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From the U.S. and I support the Canadians. I respect how Trudeau speaks eloquently as a “grown-up” should, and the fortitude and strength he and all of Canada shows. I hope our 2 countries resolve this stupidity on trumps part. If not sooner than at least when his illegal reign is over (good riddance when he’s gone). ❤ you Canada!!!

So good to hear an intelligent, articulate statement from Trudeau. In comparison to STUPID tRUMP!!

As an american this is silly as hell. White ppl rather go broke and look stupid and be russias slave. The black and latino ppl that voted for trump did it just be a maverick. Now everyone looks stupid and are about to really fuck up some shit. Smh suckas

Yes stupid men go get there ass kicked every day\nYou have blocked AB oil and gas from going anywhere other than us\nSo Trump can shut down CANADAS oil patch \nThat will destroy CANADA \nOIL money is what pays the bills Trump can shut it off today \nMake a deal with Rusha and never take another barrel from canada again

Trump is an ignorant, arrogant and stupid, uneducated person who does not understand anything about our economy.

Cry cry cry oh Canada....especially you The master Embezzler Trudeau...I thought you were done, leave already...sick of your voice & stupid elitist smirk

Trump haters: Tariffs are fucking stupid\nCanadians: Yea put tariffs on thier ass! \n??

Trump is pure evil or so stupid or both

CNN correspondence never gives the more impactful concerns - in this case, the concern should be the fact that DT is attacking Canada, our friends, and Mexico, our friends - because he's a fkn traitor - and the US Constitution that says it's our American duty to stop people like him. The government and the common people must be overlooking these crimes and willing to give up their rights and freedoms. The original KGB and the long running Putin agenda is the slow game in his global conquest for power. You have to consider the geopolitics. If Mexico and Canada won't defend us (because they hate Trump) DT can/will sell out America to Russia, in turn Canada would be the closest place to conquer, then Mexico. It's stupid tho, unless the UN stands back and watches this happen too. Think I'm bullshittin, reading too far into things, but I'm not. Nobody is at the wheel but Trump, and he doesn't even know how to drive. You, the people and corporate new media will never read far enough to get the entire picture. Krasnov stole the Country to handicap us in the Cold War, except the War is white hot. He's in line with Hitlers handbook. And don't forget, that Nazis were white people who had no problem offing white people. Just sayin. Nobody is safe in Trump country. It's all Biffed up now.

Y know what is really stupid? Are the American businesses ready for Canadian goods,parts and materials replacements? Of coarse no.THEN WHY Redhair freak started the trade war now? He set Americans same way as he does with Canadians.Then who really needs it ? HIM.THAT REDHAIR FOOL IN ORDER TO PERFORM ON VIDEOCAMERAS ONE MORE DAY showing own toughness.He would rather show it to his wife and kids conservative way he likes.

As a UK citizen I will be pressing my government to back Canada 100% be sure Canada will be victorious in highlighting Trumps stupidity.

Stupid guy

It's refreshing to hear someone being intelligent, the USA has a bad case of the stupids.

Such a smart man, I wish we had him for President! Not the uneducated stupid clown we have! People! Don’t be fooled, this isn’t about fentanyl! Watch closely people, this is Dump smoking mirrors into stealing from all of us! And in the meantime we will be paying the price for his stealing!!!

Love from Oregon! Hit us hard, Canada! Show all these stupid trump supporters that the rest of the world won't put up with them voting for a dictator! He's a lying felon, and i can't believe we have to deal with this. Just know many many many americans also did not want this and stand with our longest ally! Go Canada!

Everything shows Trump and Elon are lying about everything they're doing. You elect a stupid criminal you get stupid crimes. Our Christians and corporations made this Republican criminality possible. Even some of the maga have a little spine left and are opposing Trump. Too little too late, though.

