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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 ! ?

What’s wrong with them, can’t they be aggressive with their own government. They would probably get a better outcome than what they’re doing now. \nWhy can’t they stand up and do this to their on country instead of over populating our country. They need to fix their on country. We are tired of being second in our on country. We have people right now especially our Veterans that are on the streets as I am typing this that desperately need help. So I am sorry if I don’t feel anything for you guys. You all want your cake and eat it to. You people want a free ride and that train has left already.

Remember, folks were all Americans… all of us or our ancestors came from somewhere else… And some of us were robbed of our birth right & some of us were stolen and brought here to America… And we had to fight for the right to be considered a full human being… Let that sink in for just one second… Literally people in this country at one point in time were told, BY LAW, they could only be a fraction of a human being hence they couldn’t vote… GROW UR COMPASSION!! There’s blood baked into American soil so that you have the privilege of calling yourself an American… a 360 degree human being! Never forget how we got here & the price paid… never forget to show compassion for those who want to be seen as full human beings! Being acknowledged as a human being, with FULL UNIVERSAL RIGHTS out ranks being an American any day!

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??Ladies and Gentlemen listen up Transgender people & THE WORLD THIS will be the biggest CIVIL RIGHTS movement in history it will be the biggest movement NOT BY weapons of warfare..By The GREAT POWER OF GOD ! All will see the Mighty Hand Of GOD move all across the Great Nation of ours.\nAdult Men, Women and Children will be watching TV, Web, Radio all across this land and throughout the world.\nWe are GOD'S PEOPLE!\nWe are a PEACEFUL PEOPLE !\nThe Entire World, every Country, every Lands, and every State will gather and Network together we will WIN this battle of Discrimination & BANNING. WE are the people will not be removed erased from society we will not be denied our rights\nAlso for thoses in active duty in the military. We will not being denied our rights like bathroom Segregation in 1965 African blacks were denied their rights to use the Restrooms because the signs on the Restrooms read only Whites can enter did Segregation bathrooms and spaces locker rooms she'll never happen again.\nAll Transgenders in the Military being BANNED. Soldiers will not back down Stand Strong will fight this battle we will not have anyone discriminate against us belittle us bully us intimidate us show discrimination against us we are the people of G-O-D For The Living God has Called us Together TODAY! to Join Together we are his PEOPLE we will win we shall have the Victory. My father was a Drill Sergeant in the Army he would turn in his grave today if he could hear the discrimination going on right now against transgender people\nI will be by your side supporting you. I'm old now I'm the oldest Trans Woman alive in America today MAKE NO MISTAKE We will not take second best We will not turn and run We will NOT hide We will stand strong We the People GODS PEOPLE strong together and we shall rise again and WIN and have the VICTORY!\nInterpretation of the above message;\nPeople will Respect us when they see we are civilized human beings. \nThe new wave today is Media, internet, radio, television talk shows. Open discussions. People can vote online. We can as will pass a bill get signatures. And of course people that want to file lawsuits as will.\nLet the people vote on line that would show if we win in favor. \nThis is the modern technology how it's done today. This is the right way not the easy way..WIN WIN WIN OUR GREAT ALMIGHTY GOD IS WITH US!

Weird that all these people are coming to a country that hates black and brown people …. Bs! Now cnn and msnbc pushed the narrative that Canada is your second option.

Second amend their as$

I'm reading.\n Some of the comments. I know my opinion may not matter. But it may eh inside some people. I hope I guess the way that I would look at this is being in their shoes. It's completely different than ours. We are given opportunities from birth. Basically to common deer, the life that we would like to have well, at least most of us are. In the United States, people from degrading. Or degraded countries are not giving those opportunities. So I would imagine over the years. Any type of hope that they had for a great country is depleted. Solidarity in countries like that is not accepted it would be suppressed. It would be stormed on and smashed out by the you. See an opportunity to better your life and your children's life. And it's the fourth quarter and there's 2 seconds on the time clock. And you've only got one play to make. We all go for what the big hell, Mary and I think that's what these people are doing and God bless every one of them. That are good people. I feel sorry for this situation. I wish the world was a better place, but unfortunately it's not all we can do is pray for these individuals that hope that they find solace in what they're looking for. And we have to prefer ourselves also and pray that God takes care of our country.And theirs god bless everyone in this world

Why is the government lowering standards and allowing too many students with fake credentials to enter the country? Does anyone know the real number? This is not a competitive market – these students work anywhere, anytime, for any salary, just to apply for PR. \nAfter a few years, they start sponsoring their entire village to come here. Is the government ready to absorb all these communities with all social implications? The second and third-tier schools that turn a blind eye to this issue, focusing only on enrollment and revenue, should be held accountable for the mess they have created and should take responsibility for accommodating all students with fake credentials and remove the pressure on the housing market. \nThe scholarship mafia creates chaos and others are left to fix the mess.

