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Canada has nothing the US needs. Screw these woke Canadians, baby Castro isn’t crying because it’s going to hurt the US it’s going to devastate Canada.

Trudeau needs to cut all lithium to the States, that will hurt his puppet Musk. This isn’t what Trudeau or the world wants, but this is Donald Trump that has no reasoning.\nI live in the Uk and have respect for the Canadian prime minister.

trump is a convicted rapist, felon, tax cheat and TRAITOR! he's committed espionage with putin NON-STOP for over 9 years. HE ISN'T PRESIDENT! he MUST be removed ASAP or we'll be in a civil war by SUMMER! A SHOOTING WAR! this is what trump's criminality and treason has done to OUR COUNTRY! he must be arrested - held wothout bond - AND CONVICTED as the domestic terrorist and traitor and international threat THAT HE IS! its GODDAMNED time u. s. law be enforced! STOP allowing that fascist run roughshod over EVERY federal law imaginable!

MAGA is going to lose their marbles when the price of bullets goes through the roof in the coming days. America has an insatiable appetite for ammo, so much so that there isn’t enough metals in the ground to keep pace with demand. America is able to supply about half of the needed metals required for the demand of ammunition production. \nTake a wild guess where the other half comes from… ????

I hope these countries know that this isn’t the choice of all of America. And we are sorry that this is what has happened.

This isn’t’anti-Americanism’ how about anti-Canadian? As an American I can only say this breaks my heart that Donald continues to sever relationships with our nearest neighbors and Allie’s. How sad for all of us. Now tighten your belts America. This will hurt but Donald will tell you how great this is for everyone in his usual stupid bravado.

Lies from his mouth, I lived on the border with Canada in Vermont. Illegals DEFINITELY cross there. Plus isn’t there a fentanyl lab in Canada but it needs to be wiped from the planet? Little man is such a liar.

Grandpa Joe isn't in office anymore! Y'all better get with it !

Its insane to see the amount of people that are being manipulated by politicians only in it for personal gain. Why don't you all take a moment to go google Zelenskys home. Look at it before U.S. aid and after. Oh, wait. I forgot that as soon as that story aired, it was immediately removed from search results the same day. Or the luxury carpets that they spent millions on. So, please enlighten me as to why 2 million dollars worth of carpets are necessary during a war? By the way, that was taken from search results as well. Maybe its because democratic parties have influence over 90% of what we, as americans, use on a daily basis to gather information. I am really not on either side, but isn't the guy speaking here the one that literally resigned like 2 months ago? Everyone is so desperate to hear what they want that they are running right back into this dudes arms.

While I acknowledge that the way Trump and Vance addressed Zelensky could have been more diplomatic, as an American , I cannot justify allocating $360 billion of our tax funds towards resolving another counties war—especially when only half of that amount has been accounted for, and the other half remains untracked. Let that point sink in! The US is currently in $33 Trillion dolars in debt yet giving away money like candy . No other country is contributing money like we are . We simply do not have the resources to continue doing that . Our financial situation is worsening as we print more money to allocate toward other countries. Furthermore, 7% of the $33 trillion of the US debt is owed by other countries , including China . Our funds need to be utilized for our own benefit before being given away. We have veterans on the streets, the elderly suffering because SS isn't covering their basic needs , school system thatvis failing , health insurance unaffordable by most. We need to fix our own issues. We need to feed our own kids before we feed the neighbors, not the other way around.

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.

Another useless war. Justine isn't popular nor are his words meaningful. Dictators defend dictators.

Trump’s goal isn’t fentanyl. He wants W.W.3.

The us has fallen so low there isn’t any further it can fall.\nNew Zealand here. We stand by Canada and stand for freedom!\nI will not buy a single product made in America until this madness ends.

Trump isn't dumb. While he creates chaos and outrage, you are getting robbed every day so badly you will foreget that Canada ever existed.

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

Isn’t this the dude that froze truckers bank accounts because they were protesting? True dictator is ?? ?

Got to love how Justin has to talk to Trump. Like a kid. We have done big things and you're a smart boy. Got to praise the cult leader to make him happy. I truly wish Justin was our president. What a great person and he speaks clearly and is smart. He isn't annoying or an idiot like trump. We truly live in the stupid timeline. Canada is going to get their items from Europe and Asia and South America. So congratulations America we are about to lose so much. Trump is making us weaker.

This isn't about fentanyl. ?? narcissist snorts adderall, ffs. This is a power move to destabilize us both.

Canada isn't a friendly country towards America time to end this BS you will fall and so will your country. \n\nTrade war lol

Bad extremely bad. This isn't going to end well at all. ??

Putin isn't canadas enemy, trudeau is. Let's get our priorities in check people.

When Trudy isn't in black face or applauding a known Nazi on the floor of parliament he's quite a funny little guy..

Anti-Americanism? Really? This is a direct response to the United States' recent stance against the world itself. Canada isn't at fault, nor should it be held responsible for this trade war.

America isn't great anymore. I stand with Canada ??

With illegal drugs coming in to the United States tha isn't helping

Why isn't Trudeau wearing his blackface?

