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Trump succeeded in getting Canada and Mexico to protect the US border, something the US couldn't do for decades. Claiming that drugs were flooding into the US from Canada is another Trump lie that the media promotes constantly. Trump is a dangerous fool, thinking he will buddy up with Russia and come out ahead. Better men than him have failed and paid a high price for trusting Putin. Wishing our US friends the best of luck under the rule of this radicalized tyrant

Trump is so clearly compromised to Russia and Putin. His every action is to destroy America and to aid Putin. American voters disgraced themselves and their country by voting for a corrupt, stupid, rapist and wannabe dictator. I feel bad for Ukraine and Europe that Trump is aiding Russia over supporting our best allies.

Justin, you are wasting your valuable breath.Trumpovitch won't understand a single word until Russia tells him what you mean - and how he is expected to respond. Make Russia Great Again !!

Canadians have been loosing freedom faster than Russia

These tariffs are not because of trade imbalance, fentanyl and other excuses. It's about destroying alliances that were built and enhanced for decades. Only Russia will benefit from this and add many around the world knew all along, Trump and his cronies and doing Russia's bidding.

I am from Kazakhstan, and we stand with Canada, Ukraine, and Mexico! Unfortunately, our government cannot openly express what we truly think because of our crazy neighbor. We share the longest land border in the world with Russia.\n\nThe only way to achieve peace in the world is to grant freedom to the indigenous nations within Russia, who are enslaved in their own homeland. If Russia were to retreat to its true borders—around Moscow—this world would become a much better place to live.\n\nAs Kazakhs, we know the Russian regime very well. We have been deceived more than once by Russian rulers over the past 200 years, and due to their ruthless policies, we lost more than 70% of our population. They have never lived well, and their goal is to make the whole world suffer just as much as they do.\n\nAll of this chaos and crisis originates from Russia!

You must understand this is larger! Russia, US, Iran, North-Korea, Belarus, Italy, Hungary, Argentina - maybe China. New Axixs of Evil

New union is Russia, US, Iran, North Korea

Trump is afraid of Russia?

Like JD Vance said “ the threat is not coming from china or Russia but from from within. Now we see that clearly.

This is propoganda, misleading and embarrasing. Canada started the Tariffs, USA just responded with a Reciprocal Tariff Act. Trudeau can kiss diplomacy goodbye, Russia, Russia, Russia. Does switzerland get called names for remaining neutral, they have the highest levels of happiness on the planet...

Free trade with Russia now.

Trump is leaving Canada open to be invaded by Putin once Ukraine has peace in its remaining territory! This is just more of Trump showing he is obliged to Russia!

USA=RUSSIA takeover….why sever ties with western countries? Geez ppl…you need to open your eyeballs.

I’m appalled!!!!! what’s wrong with y’all? he’s mimicking Russia..!!!!!! Russia went after Ukraine Trump‘s going after Canada talking about making it into state trying to rob them all their minerals.!!! I can’t believe y’all that gullible you can’t see this. What the fuck 20:13

One thing got wrong...Russia is not Trumps opponent. He is a Russian asset....clearly. Cannot be denied.

Trump is a literary an Russian agent that works for Putin imbedded in American politics!!! \n\nHe is literally trying to destroy America and it's relationship to Americas allies! \n\nHow can russia destroy the undistructable America ?? \n Simple destroy it from within!! \n\nThis conspiracy theory somehow makes more sense than Trump's fentanylls bs reasoning for putting tarrifs to our closest allies!! \n\nThis tarrifs just proves that Donald Trump is a traitor to America

The beginning of the end of the American Empire has begun and Russia and China will capitalize on this decline of the American empire

Typical progressive liberal, with the DemocRat politicians media talking point about Putin and Russia, smh

Putin has Trump dancing like a string puppet. \n\nHe has Trump causing all this turmoil creating economic calapse. \n\nHe's going to get Trump to lift sanctions so Putin can rebuild his military and weapons until Russia becomes more powerful than America. \n\nThen Putin will take Trump's lunch money.

CNN, stop spreading nonsense, everyone knows that Trump does not care about border crossings and fentanyl otherwise he would work WITH Mexico/Canada. This is about him doing Russia’s bidding so we they have the climate for favorable business dealings with the USA. It is all for Mother Russia!!

Trump seemes to be a russian assed, \n\nCNN analyst: 18 reasons why Trump may be a Russian asset\n\nUS author explains Donald Trump’s Russia, KGB connections

What is your relationship with Russia? \nIf I don't understand it correctly it's not too good. \nWe have a Russian asset in the White House.

I don’t care what he has to say. He’s a freaking communist, want to be dictator. IMO. \n0:35 he’s just jealous of Russia being able to dictate. ? we see you JT.

As a Canadian, I want to say that we love our American friends and neighbours. We are proud to call you our closest ally, and our shared history and relationship is cherished by all Canadians. Until now. The fact that we are being treated worse than authoritarian threats like Russia or China is beyond insulting. We don’t deserve this. We don’t want this. \n\nTo my European friends, please urge your governments to buy Canadian goods and support free trade between our nations. We love our EU friends as well, and we have wares to sell!

My guess is that they want Russia to turn against China, good luck with that.

