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Fentanyl, Madame President, All ears in the US to hear how we would address the flood of Fentanyl across our southern border. Mexico is corrupt, Cartels are more powerful than the government and military. Madame President doesn't want to Expire to soon by saying anything against the Cartels.

Out of incapability to compete, US has decided to sanction and isolate itself from the world.

Good for Canada to docking it to us like Trump did it go them. Actually Canada should have increased their tariffs to 50%.

US is the biggest contributor to Nato at 16%. Canada is only at 1.5%. US should reduce their funding to 5%. Why do US taxpayers have to pay for the rest of the world.

Trump ❤❤❤❤ will show the world USA is back ! ! We can and will be self sufficient.\nNo more free rides to countries taking advantage of us MADE IN USA

Dependency on US is lethal.

The EU and Japan and China still exist, the US is not the last country in the world

Mexico and Canada won't survive trade wars with the US. They'll fold in a matter of months.

American here. Mexico is like a fly to us and Canadians are rabbits and USA is as usual bald eagle

As a Canadian, I can tell you that we make great friends and trading partners but if you think your can bully us, you've made a very bad mistake. We will remember and we're going to make this hurt.

The US can no longer carry the world on its shoulders anymore. It is not isolationism it is Mercantilism . Something that should have happened twenty years ago. It is the economic policy of every country in the world and now us.

The guy who bankrupted a Casino is now the economic czar of US.

The Americans will soon be poorer and more isolated than ever. Trump wants to make America great again? He is going to piss everybody, even the few nations that had kept good relations with US.

US tariff 25% for everything except 10% for energy. Canada only tariff about 150 B among 800 billion us import. Is this a huge retaliation.

I'm a US dual citizen. I live abroad, in Asia, so I'm not affected but this is just so dismaying. There is utterly no reason for starting this chaos. The American people voted for Trump (who knows why) and thus chaos and suffering is what people get.

Let’s see ? the US doesn’t need your milk, cheese, oil, lumber, cars really which is up to US manufacturers to open manufacturing in Detroit again…..maple syrup yes but I think we can get that somewhere else in the US too.\n\nCanada depends on the US for 75% of its gross GDP. It also costs the US $200 billion a year to continue trading with Canada. Will see who blinks.\n\nMX, good luck. Will see how many months before we hear a large Ugh..

As an American, I welcome all countries being threaten by Trump and his version of America to fight back. Arguing and reasoning with the other half of America isn't working for us. But maybe, a reality check by hurting their wallets will. Do it--don't hold back. Don't bow down to this wannabe dictator. The other half of America can survive--those who voted for Trump will not.

As an American it feels a bit extreme, but all Canada has to do is attempt to fix their border, but your leaders would rather choose war. OK. 75% of Canadian exports go to the US while you only take 12% of ours exports. This will be a bloodbath. If Canada was a state in the USA, it would be the 4th largest economy. I have family that is from Canada, this makes me sad.

Their children can have all the benefits that even my kids never can have… US has humongous debts; I have no extra taxed money to benefit those undocumented immigrants

Think the US will Sanction the leadership Canada and Mexico in retaliation....? Sanction the countries.. threaten to remove them form SWIFT...<< that would be a bit extreme but it is trump at the helm.

$450 billion on Canadian goods vs $135 billion on US goods.. Canada will fold like a cheap suit.. make the border secure Canada.. and you wont have this

Putting tariffs on other countries triggers those countries to also impose tariffs on the US and likely trade with other countries and leave US alone with its goods. Not too good. Canada, Mexico, and China putting tariffs on US will slow US economy big time, like it or not.

If the US has a trade deficit with Canada of 200 billion, America has nothing to lose if it completely shuts down trade all together, the alternative is for Canada to set up shop in America.

About 52% of Americans including myself would support Canada and Mexico putting 25% tariffs on US goods. I wish Canada would also put a 50% export tariff on oil too.

We stand against orange bully. Trump can’t threaten us.\nCanada strong ?? ❤??❤️

Upset about drugs flooding the US market? Then why are the Sackler family not in prison?\n;-(

Canada should stop selling oil and electricity to the US.

Canada's economy is entirely parasitic to the US economy. The counter tariff is ridiculous.

Canada has access to two of the biggest oceans in the world, they should've been trading more with the rest of the world. EU and China each consume almost as much as than the US consumes and you have direct access to their market through oceans.

