes (against American citizens)**
Enacted a bunch of racist and sexist shit (beard thing)
Announced they were planning on starting wars “prepare for war” was the directive
Rejected and alienated large portions of the American population from serving on the brink of WW3
Dementia Don rambled incoherently for a long time
Threatened the generals if they didn’t show fealty to the pedo king
Said the generals aren’t sexy enough for Pete
Beard thing?
He thinks he can pass bullshit off on our generals and they will just accept it like his cult does. How embarrassing.
Generals are not the sort of people to get mad. Instead, they get even.
So he declares Canada a 51st state, and suddenly the Canadian army trying to defend their country against the southern invaders suddenly is “the enemy within”. Now this makes sense!
