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He. Loves. The. Chinese. But. Think s. Putin. Is. Bad ???

our bad relationship with canada now is because of the stupid idiot trump. he needs to be impeached and pushed out of office

say whatever you want about Trudeau, but compare his speech with Trump's. Trudeau talks professionally like an actual leader should do. Trump whines and makes everything about himself like an old idiot rude drunk grandpa.\nand if Trudeau is bad, then what the F is Trump?!

This nitwit is spouting nonsense & lies. I feel bad for Canada, you need to get this pathetic idiot out of office!

Stop talking, start a war, if you're a man, start a war, Canada, you're not a bad person, you're the same as women, less tanks, less mistakes, if you can't do it, Canada, you're gay, I'll just say one thing, stop taraffs, you're okay, you're the same as Trump, corporate Canada

Trudeau has an air of decency and honesty about him that the orange emperor and his pet prat could never hope to aspire to. Trump is simply bad bad bad for all of us...except Putin of course!

Stock market crashing under the Dotard, as the NK leader called Donnie boy. You are a loser President! Wall Street has spoken in the first one and a half months of this farce of an administration. Are you trying to match Republican Herbert Hoover’s crash of the stock market of 1929?? Republicans crash economies, yes they sure do. GW Bush crashed it big time in his last few months of his presidency. How bad will the Trump crash be ??? ? hmmm ? Trump attacks allies and cozies up to dictators like Putin.

I know I will get attacked in the comments for this, but I grew up in the US watched many presidents come and go, and I have never seen the country that I live in turn so corrupt and evil in my life we have been lied to by our president. A man I did not vote for and it almost feels like it is turning into a fascist regime. I think it is time for me to leave and move to Canada because at least they know the difference between right and wrong. my family, a long time ago fled from fascist Germany and came to America because back then it was the land of the free it terrifies me to know that my family ran from that only to end up right back where it was before in the future my prayers go out to every American citizen and hope that you all rise up, right and left and independent and do what you can to get this dictator out of office. He’s only been in there not even two months and look how bad everything is already. United we stand divided, we fall.

The reason for this is Trump wants industry back in the US, and as long as people buy things from outside of the US cheaper, that's not going to happen. Thus the tariffs. That's what they're for, protectionism. Why he pretends it won't be bad for americans or that they won't be paying more for products, I don't know. Perhaps his way of preparing people for bad times. Or the wishful thinking bit he swears to. Whatever. But what sane person would build up an industry predicated on Trump being consistent and willing to stay the course? An industry that would fall apart like it's 1920 the moment tariffs end? I predict noone.\n\nI have some experience with Clark, he was an insightful man during his command in Europe. It should be concerning when he can't see a reason for these actions, for cozying up to Putin and alienating allies. There's no end goal here that is in the US' interest. Trump's cabinet is not interested in this sort of thing, they are domestic dilettantes. There is no 4D chess. So what is the deal? Is it just his anger at Zelensky for not investigating Hunter Biden during the election? It seems... a bit too much for that, despite Trump being known as extremely spiteful.

Russia is bad for business end of story.

It's time for us Canadians to stop calling the US an ally. They aren't allies to anyone but the Axis. The US is the bad guy.

Ah basically it’s if Americans can outlast Canadians? Due too our leaders decisions. Hm well aren’t Canadians already living in bad conditions under Trudeau, so it goes too say American will come out on top.

It’s not a dumb thing for him to do. His goal is to stay out of prison for whatever Putin has on him. If he dismantles the country completely there will be no pathway to prosecute when the truth comes out which it will. Rather than dumb it’s a dark and sick and sociopathic thing to do parallel to only a handful of the worst bad actors in history. We need to distinguish between dumb and evil. This is the distinction the WSJ missed.

Just imagine, but for a few bad actors, trump could now be in jail and have been in jail for over a year. Judge Alieen Cannon comes first to mind of those bad actors. It is hard to understand what she has got from it.

Americans are in very bad shape with this Trump guy they have so lamentably elected.

I am so overwhelmed by the fact that I am powerless against my own governments idiotic actions that completely destabilize the world. Please understand that over half of Americans are just as shocked as Canadians, and we love you as our neighbors. We let a ruthless dictator brainwash our vulnerable and uneducated and exploit every crack in our system to get here. I’m very scared for what’s to come and it sucks so badly that we all have to pay for an egrogious act of an elderly nepo baby that doesn’t understand how government and the world works.

Canada-May I come live with you?Biden was a bad president but Trump has become worse.

Everyone seems to have forgotten the hideously bad job this man has done. \n\nChampagne socialist

Hmmm a President Harris not so bad now. TOO Late

All you stupid people (on the news)talking about how bad it is, but you won't admit that you vored him in!! Rich entitled morons

Swedish woman here ??\nThis is insanity!!!\nI have lived in both the US and Canada.\nThe Trump administration is going to ruin so much in the very near future, just because of the fact that Trump has some kind of tiny-man’s complex and wants to be Putins lackey so bad, that he is willing to sacrifice the wellbeing of the people of the country that he is suppose to shelter and help to prosper.\nJustin Trudeau is a smart, level headed politician that truly cares about his country and the people living within it.\nMonumental differences between two men with totally different agendas.

It was never about Phentanyl and or the border. It was always about Trump being jealous of Justin.\n\nRemember how Trump's daughter Ivanka and his wife Melania oogled and tried to inhale Justin during Trump's first presidency, and whenever they met after the presidency any type of meetings and forums.\n\nAlso, Justin is much younger than Trump; he is goodlooking, he is rich...not nouveau riche like Trump; he came from class, not like Trump who is 'jumped up'; and most of all he has hair, glorious hair.\nJump is jealous. That is why he's alway trying to belittle Justin.\n\nToo bad for Trump?