I'm usually reasonable enough to realize that while I may disagree with many policy decisions, there's usually a relatively coherent line of thought to back said actions up. The problem here is that there’s no clear logic behind using tariffs as a tool to curb fentanyl trafficking or immigration. I'm not going to speak on the issue of immigration at the Canadian border because there simply is none. Yes, there are illegals from Canada, but almost 100% of them are from overstaying visas rather than crossing the border unlawfully. So let's talk about fentanyl. \n\nMost fentanyl in the US originates from China, often in precursor form, and is then processed in Mexico before being smuggled into the states. But it's typically trafficked in small, high potency quantities, often hidden in legitimate shipments or through mail, and only on very rare occasions is it being brought in by individuals crossing the border. It has _never_ been documented to have shipped in as part of large scale commercial imports, so a 25% tariff on legal trade with Canada and Mexico doesn’t directly target the black market supply chain at all.\n\nIf we take Trump’s reasoning at face value, the argument seems to be that he wants to exert economic pressure on Mexico and Canada as a means of having them crack down harder on drug trafficking networks. But the issue is that fentanyl simply isn’t coming in through mass import channels, so all this looks like is a punitive measure without a clear mechanism to actually achieve its stated goal. And the implications? Drastically higher costs for consumers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with absolutely nothing to show for it.

Essentially, calling agreeing with President Trump as being dumb.... isn't going to end well.

Imagine giving a single fuck what this traitor Trudeau to his own people says LMAO isn’t he resigning because everyone hates him?

Trudeau isn't saying this because he's stepping down. He's saying this because it reflects how we Canadians feel. We're beyond angry. You are not our friends now. You've made yourselves our enemy.

To the uneducated liberals in the comments, Canada already has a 270% tariff on American goods and has for the last decade with Donald Trump did was put reciprocal tariffs on Canada toQ further balance, the imbalance so you guys being upset that President Trump isn’t acting tariffs on a country who’s already enacted tariffs on the United States then you’re being hypocrites. \n\nSee most of the world audience understands this you guys are actually the minority. Donald Trump is pulling at 60% in United States. The Democrats are pulling at 21% in United States. Just so you guys have an idea of just how unpopular you guys really are.

It isn't about drugs, it is the fat fraudster throwing his 200kg around. He is taking weight loss drugs made in the UK, perhaps he should tariff those by several thousand percent? He doesn't understand a trade deficit, he doesn't understand tariffs, in fact he doesn't understand very much that isn't grifting and lying. The world has to come together and cut the US out so Trump and his boss Putin can cuddle up. The US can come back when it has jailed the fat fraudster and decided that criminals should not be allowed in the WH.

Trudeau isn't for the people of Canada.

Trump isn't looking for solutions, he's looking for problems. MA(Poor)A. Cancel those F-35s PM Trudeau! Cancel them now!

good luck, little man. also, to the statist warhawk apologists carrying water for opportunist politicians (like trudeau): tighten up. you're fighting your neighbors on behalf of the people who only long to rule over you. your subservience to the state isn't going to be a valid defense when this all collapses.

It doesn’t feel like America is a democracy anymore, more like a Trump dictatorship. Isn’t the Congress supposed to vote on these decisions?

Isn't he the one Canada voted out?

I’m American…Trump isn’t 1/4 the leader PM JT is. God bless Canada…FDT

Isn’t the 3rd leading cause of death in Canada government funded suicide.

As a German - apart from the content which is no less than justified - just technically comparing Trudeau´s speech with Donald Trump´s verbal outcome - what an incredible difference in niveau & tone. Isn't it almost tragic how little skill it took to run the U.S and even worse, how low the common-sense-threshold must be for a half of the American people to make this happen a second time. Embarrassing.

They've said it themselves. The bulk of their business/money comes from Russia. This isn't hard to understand. And now that he can't be elected again, he cares even less and is focusing even harder on making Russia happy.

I'm 51 years old and this isn't the first bickering with our southern neighbors. We had political and economic differences. We found common ground for the future. \nThis time, in my family and circle of friends, it's different. This time the attack is more personal, saying we're worthless and disrespecting our country. \nI hope things will calm down. Uncertainty is never good for either economy.

Thank you, CNN, for airing our Prime Minister's speech in full, without interruption. We are not a perfect country but I am grateful to have a sane leader who isn't a bully, and doesn't have to resort to childish name-calling to portray 'strength.'

Oh sanp, i forgot I walked into the woke media, guess what canada free trade this free trade that. But has the audacity to charge us a tariff but cry when it happens to you. Protection of your air space isn't free and offsetting your military while you sit back and do nothing is over. The rent is due, time to pay up.

Trudeau asks us to make Trump's attack on our allies and subjugation to Putin make sense. \n\nPlease, send him the Steele Dossier and explain that the GS frolicking isn't what's important. It's the ages of the trafficked girls involved. \n\nT rump is COMPROMISED.

As an American living abroad, it’s embarrassing to see my home country picking unnecessary fights with one of its closest allies. Slapping 25% tariffs on Canada—a country that has stood by the U.S. through wars, trade deals, and countless crises—isn’t just aggressive, it’s downright stupid. My family back home is already dealing with rising costs, and this kind of reckless economic policy only makes things worse. Tariffs aren’t paid by foreign countries; they’re paid by American consumers. Trump bragging about ‘punishing’ Canada is like punching your best friend in the face and then wondering why your hand hurts. Short-sighted, unnecessary, and ultimately self-destructive.

Finally this guy speaks some sense .. isn't he leaving?

Thank you Canada I love Canada ?? I stand with you as American trump isn't our president hopefully it ends soon

Isn’t that the former president of the 51st state? I thought they got rid of him, maybe that’s why he wants to act so tough. Not fooling anyone though we know a Girl Scout when we see them. Canadians should really take away his toys before big brother comes and takes your whole room and everything in it.