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Trudeau can win another seat if he plays his cards right. Despite all the mess up he did.

This guy sounds like a great leader! Fair play to canada

Trump is being played by Putin, yes, but his fragile ego will never let him realize it.

I think we might be making a mistake by saying that Trump is being played by Putin. I am beginning to believe more so that he is an agent of Russia with a sense of agency and the people being played are the people choosing to work for him.

Congrats, PM Trudeau!\n\nKeep your stance firm, DO NOT BACK DOWN! Our bully, is just a puppet, being played by both Putin and the Rat.\n\nMany Americans appreciated, respect, and LOVE Canada/Canadians!

Trump is being played by Putin.

I agree Trump is being played by Putin!

Can we get Poilievre up there and send this woman back to directing 4th-grade plays?

The U.S.-Canada trade war is just a puppet show. The real play might be happening elsewhere. So the real question is: Where should we actually be looking? What’s the big picture we’re missing?

This is win win for both Canadian and American politicians they basically evened out the playing field and now both citizens from both countries will have to pay more for things. Easy way to trick the citizens we lose they win. They are all in this game together popping bottles and partying.

You simply can't reason with the left. Their censorship. Their drama queen word play. Their distain for reality. So, get ready to rumble. Unreasonable people must be dealt with unreasonable measures. Are tariffs unreasonable? Yep. Welcome to your world.

No putin is not playing Trump.\nTrump is willingly giving his country to a communist raised ex KGB officer. \nRepublicans presidents 40 years ago would have probably silenced Trump. But nowadays republicans are now weak men.

Relax. Trump knows what he’s doing. It’s time for Mexico and Canada to lower their tarrifs so we all on even playing field.

But... but you have to understand! We had to vote the way we did because there were upwards of five or six girls with peeners playing sports! ?‍♂ (That was sarcasm, in case it wasn't clear. US people have lost their damned minds).

It is interesting how T operates he throws shit at the wall he scans for performative opportunities to flood the zone. The 51st rhetoric got him play. Then he justifies his tariffs with lies and half truths. US has benefitted economically and in terms of influence from being the big cheese. The order issue just another justification after the fact. . .facts do not support. T is the poor victim. Maga are victims???? Just opportinistic and grifter politics. Sickening.

There's no truth that putin is playing trump , trump knows what he is doing?

Trump is not being played by Putin. Trump is a russian agent used by Putin to destroy the West. USA people cannot believe this, but thats the truth.

As a powerless American, I hope other countries will help curve Trump's madness/power kick. \n\nIt's embarrassing. He's destroying our economy, causing mass job loss, and just being played like a monkey by Musk, the Republican Party, and Putin. \n\nSeriously....I get his followers are either selfish rich people or ignorant barely passed highschool racists, but stupid/selfish is an excuse that only goes so far.

Pay attention to these fake leaders. Try to play tough!! 4 years American was suffering, and they haven't done anything but to support what was ruined the American. Now, a real man in the office doesn't fall to this same bs from sleep joe, even the Canadian was suffering. No voice was heard. And now this????

Oh yea. Canadians are polite and nice. What about them booing the USA’s anthem when it was played. I don’t think that’s nice. I think you don’t know what you are talking about. I think you need to step down

That part of this song “I’m proud to be an American” went cold. Half of us “Americans” voted for this. We were warned and informed on their plans because of our own insecurity on certain issues blinded us on the bigger picture. I stand with Canada and Mexico etc I’m ashamed and appalled but what’s happening something has to be done…. Getting played is an understatement…

06:51: I love the way Prime Minister Trudeau clarifies which part is for the lowest-IQ US president in history before completely switching to toddler-friendly, one-syllable language that even he will understand. ? \n\nHopefully his aids will just play that part to him so he understands it all properly. Mr Trudeau is a genius! ?\n\nTrudeau: “Donald, we have done… BIG things.”

Trump is NOT starting a trade war. He is equalizing the playing field. Canada was already imposing a 25% tariff on the US unfairly. Now they are charging 50% tariffs. Not fair at all!

Just to play devils advocate here, because it seems all the comments are favoring Canada, \nWe just had an administration that ran our country into the ground seemingly on purpose. \nTrump is in the position of playing janitor and cleaning up a mess. Sometimes cleaning up a mess is a dirty job, and it might hurt at first. But however necessary.

Bro you’ve done nothing good, play stupid games win stupid prizes

He called Trump a very smart guy without laughing! I would not play poker with him.

He's missing the American point. Our friends are now our enemies. Just as our enemies are now our friends. Only problem is our president is the only fool who believes Russia likes us. Our fool of a president doesn't realize how Putin is playing him like a fiddle.

It's not Anti Amercanism, its politicians and money.\nWe love you, we are not playing your president's threat games, we are responding to protect our economy.\nBroadcasters would do well to carefully weigh their spins right now, this is not a drama, it's real?.\nWe want to support American businesses.\nThis is all unneccesarily crazy and scary.\nLong live Diplomacy and Democracy.\n❤?❤

You Americans really need to get over yourselves. That was not harsh language, that was very measured and direct. Trump berated Canada with nasty language. If you want hash language, then we would tell you to F off and go and play with you puppet master, Putin.

