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The very frustrating thing is that there is no explanation, no plan that makes sense, its flat out stupid ?

Pull the camera back and look at the big picture. The US has been divided sharply down the middle of the political spectrum. Canada has been crumbling under stupid political and economic decisions. This trade war is uniting the common people both American and Canadian and supportive allies around the world. Corruption has bubbled to the surface and many things that conspiracy theorists have been mocked for is now commonly known as truth. The people will unite while the Oligarchs mutter “let them eat cake” and there will be a reckoning. Donald might be making stupid choices, but perhaps that is what we needed to finally wake up and unite.

Tarrifs hurts the countries consumers nothing else. Big companies dont give a damn about your Tarrifs Trump, they just put it on the consumers and thats us. Good God man we had a dummy as President last year we dont need another dummy in the White House. These Tarrifs are stupid. ?

I have said it again that the current US administration is the most stupid in the history of governance

such a stupid dude

Trump has done the unthinkable he obviously doesn't care if he does something so stupid and its not in the American constitution ether really trump has dismantled the us government so they wouldn't be able to stop him he is no longer fit to be a president

I truly hate that so many of us are being lumped in with the traitors that are running the government now. We did not vote to have a convicted felon in the seat of the president or all the unqualified IDGITS that were appointed to serious decision-making positions that can destroy this country. For the traitorous, racist, sexist, stupid, and pathetic losers who voted for the destroyers of america, there is a space in hell for you all! Disgusting!!!!!

The Emperor has no clothes, but Orange Mango McFelon thinks that the rest of us are as stupid as he is. Musk thinks we are stupid. Vance thinks we’re stupid. We most certainly are not. We see right through all this bull$hit. \n\nAll Don McFelon and Elon Muskrat want from us is our tax dollars. Why else would Elon Muskrat need our personal information? What are Muskrat’s pimple faced workers doing with our personal information? Am I going to wake up one morning to discover that my bank has been cleaned out?\n\nMy fellow Americans, there is something extremely fishy here. This con artist must be stopped. We need to protest and call our Congressmen to help stop all this lunacy. This is a Five Alarm Fire. We all need to come together to stop this madness man and all those that support him. \n\nWe need to stop fighting with each other, come together, and protest DT. They want us to focus on other things so that we don’t see what they are actually doing—-stealing our tax dollars. They must be stopped.

I wish us Americans could actually think intelligently, but we are stupid for electing trump and think that that clown has all he answers when all he does is destroy everything he touches. He does not care about anyone and should be removed from office. To the world, I am sorry our country cannot treat our friends correctly with respect and dignity . We elect stupid people. We have no excuse and do not deserve friends we have to the world.

Stay strong Canada! Guess who's going to win the Nobel prize for stupidity?????????❤️??????

You cannot appease a bully. It never works out. Neither putin nor trump. American egoism and stupidity made this whole thing possible. Let's hope they can learn from it.

Trump is so damn stupid that he thinks the Canada pays tariffs on items imported to the the US from Canada. The US is now ruled by the Stupidest regime [ Trump and the Republicans ] in the World.

I think it was Margaret Thatcher during the Reagan administration the one who said, Americans are notorious about choosing stupid presidents. So, what to say about that? What I've heard from some of my friends is that they don't care if democracy is gone as long as their taxes go down. They want a lower income tax bracket. They're very single minded about issues. We'll see how we fair once you have to pay more at the pump, when the price of electronics go up, when produce and beef, pork, and chicken become unaffordable. Yes, the middle and upper middle class probably don't care, but the lower classes and the already poor are not going to be happy. Once people are hungry, then you'll see people on the street. Once the farmers start losing their farms and small businesses start losing their investments, you'll see people on the streets. Americans are not hungry enough yet. Just wait.