I don’t believe your American fascist propaganda for one second. And the comments of Americans here shows just how gullible, intellectually challenged and hateful most Americans are. Stupid isn’t even a strong enough word to describe the intelligence of most Americans.??

Legally it's called an illegal invasion, and we are allowed even as citizens to stop it by using our second amendment rights!?

The holes left by trans being removed from the field will be filled in seconds Literally the time it takes to get new troops to the area of operations. They probably don’t even serve in combat capacity Her air awards are when she was a man, not while she was transitioned She couldn’t be held out because the last administration wouldn’t have allowed it

Because it sucks? And never be fooled by the map. It's the second largest country in the world, but only 5% is arable land, and as mentioned at 0:30 majority live close to the usa border. Plus the country doesn't have many happening places to turn to as usa does, so that means you must condense everything together, and you've got what some say is a country really the size of Germany. One more key industry was left out and not mentioned: their immigration industry. Fact. Absolutely pathetic.

Sad these people won't stand together and fight their own government for better living conditions. But I also understand that they're mostly unarmed to do so. \nTHANK GOD FOR OUR SECOND AMENDMENT!

The younger generations see war as a wasteful destructive endeavour. There really is NO reason in this day and age for wars to even exist. It comes down to crappy men, deluded by power, who are desperate to leave some mark on the world. It’s stupid, it’s wasteful, and against everything a Christian is supposed to stand against according to their faith. THOU SHALL NOT KILL. The second you break that one, you don’t get to go to heaven, ever.

She's a Navy commander but she doesn't know that the second brain just wants to blab. How dumb is that?

?? gross and disgusting people don't belong in the military. Trump is giving us so much W I N N I N G and it's only his second week in office. Wow

Oh please. Do you think for a second her subordinates dont chuckle behind her back. Shes certainly got a point but its personal to her.... Shes an exception.

Based on 2022 data, columbia's main exports are crude petroleum, coal, and refined petroleum. Food is quite a bit lower on the list. US makes up 25% of its exports, second is Panama, then netherlands. We lead by a large majority. Probably why Petro caved

In other countries they would consider this an invasion and deal with VERY differently…..just ask the several hundred migrants who were attempting to get into YEMEN illegally. Oh, wait a second, you wouldn’t be able to….they’re no longer with us.

Calm down, this is going to get worse. Now with Trump's threats and taxation and since before the Second World War, US foreign policy is to continue to fuel wars around the world, weakening economies and thereby indirectly financing hunger and unemployment. The plan will backfire. Wait and see!!!

I pray for these people, they need to understand they need papers to be legal here in the US and i hope they do, I'm sorry, no more illegal migrants I'm not racist everybody deserves a second chance in this life but The Right WAY! They are welcome. But come on do it right

I had seen 24 ppl living in one house. 5 single ppl living in a 2 bed department. But we have the second largest landmass in the entire world

They are not Migrants they are Illegal immigrants…Migrants seek asylum through the country they are entering, they don’t just run across the border Illegally… The second a foreign citizen crosses the border through any point other then a designated port of entry they have immediately broken the law and have become a criminal in the U.S. AKA Illegal Immigrant….

This is an invasion! We need to deploy more military at the border. We cannot take care of the world. Americans are tired of seeing our own as second class citizens. What we are spending on illegals should be spent on Americans in need. This is the fault of the Democratic Party attempting to build a permanent voter base. In doing so, they have shown contempt for Americans.

It’s a violent invasion. Where’s the military, one Bradley would stop that in seconds. Other countries would use force if we stormed their borders.

