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This has nothing to do with fentanyl. Trump wants Canada's rare earth minerals. He's trying to destroy Canada so he can support his AI Ambitions.

Canadian here....appreciate JT's message, and stand by him in this situation, but sadly know that our long friendly relationship with the USA does not matter at all to this administration. JT's message does not matter to that administration, or their MAGA followers. Fentanyl from Canada isn't a real issue - in fact, significantly more comes into Canada from the USA, along with guns, than the other way around - but that fact doesn't matter at all to the administration or their MAGA followers. Facts and logic are not involved in this. Canadians are quiet and peaceful people who are proud of their country, and we are coming together over this shared cause. We will weather this and be stronger as a country for it.

Trump trucks fentanyl, ketamine, and adderall into the White House!

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!

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?

Donald Trump uses ridiculous arguments to justify his atrocities: Fentanyl, Ukraine, starting in the war, Ukraine, being disrespectful, the European Union ripping us off.

Trudeau is personally involved with the Fentanyl trade. That’s why propping up bills and “plans” will never be enough. Trump knows this.\n\nHe’ll never be out of the drug game until he’s removed. Neither will his puppet “drug czar”\n\nWe’re calling for the dismantling of the trade. That’s going to get messy. When we see that, tariffs come down. \n\nUntil they make big busts of the industry portion of making fentanyl and the banks laundering the cartel money the tariff stays.

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

Of course fentanyl is a false pretext, there is no fentanyl issue with Europe, yet Europe gets tariffs from Trump...\nThe only happy person with all this chaos is Vladimir Putin (Trump's hero) !

The Fentanyl issue is just a distracter and lie. The apology demanded from Zelenskyy by Drumph, also distraction and lie. He is he’ll bent on destroying economies, ruining livelihoods , and causing WWIII! We might just have to get to it?

Fentanyl - Pffft! Unquantifiable, only mentioned because it gave Trump the excuse to use emergency measures. Red Herring!

The Drug Fentanyl is coming into the USA because Americans want it to come in .\n. America would be better employed finding the reason for people to need this narcotic .Maybe it's because your . society is so unfair, maybe it's because you have so many people without money, possessions, education and opportunities . Maybe it's because you don't look after your sick and elderly and UNDERPRIVILEGED.. Trump should not blame other country's HE SHOULD ACT LIKE A REAL LEADER . And show leadership AND focused on improving the well-being of all citizens.

I'm surprised that Musk hasn't gotten any Fentanyl❓?

This is nothing about fentanyl. It is all about appeasing putin. Lets call it for what it is. Why? We are shaking our heads but the reason will come soon.

i live in southern ontario and trudonut over here is a flaming B, who needs a border when this guy invites every mf in the world to come here for free, and all our blow is full of fentanyl. hes a joke.

We went to war with our best friends over a bunch of b.s. 1 percent of fentanyl coming south i bet more than that going north and many other drugs too\n We are not doing enuff to flow the drugs to Canada. Did they declare a trade war?

In February, US border control seized under half an ounce of illegal Fentanyl at the Canadian border. So, Trump values half an ounce of Fentanyl as equal to risking 200,000 US jobs and making a long-term enemy of America's closest ally. Is the man sane?

CNN. FENTANYL! IF Trudeau can pronounce it correctly, why can US anchors not? Just one case.

Wonder how much fentanyl smuggled into Canada comes from the U.S.?

Looks like Canada cut Fentanyl trafficking, how about the U.S.? ?

To everybody in here that I didn't vote for Trump and all that other crap remember if you voted for Kamala nothing would be done right now and the fentanyl would still be pouring into America along with Untold millions of illegal aliens so don't think you're cleansing your soul

And to you Trumpers. There is a lot more fentanyl coming into Canada. Than there is going into the u.s. We tried to reason with Trump, but there’s no reasoning with an idiot.. Wanna play games Trump, let’s play games…

It amazes me that Canada still allows this clown ro drive them over the cliff. Guys like him can't make a deal in favor of their people because they refuse to goto to the table and act like a logical intelligent adult. Goid luck with this guy Canucks.\n\nThis man is a corrupt enemy of the US plain and simple. Canada deserves better. His actions will hurt Canada far more than the US.\n\nKeep in mind this whole thing has alot to do with stopping fentanyl coming across our border.\n\nThis man lies and twists the truth - as he always has. This would not be happening if he was right - but its happening. The US doesn't want to hurt Canada but we are done being hurt by Canada's corrupt leadership

I don't agree with the imposition of tarifs but FENTANYL it is ansolutely NOT the real reason why the US are becoming hostile.\n\nThe real reason is because we are a military burden for the US. They want us to invest more in our military budget. 5% of expenses. \n\nLET'S DO THAT. \n\nLet's become more independant. ?