Who benefits from these tariffs? Russia, pure and simple. Trump is a Russian asset.

Trump can't prove that these drugs are coming through Canada unseen. This is only designed to destabilize The United States so that we are forced into dealing with Putin and Russia. Don't forget, Trump said he wants to extend his Presidency past this term and the next. His goal is to become like Putin. To become a dictator. Don't lose sight of what is to come. Do not just focus on what is happening today.

ALL of the tariffs and threats are static to cover up Trumps treason with Russia. Putin owns Trump. Please recognize this reality.

Can I move to Canada, the US is now Russia

Donald Trump and his administration have been captured by Russia. Every single thing he does that seems not to make sense, which seems to hurt America, are directives from Vladimir Putin. He wants to weaken America and destabilize the West. And he found individuals willing to commit treason in order to do his bidding. I hope the rest of the world understands what has happened to the U.S. government. Many of us, who didn't vote for Trump, understood he was a Russian asset. Trump voters rejected this and believed his lies. The majority of Trump voters will soon realize they have been betrayed. They don't have to become Democrats to abandon Trump and fight against this Russian takeover of our country. We need them. We need the world's help.

Got to consider if Trump is doing this to empower Russia and ultimately China. Something serious is about to happen which one single crazy has the power to start which is mad in a so called democracy society.

Spain and many Spaniards always support Canada and people know the history and the reality. The Russian government is an oligarchy that only benefits itself by impoverishing and robbing the people. A perverse system that condemns Russians to live in economic and intellectual misery. If you don't agree with Putin and his friends, you unfortunately disappear...Russia is an irrelevant country, which boasts about issues it does not have, and lives off a miserable past from which it inherited those nuclear warheads to have so much relevance. Curiously, Russians do not want to live in their own country and you can find them from the Arab countries to the Costa del Sol in Spain fleeing the misery of their country.

As an individual Japanese, I cannot stand the current US president and vice president. I demand an impeachment trial. In order to protect America and the American people, these two people who do not call Russia a dictatorship, call Ukraine a dictatorship, and refuse to use Russia's frozen assets should be impeached. They say such things to China, but in reality they are lenient, and it is impossible that they treat Canada and Mexico worse than China. Please. American people, please do not accept dictatorship.

I'm not shocked that Trump are siding with Russia because I have warned people that Trump would betray all U.S allies before the election.

It is really hard to believe that Trump isn't a russian asset, considering that he constantly goes after his own people, country and allies.... He is going after everyone who is standing in the way of Russia and (American) oligarchs (FBI, nuclear weapons etc.), ignoring all existing laws

I loved the speech of PM Trudeau- but one thing he kept saying is wrong. Our government did not do this - One man did this via executive orders. He does not care who he hurts. He does not care about the American people. Trump only cares about himself and his relationship with Mother Russia and Putin. TRUMP doesn't want peace. He is thriving on the chaos that he and Musk are initiating. Trump needs to be impeached immediately but our Congresmaen and women, who are supposed to represent their populations are too scared to do anything other than what Trump tells them to do. Our Government is supported to have a Check and Balance function, but none of the branches have the guts to stand up to TRump. I really believe that Trump's American first policy is to end up as America ALONE.

Trumps policy is America last, Russia first.

Trump clearly wants to be at war with everyone, including his own people, everyone except for Russia. The only person who has benefitted since Trump came to power is Putin.

so MAGA is about befriending Russia but antagonizing US allies... is it worth it?

TRUMP wants to join BRICS instead of being a part of our G7 allies. Trump is being generous with our opposing competitors and callous with our USA allies. It is simply betrayal because he thinks he has found a better set of allies with Russia, China, etc.

Canada will have to explain to convicted felon Donald Trump what fertilizer is, among other things. But it also needs to understand that Donald Trump wanted Canada to be the 51st state because he has already made the United States Russia’s 47th oblast, and he wants to give Putin control of ALL of the real estate around the north Polar Sea. That’s also why Trump wants Greenland.

This madness, from a president who chooses to side with a murderous dictator in Russia and create division with his closest friend, a friend of generations.

We voted for Trump because those countries have been taking advantage of America ??. CNN is talking about Poutine. Russia gates again.

Wake up everyone, as an American citizen, I'm telling you Trump is a TRAITOR to our country and is creating a New World Order with Putin and Russia!

I am Canadian and wonder how long will it be before Trump starts to invade Canada like Russia did to Ukraine

Dear Canada, I am glad you are standing up to our horrible leaders. I never in my life ever expected to see a President of the U.S. side with Russia over our allies. We know the that he is gaslighting the world using the fentanyl excuse. We did not all vote for the orange menace, but now we will do everything we can to rid our country and the world of this MAGA scourge.

What could Russia and China want more than to see the US starting a trade war with every important ally.

I'm a Republican conservative who hasn't recognized this party for the last ten years. True conservatives would have rallied alongside Democrats against Russia. True conservatives valued patriotism, not populism. True conservatives valued family, not the widely accepted sexual scandals behind Trump and Musk. True conservatives valued solidarity with our allies, not scorning them. \n\nTrue conservatives were reasonable, warm, and cared about our country. What they call conservatives today, I do not recognize at all. I must not be a conservative anymore.

As a Canadian, you can’t spell Russia without U.S.A