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Just tariff back to US 25% all products.

Get to know the facts b4 you criticize the President. Did you listen to the whole thing. He agreed to sign the deal then when to the presser in the oval office and rejected it after talking to the democrats 2 hrs b4 the meeting. What can you expect from a comedian turned president who stops elections becuz there is a war going on. Now thats a dictator. Zellenski takes 80 billion in usa aid and after 3 years has no intention of ending the war. He lost 25 percent of his urkanin people so far. The usa was backing that comedian and never once said thank you. Zellenski sabotaged the meeting not Trump. Learn your facts b4 you criticized the President. I know trump is evil be uz hes a republican. All democrats are good . This isnt the democratic party I was born and raised on. Obama 5 wars. Biden 4 wars . President Donald J TRUMP 0000000 wars. Learn your facts. Stop hating . Such ignorant uneducated disrespectfully people who get their news from msnbc and cnn. People who dont follow main steam media are uniformed . People who follow msnbc are misinformed. The dems are the cult. Country people are not kkk beer drinking racist. Their values are GOD FAMILY COUNTRY.

25 plus 25 equals 50 right?

Stocks of EU defence companies are up by 25% and US defence stocks are down by 10%. Thank you, americans!

Every country should impose 25% tariffs on the US. Cripple their economy. FAFO.

Put aside party political differences, we CANADIANS will stick together, and to fight together. Average Americans, please listen: We are reluctant to have a fight, but we are not afraid of fighting and for sure we will hit back when we are insulted, threathened, imtimidated and got the 1st blow on our face without any reason. No one can leave a fight without a bleeding face and nose and you will be as miserable as we love to see. CANADIANS can be as nice as anyone can find on earth, and we can be as tough beyond your immagination. Now with the 25% tariff on on, we will have no choice. You will feel the pain from now.

This is not a blistering speech. Trudeau just increased the tariffs on Canadian exports from 25% to 50% with his retaliation

Canadian here.. 25% tariffs is destroying our economy? How about the 900% deficit that Trudeau has made in his 9 years on office. \nThis is an insult to the Canadian people, and this man is not our friend.

This dude's an idiot it's all bull crap everything the United States send to Canada we pay huge fees to sell our products there it's only right that Canadians do the same thing a 25% tariff the United States is still paying more to sell goods in Canada it's only right that Canada pays the 25% tariff as well as everyone else everywhere us products are sold every other country we have huge fees and markups charged to the companies that make them so they can promote local made and goods made within their own country it's only right that the United States does the same thing while our tax dollars go to support the whole world are companies should be able and our government should be able to recoup some of that money through tariffs it's only right I'm all for paying a little bit more money so that our country can recoup some of the money that we spend and send to their countries how many billions of dollars does Canada get from the United States and they're complaining about a little tariff but yet we send billions of dollars to support them

Why didnt trumps 25% tartiffs cause inflation when he put them on china who we get way more from?

Sadly, it seems America is shutting down for project 25 and America first. When you look at how the people given power by trump, it is the only conclusion

That P.C. should’ve resigned\nNobody would have a problem, tariffs just because of him (Trudeau) is the dictator!!!\nLook what he done to his people during the Covid and he want to lecture us Americans. I can live with 25% tariffs.\nI feel bad for Canadians, not their government. There is no democracy.

Trudeau liberals NDP only answer to klaus Shwabe WEF SCUM reign and call election you fn parasitic vermin you gave war criminal Zelinskie 25 billion to wage war and wanting World War 3 ,open borders

Not a trade war. $25% tariff. And Canada declared a war ?

Canada started a trade war a long time ago. \nDairy Products:\nCheese - 245%\nMilk - 270%\nButter - 298%\nPoultry - 238%\nEggs - 163%\nBarley - 160%\nWheat - 94%\nSugar - 265%\nPeanut Butter - 295%\nRice - 150%\nVegetables - 100%\nFish Products - 100%\nLumber - 20%\nShoes - 30%\nCocoa - 30%\nMetals - 25%\nWool - 30%\nTobacco - $100+% \n\nTrump is actually being VERY NICE with a 25% tariff.

Trump just declared another 25% RECIPROCAL. The worst president in history twice. Thrice Impeached?

25% to leverage negotiations??? It is quite a lot!

Justin Trudeau has been forced to step down! \nCanada charges 25% tariff for all US goods exported into Canada! You notice how the ex Prime Minister doesn’t mention that this is a reciprocal tariff Canada charges us 25% for anything in the US export to them and some farm items they refuse to allow in their country! With that said! Justin Trudeau is a huge hypocrite, Tyrant, Dictator!