Yes this move does look like it could be connected to Putin. If Canada financially struggle then they can't help if needed with the war in Ukraine which is a plus for Putin. Bad move Trump US could be left out in the cold in future if he starts doing this to his allies and siding with Russia. Wake up Trump you're going down the wrong Path.

For those who put the clown in and he trying to enforce 2025 along with destroy all our the USA allies this is past crazy!!!!! Dummy, Felon, and not qualified for the job!!!!!!!! The good have to suffer with the bad!!!!

Trudeau is nothing and nobody to us. He's not our Prime Minister. Remember when he supposedly stepped down? Then he shut down the government and removed all checks and balances and accountability. You're in bad shape if you have to pull this doofus up to take a swipe at your own president. Why don't you report on what this weak puppet has done to his own country.

Trueaderp really dont understand why inflation is going to and State is acting this towards Canada.? Its cause u fucked up really bad at everything you did.\nAllowing drugs and so many refugee that country cannot support. And now he is talking shit like he didn't do those. \nTruederp is such a bullshit. Conservative needs to take over

The only way to achieve peace is by getting both sides to the table. You're not freaked out about people talking to Hamas... Why are you so worried about a world leader who is trying to achieve peace talking to Putin? Because, as bad as he is, he's not as bad as Hamas...

I don't blame you! It's the only way to try to stop a BULLY! Too bad us U.S. citizens will pay for the consequences but I don't know what else will work to wake up our MAGA ???

Well said, Justin! Can't wait until the Nerd Reich figure out that MAGA is bad for business

American's your leader is feeding you lies. More drugs and guns travel north than going south to the US. He is fabricating an excuse. As for tariffs...in Trump's first term HE rewrote the North American free trade agreement and we had to agree to it. NOW he figures it isn't good enough?? American's...your leader is making your country a punch line to a bad joke.

trump is making all of these outlandish things happen trying to distract the world from the real bad that he is doing right now.

America got one big madness President at the White House. We believe he already open the Bank of America to receive 25 percent from Canada ?? , 25 percent from Mexico ?? and another 10 percent from China ??. These tariffs (taxes) are for US government work? Trump is that Federal government himself. Gurrentee the prices will go up .Trump does care about the poor but himself. This is very bad for partnership with Canada? Trau speak the truth

It is bad i live in Texas born and raised it is always been cheap for everything here in Texas now in the past 2 months everything have sky rocket in price smh

TRUMP, making USA , look Bad.

The elected American president is a bad sad sick joke! To me the United States are becoming just like Russia. And to be polite, I really don’t like Russia! ❤️ from Sweden to Canada and all our allies!

If tariffs are bad for the consumer of the country that implements them, why would Canada respond with tariffs?

thought he resigned...too bad.

Canadian here. We do not support Trudeau or the liberals/ndp for destroying Canada. He is garbage. Force a Canadian election! Trudeau is basically telling americans dont let trump do with tarriffs what we already did to canadians with taxes, carbon taxes, forign interference, bad policy, open borders and theft of tax dollars.

Hmmm gone through 5 years of a bad economy. We can handle a few more months to bring back manufacturing in the US and to finish off Trudeau.

American here. Those of us who aren’t part of the Trump cult apologize so badly for this. We hate this. We are heartbroken to see our country kick its allies to the curb and be a bully to impress Putin and Russia. And we are afraid of what’s to come. Please teach Trump and MAGAs a lesson in both economics and what it means to be an honorable good person again.

What is Trump doing? This move by Trump raising the Tariffs is bad for the US people Very sad to hear what he is doing to Canada considering what Canada is trying to do to help the US. Now because of this Canada has to raise their Tariffs to survive.

Someone tell Adolph trump to read history, THIS IS HOW TO START A WAR. We the people are responsible for letting this go on. We need to stop it before it is too late and then \nWe will be saying “we should have done something”.too bad we didn’t have someone with intelligence and common sense as Trudeau.

For those who admires Trudeau. Did you know that he did so bad for the last 10 years and resigned two month ago. And before he resigned he got permission from the king of England to close the Parliament until his party elected a new leader?

I’m just so sad and that the current american administration is trying so hard to make us hate each other! \n\nWhen things get bad, in a couple of weeks or months for both of us. Trump and his media Will absolutely blame Canada, not just for trying to defend itself, but for all of it. He Will try to make americans hate us so much so he can get something out of it and thats so wrong.\n\nI have so many memories of traveling to the US and meeting great people there. I don’t want it to end and I want to remember that most americans are our friends, good people who don’t wish harm to others.\n\nI really Hope reason and good people Will prevail, I Hope je won’t bête allowed to continue down this path for long, I Hope the congress or anyone will stand up for whats right. Courage!

Picking a trade war with Canada, Mexico, China and major economics is a very bad idea. It will not bring anybody to the negotiation table to get a better deal. It will drive them away from US partnership and they form alliances, new trade routes and partnerships, de-dollarization, etc. Just think why does a country needs USD when they cannot trade with US. BRICS have overtaken G7 in the overall GDP. So, In the end, US will be left alone with limited trading partners. US people will need to pay for tax + tariffs which will put them in a downward spiral.

I wonder what Canadians think of this? Seems like a bad move by Canada

How bad is trump going to get ?

I have never seen in my entire life anything bad between our Canadian people..this is sad..very childish..

Also, we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for 12 years of bad government and lack of leadership.

SEEMS TO ME TRADEAU AND ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WORLD WENT TO SCHOOL AND STUDIED STUPID AND BAD BEHAVIOR, ISEE THEY ALL RECIEVED HIGH MARKS AND TELEASED ON THE PUBLIC