Unbelievable that the whole world has to deal with this unqualified Criminal. They all have to speak to him as if the trade War has anything to do with them or Commerce. When in reality it's all about stealing from the poor to give to the rich. Trump does not like that he is the president to ballooned the US deficit more than any other president in history. This was done because of his tax cuts for billionaires the first time around. He wants to extend the tax cuts but he has been warned what it will do to the deficit. So tariffs are his plan to put back into the US coffers what will not be going in from billionaire taxes. The Red Hat Club has been stupid enough to buy the tariffs have anything to do with immigration or drugs. It's so easy for Trump to use these trigger issues to commit his crimes and then excuse it. The cult never questions if they're told it has something to do with hating immigrants. Tariffs are paid for by the US citizen. The little guys. It allows the US government to become a middleman in every transaction. Getting a cut when it has done nothing to deserve it. It is the way Russia runs things. Trump is always using the Russia Playbook of how to dismantle a democracy. It is the opposite of free trade and capitalism

lol at him calling Trump smart hahahaha. He is the most stupid person to ever hold any power. He wouldn’t last 30 mins at a McDonald’s.

that is some inspiring speech. i cant believe those magas' support trump, they either stupid, impulsive or both

Trump is so in love with himself that he cant imagine putin not being his friend. And putin admiring him..putin is playing him..of course trump probably owes him and putin is collecting..not up to me or all of us to pay putin. That is trumps bill.. trump has us on a collision course with possible depression..i hope all those billionaires lose all their money..how stupid and greedy could they be..

It is very hard to disagree with anything that the PM said EXCEPT saying, against all evidence, Trump is a very smart guy. Trump is so stupid he doesn't realize how stupid he is.

Fox News and social media are to blame for the impenetrable stupidity of Trump supporters

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.

How do these idiots get power. \nHe is too stupid for the world stage surely? \nActually I’m Australian and my PM is just as bad ?

What Trump is too stupid to understand is that the cost of tariffs is always passed on to the end user, the consumer, the purchaser. He doesn't know this because he has never paid for anything in his life.

It’s NOT Canada…. It’s Trump!! Trump still thinks Canada pays the Tariffs, where actually American Purchasers will pay the Tariffs! Trump is STUPID!

I am absolutely embarrassed to be an American. On behalf of the millions of Americans who were mentally weak enough to vote for this steaming pile of a presidential administration, I want to sincerely apologize to the countries in the world who are dedicated to promoting democracy, and decency, and opposing 12-year-old childish bullying, tyranny, and dishonesty. To my fellow Americans who were stupid enough to be dupped by this cesspool sitting in power in the white house, STOP BEING IDIOTS AND PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES before we become a dictatorship with a puppet ruler lead by another dictator!!!!!!!

Only people who stand with Trump are those too stupid to stop supporting things that are against their best interest.. Or the filthy rich.

All power in one stubborn hand and not listening to well wishers and joining hands with enemies a recipe for disaster of common man in both USA and Canada . Anyway our enemies are happy and laughing at our stupidity.

Autre décision STUPIDE : Trump a simplement laissé la cyberattaque russe se poursuivre en annulant l'enquête sur ceux qui avaient pour mandat d'arrêter CELA. Il s’aligne avec confiance sur Poutine et le laisse nous envahir de cette manière et, ce faisant, détruire le cyber-effet de levier utilisé par le peuple ukrainien pour planifier sa défense.\nTHE GUARDIAN : L’administration Trump a indiqué publiquement et en privé qu’elle ne pensait pas que la Russie constituait une cybermenace pour la sécurité nationale ou les infrastructures critiques des États-Unis, marquant un changement radical par rapport aux évaluations de longue date du renseignement.