Trump will also increase Canada's tariff by 25% too ?????

before today, Canada had long imposed tariff on USA list:\nMilk: 270%\nCheese: 245%\nButter: 298%\nChicken: 238%\nSausages: 69.9%\nBarley seed: 57.8%\nBovine/meat: 26.5%\nCars: 25%\nHVAC: 45%\nVacuums: 35%\nCable boxes: 35%\nTVs: 45%\nSteel: 25%\nAluminum: 45%\nCopper: 48%

So America is taxing nearly 700 billion dollars 25% of trade for $10-20 street value of fentynal in January?

I'm usually reasonable enough to realize that while I may disagree with many policy decisions, there's usually a relatively coherent line of thought to back said actions up. The problem here is that there’s no clear logic behind using tariffs as a tool to curb fentanyl trafficking or immigration. I'm not going to speak on the issue of immigration at the Canadian border because there simply is none. Yes, there are illegals from Canada, but almost 100% of them are from overstaying visas rather than crossing the border unlawfully. So let's talk about fentanyl. \n\nMost fentanyl in the US originates from China, often in precursor form, and is then processed in Mexico before being smuggled into the states. But it's typically trafficked in small, high potency quantities, often hidden in legitimate shipments or through mail, and only on very rare occasions is it being brought in by individuals crossing the border. It has _never_ been documented to have shipped in as part of large scale commercial imports, so a 25% tariff on legal trade with Canada and Mexico doesn’t directly target the black market supply chain at all.\n\nIf we take Trump’s reasoning at face value, the argument seems to be that he wants to exert economic pressure on Mexico and Canada as a means of having them crack down harder on drug trafficking networks. But the issue is that fentanyl simply isn’t coming in through mass import channels, so all this looks like is a punitive measure without a clear mechanism to actually achieve its stated goal. And the implications? Drastically higher costs for consumers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with absolutely nothing to show for it.

Sounds good to me. 25% and we see who needs what and how badly.

Great speech ! This is what every leader has to do, stop treating this economic ignoramus with kid gloves and go for his orange throat. This might wake the MAGA morons up when their bacon and eggs go up by 25 %.

How about lowering our gas and energy cost by 25% for Canadians.

Trudeau is a sniveling little turd! He desperately wants to make the tariffs sound like they aren't 100% fair. Canada already taxes US imports at an average of 25%, so these US tariffs only balance the playing field. All that said, like Zelensky, Trudeau seems to forget that Canada needs the US, but the US doesn't need Canada. He says that it is going to be tough in Canada; true. On the other hand, the average American probably won't even notice a difference. But the neverending, desperate anti-Trump narrative twisting is all CNN knows.

“I am Canadian, and I support Trump because our leaders are a joke. They delay pipelines, restrict the open market, and refuse to trust foreign investment from China or overseas. Instead of strengthening the economy, they bring in a million immigrants while ignoring real growth. If we’re going to rely on America anyway, we should join it becoming the 51st state would make North America stronger.\nIf Canada retaliates against the U.S., it won’t be the government that suffers it’ll be us. Our leaders look weak and desperate. \nWith 25% tariffs, Canada is heading for economic disaster. Companies are moving to America, jobs are disappearing, and our future is at risk. Look at Europe 23 countries share the euro and open borders. We should do the same by becoming 51st state.\nIt’s time to negotiate with Trump and secure real benefits more businesses, better telecom, cheaper flights, lower food costs, affordable housing, a shared currency, and the right to bear arms. Canada would be stronger and wealthier as part of America.”?? ??????\nWe are still Canadians

While Canadians weather the storm Americans will send umbrellas over at a 25% markup to account for the tariff.

I know trump said he had nothing to do with Projekt 25. But the longer he sits the more points from it go into his politicts... It makes you wonder

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.