Maga ??? u stupid mf single Handley destroyed America. Your incapable of seeing beyond your hate you'd rather burn than to let everyone be equal only to still fail because we are equally feel this war eggs are 11$ stmf

So sorry, World, for this American president’s stupidity ! As soon as I can I’m coming to Canada and spend the day apologizing for his stupidity ! Thank you for staying strong against an ignorant bully named trump ! He doesn’t even know what a tariff is and the GOP is afraid to tell him Americans Pay for it ! ????‍♀️ I hate trump ! ?

Trump is a bully and stupid person ?

So we are charging 50% now? Because we were already charging 25%. The US just matched what we were charging. This is beyond stupid.

I can't make sense of the way that Trump and his lapdogs are acting. Trump is not my president and he doesn't speak for me. This is going to kill our friendships and Trump would rather be friends with Putin than Canada and Ukraine. I am so ashamed of these actions. Please Canada stop buying all American products and double the taxes. Don't put 25 percent put 50 percent on any of our products. Make Trump pay for his stupidity.

Pointless to try and reason with Drumpf (Trump). He's too corrupt to care and too stupid to know.

Trump isn’t a “smart guy”. He’s president because the average US voter is very, very stupid.

No, Trump is actually very dumb! That is why this is happening with our neighbors, Canada and Mexico! We are sorry for our stupid president....no respect for him at all

As a millennial, a woman, a teacher and a US citizen, I have never seen the rise of stupidity and fundamentalism as I see with Trump and the Republican Party in general these days. It’s a cult manifesting in mass histeria and madness. The worst part is the world is watching and the stain and bitterness linger.

Trudeau is a stupid ,corrupt out-going liberal leader in Canada, gallivanting in Europe and siding with Ukraine!!??? what did you exspect? your neighbor is against everything you sided with, you dumb schmuck liberal and you spent money over seas instead of home!!!??? you deserve to be imprisoned for treason

Watching this is amazing. I'm no fan of Trudie, but right now he's doing alright.\nI hate to tell the Americans watching, we did try to tell you and personally I feel for less than half of your people. The fact that the blue leaning public had to so dumb as to use THIS election to show your dissatisfaction with Biden and Harris is leading many people around the world to wonder if America is even worth worrying about at all. How can you's be this stupid you're no better than the MAGA crowd.

❤ Canada. We, the sane, non-MAGAt Americans, also do not want this, nor did we vote for this because we did NOT vote for an obviously mentally ill, functionally illiterate, elderly man with signs of dementia, whose main function besides destroying our country to enrich himself & all of his millionaire & billionaire buddies, is acting as a useful idiot pain for Putin. We, the Americans who value what our country has stood for, whose fathers & and grandfathers fought in both World Wars, who lived in the time before all of the current vaccines existed, who believe in equality, who value the immigrants--documented or undocumented, who believe our country should welcome them & make their paths to citizenship easier because we understand how our country & economy benefit from them living in this country, who understand & value the roles that the WHO, NATO, & the United Nations have played in keeping us ALL safer for many decades bc we REMEMBER or were told by our parents, what it was like b4 those things existed, who either lived thru The Great Depression or had parents & grandparents did, understand what the economic crisis that Trump & his band of greedy ahole idiots are deliberately causing. WE didn't do this. WE fought against it. We tried to explain & warn people about what is happening & what will happen, but you didn't EFFING LISTEN. WE are ANGRY. WE will NOT help any of you who caused this & this includes every MSM who is too afraid to speak truth to power. Start doing that NOW. Start with THIS: It's called The Gulf of Mexico, NOT the Gulf of America. Eff every Trump supporters & GOP politician--at EVERY level of government. Trump can TRY to hide what he's doing to the economy in his stupid reports. Do you honestly believe the average American pays attention to those? No, most are too busy worrying over how to pay their bills & all they'll see is that their situation is getting worse. They can't find a job. They can't afford gas. They can't afford groceries. You can't cover any of that up. WE stand with Canada, Ukraine, the EU, & every other ally nation. Not Russia. Putin can go straight to hell & the sooner the better.