Honestly I don't know why people hate on prime minister Trudeau I think he did an amazing job during a time when nobody could predict what was happening during covid and I am glad he is speaking out because in my opinion Trump has lost his mind I am not joking I think he either has dementia or dementia? and he has been making fun of Canada ever since he got elected again and what is wrong with Americans that they re-elected this person that made their country a laughingstock honestly it makes no sense to me❤ and from him saying he's going to make Canada a state of his we are bigger than your whole f**** country you stupid bastard? sorry but he makes me so angry and yes I am a proud Canadian❤

That's because Trump is a piece of s*** and a communist and loves Putin and hates our allies and hates us as the people in this country us Americans That's how I feel about Trump!!!!\n\nHe's f****** up the economy he's going to take all your social security all your Medicaid you people put them in your s*** should go nobody else is just stupid people who voted for him should go But no everybody's going to suffer Good looking out Elon and Trump freaking pieces of crap \n??????????????

What an embarrassing time for America ... this second term is even worse than the first. Trump is destroying this country on a world-wide stage. Family and colleagues from around the world are asking if we know more ... but I guess most Americans are dumbfounded by all these stupid moves.

Foolish people make their own lives difficult, while stupid people make others' lives difficult in addition to their own difficult lives. Long live the Canadians and the Americans.

How sad and unnecessary to allow one stupid person and a group of rich friends destroy every good thing and replace it with filth. Why did you vote this obnoxious thing into power?

Trudeau spoke well. I did not vote for him but he is doing great work these days. Under his leadership, all Canadians are united in this fight against the USA. He is absolutely right, this stupid war will have no winners, only losers, with the exception of Russia. To the Americans who voted for Trump or did not bother to vote at all, this is on you.

omg no, don't put tariffs on america, why are you punishing Canadian citizens?! tariffs are so fucking stupid

americans are like why would you boo a country that wants to annex you? You cant spell america without stupid!

Trump is a stupid, grotesk mess. It is clear to see why hi is bankrupt 6 times. The stock market is low -The inflation is high - The egg price is higher – no negotiate with Russian – no peace in Israel - people is losing jobs - the world are boycotting US. - and Trump will blame everybody else!!!!!

Trump is stupid

???. Did Trudope just label Putin exactly what he is, a murderous dictator? ???\nTalk about blind stupidity….Remember the emergencies Act? The court has found that to be the largest violation of rights in Canada in decades\nTrudeau shouldn’t even be speaking seeing he has been voted out by his own party, is facing criminal charges (that will never happen) and is a predator (West Point Grey incident). Liberalism is a mental illness that convinces the patient they are living in the imaginary world of unicorn and rainbows, not reality

Does u s constitution have an impeachment for stupidity

I do not feel threaten by Russia, your Bureaucracy is. That's why we Canadians want you out of Office, before you do something stupid, that could cost all our lives.

Despicable. Where does this stupidity end?

STUPID GUY

Over the decades, the dollars only fluctuated a few cents up, or down between Canada's dollar and America's dollar pretty much canada is like another state. To have a trade war with Canada is just stupid. There's no other way to put it stupid

I still can't believe so many idiot Americans voted for Trump. Now we all have to suffer because of their hatred and stupidity. They would rather see the country burn than vote for a woman of color.

I hope ppl are not stupid enough to believe this clown ?

Hey MAGA, Donald Trump takes you for the gullible, misinformed idiots that you really are. \nPay more for your groceries, gut the social safety net you live off of, lose vital government services jobs by the tens of thousands daily - but keep supporting your stupid “Strongman,” eh? \nGive it a few more months. You might change your mind on him when YOU are directly affected, ok?

Canadians are reasonable? They elected Trudeau? They'll never recover from that stupidity !!

Trump is a felon\n Their stupid MAGA and corrupt Supreme Court and the Rethuglican enablers are hell bent on destroying their country out stupidity and greed.

Writing from Germany here...I'm curious, not IF but WHEN the military will drag the stupid orange man and the vice-idiot from the white house...

Hey Justin your country has been given it to us and ask without Vaseline for years it's time to stop and stop spreading shake propaganda to get people rolled app not all of us are stupid we know what's going on so why don't you just shut the fuck app get back in line secure your damn border and do what needs to be done the men are running the world now go back into the kitchen