Let me explain the trading relationship briefly that occurs between Canada and the US for context. \n \nCanada Has a LOT of natural resources, more than our domestic manufacturing base needs (Uranium fuel, Lumber/paper products, Steel and other metals, Fertilizer for farms...etc). Therefore we sell those raw materials to the states where they are manufactured into goods, which we then buy back. a LOT of American service companies like tech, media (And yes, even banks)...etc also operates in Canada as well. (For the auto sector the parts flip back and forth across the border like 8 times) \n \nThis relationship alone has the American economy see a large trade surplus with Canada, however there is another element to it: Energy. \n \nCanada is also home to a LARGE amount of really cheap renewable hydro power in the east, and a LOT of oil in the west, due to a lack of infrastructure we really can only sell that oil to the states and therefore it is done at a discount. America refines this cheap oil into gas and is a large part of the reason why American gas is so cheap. They use this energy to power the same factories mentioned above. (Oh and also the NE states import a lot of that clean hydro electricity for the same reasons) \n \nThe US Buys SO MUCH of that cheap energy from us to power your industrial base, that it swings the numbers on the trade balance into a small deficit for the USA. (41 billion out of a TRILLION dollars total trade, or about -4.1% of total trade so literally a pretty small deficit) It also swing back and forth every year so \n \nThen comes Trump. He wants Canada as a 51st state and own the entire continent, therefore he manufactures an excurse that our border is leaky and that migrants and fentanyl are flowing over. (In actual case migrants and the flow of Fent is about 1% the amount that's crossing at the Mexico border but he needs an excuse) \n \nHe therefore puts 25% tariffs on us. Those tariffs will hit Canada harder than the 2008 financial crisis just for scale. \n \nOh and also for the most part American Refineries literally cant process any other oil than ours or Venezuela's because its thicker so tariffs on our oil will also really increase the priced of energy in the states by a huge amount just for the LOLs. As we've seen during the post covid recovery, since gas is priced in to the supply chain at every step (Manufacturing, transportation...etc), any increase at the pump will snowball into higher costs for everything at the store, on top of the extra cost of the tariffs on consumers. (Since every step will need to add it into their markup.)

Don’t talk about it be about it! We made our choice!! Canada ain’t never been our closest ally… you just live under the umbrella of our protect protection!! You have been putting 25% tariffs on us for decades now!! Play ball and games changed, but we’re not playing this woke liberal ideology anymore in case you haven’t got the memo!! and by the way, Justin Trudeau is corrupted, crooked and launder money himself

Many countries tax American cars with 100-300 % long time ago now that the US is doing 25% everybody are mad don't seem fair to me.

Trudeau we need to just ban the products. 25% wont affect Trump. Doug Ford is banning products and ready to shut off the electricity Ontario gives the usa. Ban Teslas. Shut off the electricty so their GM and other plants close. Best time is now in the winter. ??

Turdea it’s not Donald to you as your disrespectful to our President Donald J Trump. You were fully aware of 25%Tariffs. We the people have spoken and strongly stand and support our President Donald J. Trump. Business is business stop being butt hurt. It’s nothing personal just the facts and truth.

Apparently, tariffs are too complicated for the Russia-complicit President of the United States to comprehend. That and other psychological evidence are grounds for removal and Americans have the clause to do it in Article 25. But oh no. Their right-wing fascist cult is too fearsome for Republicans in Congress to grow a pair and stand up to the madness. Wimps! Simps! You will pay a very high price.

Donald will not drop the 25%

If we are charging you 25% and you gonna charge us 25% back, then what are you crying about

Slap 10-15% Export Duty on everything that Trump placed a 25% tariffs on Canadian goods .

Proud Canada Speaking For Truth..Fine Speach Sir...London..4 Match 25

See you're doing exactly what I'm wanting reciprocal terrorists he put a 25% on you okay you put a 25% on him it's reciprocal great job

So Americans want to give money away because Canadas president doesn't want to pay 25%. Americans just got lazy and want other countries make their stuff instead of doing it themselves and making the price lower.

You must go to a higher level than just matching Trumps 25%. Make him feel the pain and know Americans will survive all of this. We regret electing D Trump. He is a liar, and isn't doing what he promised. He's making things much worse.

See you're doing exactly what I'm wanting reciprocal terrorists he put a 25% on you okay you put a 25% on him it's reciprocal great job

Read the 25% and weep Democrats waterboy from Canada. No one wants your policies or comments and tongue-wagging.. Just give the money up for stiffing the U.S. for decades.

you have been taking advantage of US so this only fair. step back in line. you put a 25% tarrif on US now? they will double yours so it destroys you in everyway governor Trudeau

Potato rise 25 % tax

25% tariff because of half an ounce of fentenyl, nope. All roads lead to russia. They have something major on him and are dictating what he has to do, and he does it.

feel sorry for your farmers hope they got what they wanted when they lose there farmes and all the stores that will close 25 billion dollars on vacations GONE buy american products gone day trips gone order on line from usa gone investing gone get the point america

Woohoo, this is anti-great (MAAA).\n\nlooking forward to all those high prices. I hope my car breaks down soon so I can buy a new one 25% higher price means it’s better!