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The mistake is thinking that Trump is operating by economic principles with public well being in mind. He's satisfying his narcissistic needs. Everything he does is for aggrandizement, demonstration of power and sadism. Everything Trump does makes sense from the point of view of a malignant narcissist sociopath. He has skills as a manipulator and is a moron at everything else.

Then make sure the border is secure. If he asks trump what can we do then he should respond with a clean border. Should be super easy for Canada to do.

Dear Mr. President Trump, would you please reconsider welcoming these wonderful fellow North Americans living in these TEN Canadian Provinces, not as the 51st State, but as TEN States, when being invited into the United States of America? These Canadian Provinces being Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.\n\nSuggested is to make Canada’s existing 10 Provinces into 10 individual United States States. Canada will benefit with a strong 10 State influence within 60 United States governance affairs. Benefits are 10 more States on a balanced display welcomed as 10 white stars within the beautiful United States of America field of Blue of our Flag. Other countries will see North America’s Great Power when 60 glorious States, when combined, and working well together, communicating best when communicating with each other only in English, when English is the United States official National Language. No more Government waste of having multi language signage. Another geologically considered North American country, Greenland, with 4 more territories may wish to add four more States, as well as the many existing United States Territories across the globe may desire Statehood. The Sun will never set on the United States. As for 10 Canadian States, think of the  benefit of 20 mostly conservative thinking U.S. Senators which equals a larger majority of conservative votes in the larger U.S. Senate when composed of 120 Senatorial political leaders. 120 U.S. Senators keep the Filibuster procedure balanced. 10 Canadian Provinces converted into 10 United States States equals many more conservative House of Representatives votes enhancing the conservative majority of political leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives. So many good reasons why Canada’s 10 Provinces, with a mostly conservative thinking population of thinkers, should be transformed into 10 new United States States, not just one United States. Yes....10 more States that is the helpful way forward for the United States to have a very dominant conservative thinking population of United States Congress Political Leaders, resulting in a long term more stable United States Congress representing 60 United States, thinking more conservative, thinking more logical, thinking more common sense thoughts, thinking more capitalist job creation thoughts, thinking more tax cut thoughts, are just some of the benefits of having 60 United States of America States on  display, and functioning efficiently going forward for all the World’s Countries to marvel at.

Trump has managed to make Trodeau popular again in 1 month! ?

Donald Trump, making America worse again, just like the last time he was there.

damn you trump for making me cheer for trudeau

So it took trump hard hand to make you start caring about your border and drugs

Fuck Trudick! Didn't Trump make him quit. ??

Trump plzz STOP this ridiculous trade war man! Tariffs are fun... for complete idiots but real businessmen do NOT do this especially to your biggest costumers. Be friends! Stop needless wars life is already really hard enough with all the shite going on atm, there is no need to make it even harder. Plzz just stop it! Before it is too late!

Having scanned the social media posts on Fox and others, it would appear that the Americans on here are in the minority.\n\nMaga TOTALLY agrees with Trumps actions.. they love him and in their eyes he is making America great again.

But Trump said tariffs will make things cheaper.

Trump has been under Putin's control even before his first term, doing exactly what Putin wants from him at the moment. That's the only reason. Maybe he fell into a honeytrap or there’s other compromising material the Russians have on him that they could use to blackmail him. He’s a narcissist, which fits perfectly with this. Anything else doesn’t make sense....or why is he only attacking allies and licking Putins butt?

Ask yourself what happens when Americans can't get oil and gas from Canada? Are they going to use their own reserves.....no. But guess who else has oil and gas? Russia. Who bailed out Trump every time his businesses failed.....Russia. Trump has to pay back Russia for all the times they bailed him out. Watch and see if he tries to make a trade deal with Russia.

Trump is trying to weaken Canada and Mexico to make it easier to sell us out to putin.

It doesn't make any freaking sense from the Trump administration, is a stage of lunacy!!!

Thanks Donald for making Trudeau look like Canada's savior. This guy and his party were on the verge of getting kicked out before stupid Trump came along.

Trump is trying to destory the west from within. Make your own conclusions why...

To Americans in the comments saying they stand with us: Thank you, but your actions are more effective than a Youtube comment. Contact your local congressperson and make your view on this matter abundantly clear. The only ones who can stop Trump's lunacy are the American people themselves. I don't care if you voted or him or not, support most of what he says, or none of it, you can't support something like this which only hurts both of us, and you should not support your leader becomng Putin's favourite new 'pet.' \n\nGet your heads out of the clouds, look at a map and realize that we've always been right there, a good neighbour that never gives your trouble. Let's be friends again.

Trump has said that companies can avoid the tariffs by moving their businesses to the US. Ok so Trump tries to make the US richer on the backs of the Canadian economy.

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

Thank you Trudeau for not taking trump’s tariffs sitting down, this president is making our country weak! So upsetting

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. ??‍♀️

Its weird logic that Trump thinks 'destroying an economy' is going to make people WANT to join you.

Why does he continue to provoke the US president? He resigned and rather step down with dignity, he chooses cause as much damage before he leaves. Justin Trudeau bears full responsibility for the burdens Canadians now face. He imposed and continually increased the carbon tax, draining the pockets of hardworking citizens while offering little in return. He neglected Canada’s NATO commitments, failing to uphold our obligations on the world stage. His tenure has been marred by repeated ethical scandals, each one a testament to his disregard for integrity in leadership. \n\nNow, as the weight of his missteps comes full circle, he faces the consequences of his own policies. The economic strain he placed on his own people is now mirrored in the tariffs and pressures from the United States—a reckoning of his own making. And even in his resignation, rather than stepping aside with dignity, he continues to provoke President Trump with baseless rhetoric, further endangering Canada’s relationship with its greatest ally. \n\nTrudeau’s legacy will not be one of progress, but of division, economic hardship, and lost opportunities. And now, he reaps what he has sown.

it makes perfect sense when you consider trump is owned by putin, when ur president is one robe away from being a dictator, how is this orange fool still walking among us?