Fentanyl is just an excuse Trump uses for these tariffs. I just don't understand what his true motivation is. He's sick. He truly is.

The U.S. leadership is “lying through their teeth” about fentanyl concerns motivating the trade war, aka Trump and Nutlick

Why is CNN just repeating the MAGAt lies about fentanyl and migrants crossing the Canadian border. And on the southern border, 80% of fentanyl is brought in by US citizens at border crossings.

Just wondering if there is any truth about the claim Canada not doing enough about that fentanyl spreading?

Why is he not talking about cross border fentanyl?

Is it a threat to allow fentanyl into our borders if we don’t bow …. Hmmmm that’s not nice.

The fentanyl epidemic and suffering Americans were simply pretexts for that todler to bring down Canadians

Trump hopes to use tariffs to pay for 50% of his tax cut for the rich. What has Trump done to cut the domestic demand of fentanyl?

Stop the Fentanyl at the source. ??????

This American trade war against Canada has NOTHING to do with Fentanyl - That is à puerile pretext. The American motive is far more sinister: crush Canada and once they’re desperate, extract concessions, up to an including annexation. The US is now a 19th century Imperialist Oligarchy , modelled on Putin’s Russia.

Clearly, Trudeau is DOING HIS JOB to stop the trafficking of illegal Fentanyl. So why is Trump LYING to start this trade war? What's his real underlying objective?

We know. You have to stand up to that traitor! We love Canada but it's only right that you fight back! You are our sisters and brothers and we want the Canadian people to flourish.We love you! ??♥️????\n\nTrump invented that excuse about the fentanyl in regards to Canada! That's not why he imposed the tariffs!\n\nP.S. He's not smart, just greedy and wiley.

You could have just told Trump that you would secure the borders and stop the flow of Fentanyl. But no, enjoy the recession Trudeau.

It’s NOT about fentanyl it’s about making money!!!!!!! That’s ALL Trump is interested in..look at the cheap Ukraine mining deal…its ALL he wants

Bravo. Facts from JT. Nice to hear a leader who makes sense when he talks. And the vast majority of fentanyl crossing the US Border is going from the US into Canada, not the other way around.

OMG! Watching Trudeau continue to use the nonsense about 1% fentanyl makes me ???. READ THE BOOK WILLFUL BLINDNESS! Trudeau is full of sh*t here and the USA government knows this! He is “virtue signalling” and just going to piss off Trump even more. ??‍♀️

Perhaps America's president should look at the programs Canada implements and make American a great place to live again, and the American people would not be enticed to take Fentanyl to get through the miserable lives some have to deal with on a daily basis!

99% fentanyl goes for Maga people, i dont understand Trump, what is he trying to do.

I'm on Canada's side. Trump is felon/mobster that loves dictators.. Fentanyl was never a issue, that was just a excuse to do Putin's bidding..

President Trump is not going to listen to you if you are not stopping the flow of fentanyl coming into the US. President Trump doesn't play games with business so you Mr. PM Trudeau are not doing what President Trump asked you to do. The fentanyl flowing in from Canada is hurting American people and it's unacceptable to President Trump. If Trudeau wants to work with Americans he has to stop lying and do what President Trump asked him to do.

Stop calling it fentanyl zsar. That's a US label

fentanyl is also a miracle drug for the suffering it is who that is letting fentanyl out?the same people charging 1000 for 19 dollars worth of insulin

STOP the fentanyl at the Border & you don't have to worry about tariffs! Raise tariffs on us & we'll raise them on you, pretty simple actually.

Even before now less than 1% of fentanyl came across the Canadian border. Canada has had a trade imbalance with us in our favor. Canada last year had already agreed to beef up border security by $1.3 billion. Canadian troops have fought alongside US troops in several wars. As recently as a few weeks ago Canadian firefighters were helping put out fires in the US. Dumbest tariffs doesn't begin to describe it.

Question: Why is it that there is absolutely no discussion of the seizure of fentanyl coming from the USA into Canada? Anybody got any balls out there?