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Isn’t it tragic that Trump is wreaking havoc with the fentanyl excuse by causing economic harm to Canada and Mexico while having an addict billionaire doing weird drugged out gestures while destroying the government and Americans’ lives on land, air and sea! Nero trump and Caligula Musk…just so dystopian!

Trudeau is washed up. His promise to help Ukraine is a joke, Canada has a WW2 military. They don't have enough shipping to send food. There isn't any food exports for ten months., after the harvest. The war will long for ver.

This isn’t about fentanyl Donald doesn’t care about fentanyl it’s just an excuse and nor is Donald smart

The American people don't want this either! We're mortified at the idiot in the White House. We all know this isn't about fentanyl. It's about Trump and Vance destroying all of the relationships with our allies and aligning with the communist/dictatorial countries in the world. Is this what y'all voted for, MAGA?

Whats up with that fentanyl nonsense? If ppl wanna take so let them. Isn’t this a free country?

Wake up America. Are you still playing attention!? I'm sorry this isn't a 15 second polarizing sound byte. WE ARE LOSING OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS JUST SO WE CAN SNUGGLE UP TO RUSSIA. COME ON.

Trudeau you ordered martial law against peaceful Canadians and you took truck drivers licenses away for life and find them $100,000 and threw them in jail for those that were part of the freedom convoy do not talk about every Canadian. You should keep your mouth. Can we vote to be part of the US 51 state, because after being beat up by my Canadian government the US isn't looking that bad at all.

Trump knows business, but not economics. Running a country isn’t like running a business—they’re different games with different rules. He’s declared bankruptcy six times—would he use the same reckless tactics on the economy? Hope he realizes the difference sooner rather than later!

why doesnt' anyone ever bring up all the guns pouring from the US into Canada? why isn't trump held responsible for that? the only mass shooting in my province was due to US guns

The tariffs isn’t even for the American people!! Trump needs to be pulled from office for his illness.

As a disabled US Veteran I did NOT vote for this administration. I do not want these tarrifs. And I feel sad for our country. This is not what our country stands for. This isn't our agenda. I feel ashamed and embarrassed by the country's actions in the last month. I'm sorry Canada and Mexico. There are other ways to deal with these issues and tarrifs are not it. People are only now realizing the HUGE mistake they made.

As a Canadian, Americans must know this isn't about American people. It's all about Trump!.

Donald, isn't a smart guy. He is a clown ?

Canada, can you PLEASE take over? This isn't America anymore. We are terrified of what he will do next.

Isn’t it painfully obvious how all other countries have leaders that are poised and articulate EXCEPT ours!? Incredibly embarrassing we have a jackass. Musk is no better. Don’t kid yourself ……English IS his native language yet he speaks like a buffoon as well!

His tariffs are like throwing a pebble at an ocean. He is not tough and he isn't fooling anyone. Also, every tariff he puts on the US is gonna be matched and an additional 25 percent would be added on top. This is a dumb move.

Isn’t this the same guy that froze the bank accounts of his own people for protesting? Trump is charging them the same thing they have always charged us. I’m good with that.

This isn't about drugs or illegal immigrants. It's about control and intimidation of an ally.

Canada's only got a 63,000 soldiers that isn't enough to protect Maryland let alone Canada we get billions of dollars to protect a foreign country and never asked anything in return Donald Trump ask Canada to help secure the border on Canada side and they are complaining throwing a hissy fit it would be one thing if Canada was providing for itself without the United States. And refused to do such a small little task. \n\nBut when we are giving billions of dollars to Canada's defense and they throw such a hissy fit over a little bitty test it's time to stop all trade with them. \n\nThe armed citizens of the United States to invade Canada, I mean think about it. 63.000 soldiers is all that's protecting Canada \n\nIt would be absolutely nothing for the US citizens to take Canada less than 1% of the firearms in the United States

25 Amendment Donald Trump isn't fit for office

This isn't about fentynal.. Trump is just using that as an excuse to go after Canada. No nation should ever put their trust in Trump nor his regime. They are snakes.

Paula Newton. Maybe walk back your words, this isn't anti-Americanism, that's extremely offensive to the situation. This is about one man and his cult \n\nAlthough there is the question why Americans are still letting this issue persist. When are you going to get off your asses and deal with your s***. You know what I'm saying

do not praise trump in any way. he isn't smart and above all he is not trustworthy

The problem is that they have compromised the vote tallying machines. No matter how many votes are for normal candidates, it will subtly change or drop votes so the MAGA candidate will win. Check out Election Truth Alliance (EPA), they have done analysis of Votes from Clark County, NV (they provide granular detail on votes. Other counties, states are being processed now) and have found a lot anomalies that show manipulation. The same manipulation is found in Georgia (the country) and other places where Russia has been meddling. The results always stay under the threshold that would require a recount and audit. The phenomena is called the Russian Tail, you can guess why. It's statistical stuff so it's dry, can be hard to understand, and isn't an easy sexy concept to explain. Educate yourself, be aware that it is a problem that has to be dealt with as the next round of elections come up.

If you think America isn’t prepared to use force to annex Canada…think again. Russia is doing it in Ukraine so what’s to stop their ally America from doing the same thing? ??‍♂️\n\n✌️????