The Democrats are making a good move responding to Trump's speech tonight with a moderate Senator that has foreign policy and defense credentials and common sense, Democrats need to start building their own coalition of the willing with the few Republicans that may help stop this power hungry delusional narcissist

Hahaha… oh no!… not Canada!… hilarious… trump is fixing all of the problems with the system, and making it fair to the rest of the world… instead of the USA taking it in the A*s… when we’re the ones paying for it… we the people voted for this!… in a couple of years, the whole world will see that the USA economy is the best ever, and will follow in trumps footstep to become prosperous

Trump is just a blowhard bully who thinks he’s cool because he’s surrounded himself with the richest people in the world. \n\nHe’s like the nerdy kid in a high school movie who thinks he’s cool because he let the jocks use his house for a party when his parents are away. Except, he doesn’t know that the “cool kids” are going to take advantage of him, raid the liquor cabinet, leave him with the bill for the pizza, and leave the house trashed before they walk away laughing about it. Then mom and dad are going to return with the house in tatters and the kid with Sharpie on his face.\n\nOf course, in reality, Trump is probably pocketing a few million/billion dollars so he and his family can leave the country when it’s all said and done. Trump and his Billionaire Buddies have no desire to make America “great again,” they just want to squeeze the country for every last dollar and leave to another part of the world.

Trump is destroying our relationships with our allies. Who are we going to trade with? He is doing good with cutting costs and fraud in the U.S. Butt with Trump embarrassing the U.S. with our allies siding with Putin a murderer and dictator, makes it look like he is also.

Trudeau speaks EXTREMELY well. He makes a lot of sense and he's very clear and articulate. He cares about his country and wants to protect it. Unlike Trump. ? ?

I keep thinking Trump has some deals lined up w Putin to make money..not only for him, but for Ivana and Jared, and his bumbling sons. Trump just wants to make money for him and his family. I think thats why hes cozying up to Russia. Oh, and I forgot...he wants to rule the world!

I support Canada from America. Please do everthing to hurt Trump and Elon Musk. I support 100% tariffs on Elon and his companies. Please world make them pay.

Just understand Americans you voted in a celebrity as your president you all knew he had no background for the job you all have souled your souls you have strayed away from God you all want the easy way out the shortcuts you all thought that voting him in would make everything easier would cut cost on everything but you we're wrong because God himself will not let you eacape your sins no matter how far you try to run no matter who you think you can bring in to get shortcuts God will not allow and its sad because trump wont hurt for this or pay for it no but the hard working Americans the ones who make this country Go not trump or any of his friends and all of those who believe in him and his agenda who will not be in heaven Amen

Ahh so this is why Trump businesses and casinos went bankrupt . Makes sense now based on Trumps reverse thinking.

It makes no geopolitical sense for Trump to do this unless the goal is only to destabilise the North American continent.

What a huge mistake is Trump making.

What an idiot. He is making everything worse for Canada. And the nerve to bring up Putin and insinuating Trump is on his side. Then to put down the American people to say Your government is doing this. \nIf he were smart, he wouldnt have made a news conference till his temper calmed down. Then just plainly say we are making the same tarrifs to the US...which essentially is a wash. We dont need Canadas imports. The only reason we go to Canada for supplies is because of regulations, EPA , green deal and special interest groups. \nNow that is over we dont need them.\nCanada has refused secure their border for years.

Wow good speech not Trump he talks always about himself or make America great like 100 times in on speech

Trump is a cancerous tumor for USA and for the whole workd! \nHe is the one who destroyed NAFTA to make a new treaty! Now he said Canada and Mexico ate taking advantage!

Next trump to blackout of nato and let putin make his moves.

We can't make sense of anything Trump is doing

Is there no one at CNN who can translate French? Really? I'm American, and I'm hoping Trudeau announces that he's making trade deals with Europe (and even China) that cut us out. Betraying our allies should never be incentvised. I'm even hoping they cut off our oil, which WILL jack gas prices, since our refineries in the Midwest are only deisgned to process Canadian crude. And the truth is that the reason for the tariffs is that Trump has direct control over them, and can probably have Elon do something with the revenue that couldn't be done with normal taxes. We're all getting screwed here.

This ONLY makes sense if you're looking to destabilise an economy which in the case of America will cause a global chain reaction... What more does Trump need to do before his spineless party call him out?\n\nLiterally everything Trump has done since 2016 has worked to the direct benefit of Russia and AGAINST the interests of America and its historic allies... Occam's Razor.

Trump makes America weak and isolated, not strong and great. Exactly what bloody Vlad of Russia would likes to see.

The Western Canadian people stand with Trump! We are ready for a referendum and we are ready to make Canada an Autonomous 51st state of the USA! To Republic ????? God Bless!

Why oh why don't the American's see what ever Canada, Mexico or Europe does will make no difference. Trump and his henchmen want's to destroy western alliances.

Prime Minister Trudeau, your stats and evidence are clear but they won’t move Trump because facts make no difference to him!

Trump wants to do anything he can to weaken the USA as much as he can for the love he has for Putin, so he will lie about everything in order to do this. He lies about canada to justify what he is doing that we all know is hurting we american people . He doesnt care. Nothing canada or mexico does will make a differnce because of the overwll goal he has.

It doesnt make sense.... Nothing with trump/elon does!!!! I am American and I am scared... !!!!!! To say I hate trump is an understatement..... I don't want to hate anyone, but trump gives me/us no choice...

Not every american is with trump and make America garbage again