Shut up and play the press questions.

Umm canada Is not guuilty of not paying out share !! We rinigged on the nato agreement ! Wake up your all being played

Trump doesn’t care about facts. \nI stand with Canada, Ukraine, Greenland, Mexico and Panama (where I live). \nTrump IS a Russian asset. \nWe are seeing it play out in real time, so fast, that some people can’t even see it. \n#TraitorTrump

I’m in Seattle and have a vacation home in British Columbia so go there often while renting out other days to other people. Wonder how the tariffs gonna affect this. For example if certain things need to be remodeled in my pad over in BC I usually order from suppliers in USA near the border since I use them for my home in Seattle too. I’m guessing it might get taxed now. Not sure how it will play out. I do know that initially tariffs gonna effect lot of people but do believe in general it will get economy better. I recently saw that Mexico been adding tariffs for years for certain USA goods (for example appliances purchased in usa from Mexico will cost another 27% etc) and it’s time for USA do similar things. Just hoping my burrito cost doesn’t keep going up. Was around 8$ several years back and now it’s 14$ in Seattle ?

For all of you supporting Zelenskyy, the man cannot even account for $100 billions -- yes, billions with a B -- given to his country, and his stupidity plays right into the hands of starting WWIII, if we're not in it already. Ukraine is just another source of money laundering, and here we are just willing to give more and more money without any result, except for dead bodies. There is nothing wrong for wanting peace. You can't negotiate with only one side. And for Canada, Canada has been charging us high tariffs for years, but no one has pointed out that unfairness.

Kentucky here. Good riddance Canada. Exactly what we voted for. You need us more than we need you. You take of advantage of America and expect us to just sit and take it. Guess what we don’t play that game no more. So kiss our American butts and get over it. Trump 4-Ever. MAGA till we die.

Nice job voting for the orange arangatang. Plays golf all the time and waste tax payers money going to the super bowl and Daytona, and causes tariff wars for no reason. Nice job maga morons, waste your money

Trump isn't being played, he's a RUSSIAN ASSET.

So many US citizens really don't understand how they've been taken for mugs over the years with tariffs. \nThe EU being the worst. Now you have a president that is trying to level the playing field and punish those that won't give up easily.

Good job all of you Countries need to stand up for yourselves because we Americans don’t agree with this either and we stand behind you all because being a bully is never a good things and Trump and Vance is putting all Americans at risk with the moves they are playing trying to run the World.Well you know what in all reality Trump and Vance does not care about the American people only the Billionaires he is beside including Elon.So Zelensky get with Canada and other European countries and hold your own against Russia.Putin is evil and Trump is his friend period and will back Russia before he does NATO

While Canada was busy overachieving in that wild goose chase of fake requests, Trump was playing golf. Americans should hold a sit-in in Trump’s gold cart and demand for his resignation.

Trump play golf! He is busy.

How did we end accepting a lunatic in the white house? Someone who plays with the lives of humankind like it is another of his failed enterprises, it's really scary to think in the future considering not even the United States is safe with this person in power. We are definitely in a new era where super rich and not government rule but also when political correctness have gone forever.

Canada isn’t the problem here, Mexico is. The only country that deserves the tariffs is Mexico, they’ve been playing in our faces forever with the drug smuggling and the illegal immigration. Canada has been a great ally. This is really stupid.

Trump said he wants to break the relationship between China and Russia how better to do it by getting in bed with Putin!\nTrump could be playing Putin.

At what point does the International Olympic Committee and other international sports bodies step in and ban the USA from the upcoming Olympics? \nTrump has made his position clear that he feels Russia is not at fault for anything that has happened in Ukraine. The debacle that went on in the Oval office on February 28th was not only disgusting, but it proved to me that the president is not willing to be a peaceful friend to anyone on a personal or global level. Today's tariffs only cements that proof. The framework is in place to make a strong case to ban USA from the Olympics and current future international sports events. I realize this would impact many good people, but a country hell bent on hating those fighting so hard for their freedom has no place on any playing field right now.

He dosent get in contact with Trump because Trump is playing golf ?? And its Trump Monkey Circus in mar-a-lago this weekend ????

Trump isn’t even listening. He’s playing golf.

We can gather everything that the pundits are saying. Just play the video of what the actual important person is saying. A bunch of people working at CNN who just want their faces on camera.

U.S will drive it's self intoa corner and end up alone unless someone grows some balls and get's ridd of that Trump administration. They are playing right into the reds pockets.

It disgusts me so much how stupid the Americans could be to elect this rubbish! At the same time, I learned a lot: I always wondered how the Nazis came to be here - now I know! Lies and shit-talk and people will believe you! It makes me sad and angry that we humans are apparently NOT able to learn. \n \nOnce again, it hits US little people the hardest: Trump, Weidel and all their names are playing golf and denying royally and we are in trouble. \n \nI wonder how much longer we want to watch this?