You know what Trump? This isn’t beautiful.

Chile PLEASE! How is THIS “blistering”? Nah. Just facts. And I’m almost CERTAIN that this isn’t the FIRST time Trump heard someone call him a dummy. And trust that it won’t be the LAST. Also facts. I’m just sayin’.??

Isn’t he cute? That’s why Drumb hates him

Who cares about the Canadian prime minister isn’t he suppose to step down anyway

This isn't about boarder safety. Trump wants Canada.

Trump isn’t even close to being smart. He’s a Russian puppet

Isn't this guy on the way out?

If Trudeau isn't on your side, then you are on the good side.

Canada isn't shit without the usa . Crybabys

Any American who voted for this bloated cheeto fart cloud should be ashamed. Trump isn't making it 4 years.

Putin, trump’s buddy is happy with what is happening, Please remember how trump chose Putin and his oligarchs over his own American people during covid when he sent Putin covid test kits while Americans had trouble finding such kits. TRUMP is Such a patriot isn’t he?

This is absolutely the worst the USA Canada relationship has been. I lived in the US during Bush2.0 and have many American friends. This isn't personal (unless you continue to support Trump).

Europe embraces You, Canada. We thank you for not giving in to the orange fascist and the South African oligark. I just hope America isn't totally lost in a mix of right wing extremism and Russian influence, so USA still can be salvaged, when Trump is thrown out of The White House. God bless us all.

CNN isn’t “News”

Canada isn't a real country anyway! ✝️??♥️?

Lol\nI love that Trudeau has to call Trump smart but this particular action stupid.\nIn the meantime, he knows just as well as everybody that Trump is an idiot. Little Donald isn‘t smart, Little Donald is a moron.

As a U.S. Army veteran who proudly served this country, my love for America and unwavering respect for the Constitution drive me to speak out. What Trump did in that meeting with Zelensky wasn’t strength, it was weakness disguised as tough talk. Pressuring Ukraine to negotiate from a position of desperation only empowers Russia and signals to the world that U.S. commitments mean nothing.\n\nTrue leadership isn’t about catering to dictators or throwing allies under the bus. It’s about standing firm for democracy, national security, and the principles this country was built on. If we let billionaires and politicians treat global conflicts like a business deal, we’re betraying everything generations of Americans fought and died for. I won’t stay silent while our country’s integrity is sold off for personal gain. America deserves better.

It's almost like if capitalism isn't working

Canadians can’t just walk across the border and get a higher paying job. This isn’t the EU, we can visit easily staying and working is very different.

Wait hold on, isn’t this a socialist economy? CNN told me things are great up there.

You said there's no reason that people would pick Canada over the US but given the current political and sociological climate in the United States that's not true anymore.\n\nPeople want access to healthcare, paid parental leave, a social fabric that isn't toxic, access to women's healthcare, lack of gun violence, consumer protections etc.\n\nJust like many Europeans won't leave Europe for the US, many Canadians won't either, especially now.

FEEDBACK: I've operated various businesses in Canada and all I can say is, 'never again'. The BUREAUCRACY grows in strength every year, issuing more & more regulations, stifling everything. For every new rule a bureaucrat introduces, an old rule should be retired.\n\nHOUSING: It's the Liberal Government policy to pander to immigrant voters that has put us down the wrong path. I'm amazed that so few people in, say, Vancouver who complain about the astronomical cost of rent and mortgages realize that their problem is directly caused by our WEAK policy of permitting new immigrants to move to Vancouver & Toronto , instead of the 1,000 other towns where they're desperately needed. How stupid are we, to not even understand the policy issue? \n\nMeanwhile, I actually lost my apartment block in Winnipeg because the market value dropped below the mortgage balance and the bureaucracy was killing me with their conflicting rulings. So, why did my block drop in market value? Because people were leaving Winnipeg, and Manitoba. EVERYONE went to Vancouver or Toronto. Thanks for nothing, stupid politicians.. the opposition isn't doing their job when Canadians don't know anything about this.

Canada isn't going to make it much longer.

Because the USD is the world reserve currency, money flows into the US. And this unparalleled slush fund is then used to fund venture capital which, then, leads to more innovation in a virtuous circle. The Cdn$ is not a reserve currency, however. Uninformed or wilfully ignorant US politicians point to the US deficit as some kind of problem when, in reality, it represents how the US exports its problems onto the rest of the world that uses the US dollar as an exchange mechanism. If the US dollar loses its exchange value for other countries then the US will be faced with the same issues as other western countries--such as Canada. This isn't to exonerate the failures of both Liberal and Conservative Canadian governments over the past 20 years. More to say that productivity is lower in Canada than the US because Canada's currency isn't the international mechanism of exchange . . .

If Canada uses it's wisdom to choose a leader with an aptitude for economics, and behaves with the collectivistic humility we are known for, perhaps we will weather this storm and come out stronger on the other side. When making decisions from fear or anger, Canadians become individualistic and do our entire nation a major disservice by destroying any chance of using this crisis to propel our way out of the pit we are currently in. We need to avoid pointing fingers because for decades cowardly and self-serving decision-making have led us here. Never forget that the new immigrant delivering your food isn't your enemy - the con artist/felon trying to steal our resources and autonomy is.