I still can't understand how acting arrogant against all your allies would make USA any good. This is stupidly wrong on so many levels. Nobody can remain strong in this world without allies and trust wordy partners. Not even USA.

Trump wants a literal war with Canada. He wants his name in history book. That's all it's to him, just like for Putin. Sick evil people.\n\nWhen he's going to blame Canada for the destruction of USA stock market due to his stupid tariff war, he'll pretend that's a good excuse to take the country by force. This is just plain evil. America went in one generation from hopeful and peace loving nation to Putin's best friend. Sickening.\n\nWhat does Trump think his actions are going to do? Most of the world now hates him. Most of the world now hates Elon, and Tesla. He's a destroyer, not a builder.\n\nRepublican party and everyone working in right wing media, you happy now? You happy that Putin is able to take over entire country because of your bigotness and hatred for minorities? You're going to get your FAFO too one day, that's the revolution that will not be fought with words of appeasement or be as miserable failure as Jan 6.

An american living in Germany. The Canadians were (and are) my neighbors. I grew up in Maine, and no one one should piss off Canadians, it can only go bad. But EXACTLY that is what trump wants, that everything goes bad. It is not only going bad, everything is going to shit, my fellow americans are too stupid to notice or care. This is gonna really backfire for the usa, either Civil War, or WW3, trump wants nothing less.

Donald Trump is not a smart man, he is a stupid ignorant, small minded vile human being, he belongs in prison.

As a none american, it's mind-boggling how ignorant and stupid the american people who voted for wannabe dictator Trump as your president.

Why are we only retaliating only 25%, slap stupid Trump with 50% tariffs as he thinks he has all the power in the world. I hope all the world leaders stick together & shut this idiot down!!!

So...Trump bankrupt some 30 of his own companies. Now he is going to bankrupt our nation. I do not support the stupidity of these tariffs.

The level of stupidity & foolishness from Trump is disgusting.

As a U.S. citizen, I agree with Trudeau. I can only hope the rest of the USA can stop being stupid.

This idiot is already writing an apology speech to trump. Tell his stupid ass to shut up

Stupid trump

America, don't think that Canada, Mexico, Europe and more and more countries only hold dictator Trump and his dictator wanna-bee Vance responsible for this! More than half of the American people voted for him and therefore also for their backward stupid policies!

Trump is idiot. Stupid is what stupid does.

Trump's actions with these tarrifs are idiotic. We Canadians are going to fight this stupidity with intelligence.

As an American, I am ashamed of how our new government is acting. We individuals hold no malice toward Canada and understand that you need to protect yourselves from our own stupidity. We look forward to reestablishing our relationship in 4 years.

one big mistake from his speech. namely: trump is not smart. he is stupid. a narcissist who lies about everything. i realize he was being diplomatic but no one would call trump smart. trump is a moron. what else can describe a clown who goes bankrupt with a casino??

Putin he's allying to. He's so stupid. Everything will come crashing around Trump.

How does this make sense? Trump being the stupid ass he has always been, put tariffs on imported goods from Canada causing US citizens to pay more for goods from Canada. So PM Trudeau sets tariffs on goods coming in from the US causing CAnidian citizens to pay more for goods imported from the US.\nHaving said that, I do see that PM Trudeau will be causing Canadian citizens to stop buying imported US products, slapping Trump in the face and causing hardship to US manufacturers. This should cause blowback from US manufacturers towards Trump'a stupidity.\nOh, ?Trump

I despise my stupid American President.

77 million stupid idiotic illiterate bigoted uneducated racist fools voted for all this. If the other Americans want our respect again then they better start fighting for their country. Otherwise we will never have anything to do with them again

Pity there to tariff on stupidity

Canada couldn't hurt the USA IF THEY TRIED FOR HUNFRED YEARS YOU SIR HAVE ONE OPTION ALIGHN WITH OUR PRESIDENT OR YOU WIIL REGRET IT YOU AREA FOOL IF YOU THINK THIS FOOLISH PRESS conference is going to intimidate president Trump only a fool would try something like this so stupid.