The US does not need the canadians. Mexico too. US should be self-sufficient. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is for every country in the world to be self-sufficient.

What Trump said about Canada leaching on US economically and militarily is true..so why don't Canada rulers face it and fix the house from inside instead of, using the dispute as an election leverage ? How far their hypocrisy and opportunist minds can go ????

EU start buying Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods.\nOf course prioritise EU member countries goods and services first.\nBoycott all US goods and services globally.

Canadian here. The tariffs will hurt. And this may just be the beginning of a sprawling trade war, but make no mistake, Canada is not for sale, and Canada, despite its soft spoken nature, is determined to keep going on its own way. We have free trade with the EU and Pacific nations. For any US companies who find themselves caught up in tariffs for their export markets, consider setting up your export shop here, to keep your Canadian customers, and continue to have access to European and Asian markets under free trade agreements that are respected, and operate independently of any decision made by President Trump. Businesses need predictability and stability, and your neighbors to the north can provide that to all of your export markets.

US has phucked up this world

I think the countries that's being sanctioned now should try to trade more and build resilience from dependency on the US.

Maybe I shouldn't like this but I do. Firstly, Canada has the luxury of not really needing to protect itself, they get to spend 3% what the US does on their military so they can focus on other things, like letting immigrants into the Country to price out the native Canadians and jailing people for misusing pronouns. Also, I want to see the US become slightly more isolationist, I'll happily pay more for US products. A tariff is paid buy the businesses who attempt to pass that cost down to the consumer. We need tariffs high enough that making things in the US makes more sense to these businesses.

Let the fun begin! Some of us wealthy folks try to help our middle and lower bracket income brothers and sisters by voting against our own interests and paying a little more for the betterment of everyone. But Trumpers won't have it because they believe school nurses are doing hoo-ha surgeries on children because the cult leader said so. ??‍♂??

Twelve days into the Trump Administration's second term and we are already at (tarrif) wars with Canada, China and Mexico. We have another 1,450 more days to go before this administration ends. God help us all ! ?

Trudeau doesn’t need to implement tariffs. I suspect Canadians are abandoning US imports which will \nLower demand for US goods without hurting the Canadian taxpayer.

The regular people will suffer. Canada and Mexico will suffer more. The US economy is very big and dynamic. It will absorb tariffs. Trump's foreign policy is going to be very predatory. These trade wars have the potential to spill into other areas: Diplomatic and military in which Mexico and Canada cannot match the United States. The next four years are going to be turbulent.

WHAT ABOUT THE DRUGS THAT ARE MADE IN THE US POURING INTO CANADA??

Why does the Canadian Prime Minister care so much about what would happen to US citizens? If it is so bad for Americans, then it is good for Canada right? So Canada should be cheering for tariffs.

The U.S. government decided to deport illegal immigrants, though some may see this as a positive move.Apart from this, many other decisions have been horrific. Nobody anticipated that things would go this far, straining relations with Canada and Mexico. Ultimately, consumers like us in the U.S. and Canada will have to bear the consequences.I am asking—who is ultimately going to suffer? What can the government really achieve in just four years? This seems like a systematic way to devastate the U.S. economy. What about us, the consumers? Nobody in the White House or any government office is addressing this. Why isn’t the President talking about the impact on consumers? Prices will skyrocket multiple times over, and we, the consumers will face unprecedented price hikes with no alternative .What a pityy that who all voted for this . .

Don't worry about American auto industries an electric car will get a business a billionaire will become trillionaires who care if US public face inflation

The plan is to urge US manufacturers to move production back into the US.

I'm a gas station oil purchaser and we just got the call on prices expecting to rise significantly Tuesday. Get ready everyone, this won't be good.\n\nStock up on food and gas if possible now. It's going to keep getting worse as other countries join in on retaliation. Remember these countries are only fighting against us while we're fighting against all of them. USA has very little natural resources quickly available (California water situation)

Trudeau is on his way out but he has the backing of all of Canada against these brutal US tariffs

Lol only 1% of illegal border crossing into the US come from Canada. Look iir up. He only used that as his excuse to appeal to the racist rednecks who voted him in.

The only drug trafficking gang in alliance with the US is the CIA.

People need to fight for their country and the US needs to go and take over this dictator why are they fighting wars all over the world I'm the name of human rights but I'm the continent of America nothing gets done and we continue to see communism growing I'm CR and we had enough of this immigration disaster ?