A disaster from day 1 is no surprise. The Trumpet executive ordered the halt of railroad project funds on his first day in, subverting our democracy. Those funds had already been approved and allocated by Congress. That is not the purpose of executive order to serve the interests of your petroleum company buddies or for over-ruling Congress with a defacto retro veto.\n\nTo be Constitutional, executive orders have to be within presidential jurisdiction. For example, while a president cannot force Congress to de-illegalize cannabis at the federal level, the president could executive order (has far more weight than an instruction or directive that might be defied) that DEA, ATF, DOJ, FBI, and any other agency under executive department (i.e. the office of the president) jurisdiction to not participate in investigation or prosecution of any person or persons solely on grounds of violating federal and state cannabis restrictions but are to maintain a priority focus on investigation and prosecution of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of toxic narcotics and other aspects of organized crime.\n\nGot notice last week of $20 per month food stamp reduction (per person in the household!) in February that is second cut this year and IT'S STILL JANUARY!\n\nReducing food stamps while food prices are still rising is a purposeful plan to increase crime.\n\nDisaster from day 1.

The Illinois governor needs to first, go on a diet, second, get out of Trumps way!

Canada seems like the second Indian country!?

First of all Migration is not a crime, people deserve to be treated as humans, secondly there more than 14.000 irregular American people living in Colombia and for sure the will never be deported as criminal for that.

Ignorant Trump supporters do not know that America has always been deporting migrants. In the past decade itself 2 Million migrants had been deported, the maximum number of deportees was during President Obama's second term. Trump, being an ex-TV anchor is just advertising it more to improve his ratings, that's all.

What this man doesn't realise, is that he is pushing Latin American countries to the arms of China. In every sense. If Colombia cannot continue selling its products fairly, China will be more than glad to receive and to invest. Same for defense, if you've fallen out of favor and you need help, you will go to your second best option

First of all he is President Trump you know just like you referred to Biden as President Biden and not Joe Biden . Secondly the tariffs that were going to be imposed on Columbia , that wasn’t a threat it was a promise . Apparently they have forgotten about who they are trying to push around because those days are long since gone.

Mexico did it first. Colombia second. More to follow.

I'm liking Trump second time around so far!!! ? ?

And Colombia is hitting back. Remember Trump started a world trade war during his first term -- and the US got its butt kicked royally. South America stopped buying American produce and started buying from China. The EU stopped buying American steel and started buying from China. (US Steel ended up closing two American based plants as a result.) I see the same outcome during his second term.

As an asian american im releived and spanish does not need to be spoken as a second language

My only question is, especially with the Trump regime in power, why would you want to?\n\nThe second you get caught, you're getting sent back anyway. Im sorry folks, but theres nothing here for you

Trump is president for a second time and CNN is crumbling to the ground. How’s that for irony?

This is how mainstream media makes the situation worsen. The second largest number of illegal immigrants are from India. They never told that to Americans. Even in this discussion, he gave examples of China and Nepal but didn't mention India. That makes Latino people the only illegal immigrant community in White Americans' eyes.

One thing to note is if there are high tarrifs on one country..as a business person I would choose the second lowest country to get the same product(if the product is rare and unique to that country obviously gov will exclude that from tarrifs)...why would I pay 25% extra...\n\nSince US has money many countries are willing to do business...So it's finally a loss to Colombia or any other country.

Trump said that he can end Putin’s 5-second special military operation in 24 hours ?

Thousands of Indians will be leaving Canada back to India! They can see India developing rapidly! India will be the second largest economy after China in just 20 years! Surpassing the.U.S.! \nCanada's extreme cold weather and extreme loneliness are huge factors!

Lol even China's passport has a trash tier rank and it's the second largest economy. Basically if you have to be a friend of the west to have a powerful passport.

Just wait a second, here’s an idea why don’t we as a nation stop welfare start eliminating it slowly get the people off the system get them to work, replace the workers with a lower paying jobs and give them an up grade to a higher paying job with the necessary skills they need to get a higher paying job, and so on let’s get Canadian people back to work. Let’s start looking after Canadians first, really Canadians be self sufficient not reliant on other countries just saying

Good. I know people struggling to find a job right now. Canadians first, immigrants second!

Fist tell Indian don’t overstay their permission second is behave internationally third dunky

This is addressed mainly to the ugly Indian: My generation came to the racist west and built a golden reputation. We worked hard, assimilated, paid our taxes, and obeyed the laws. We were humble. We celebrated our native cultures within the confines of our communities. While it was frustrating to be invisible in white culture, we never sought to conquer them with our culture. We were ethical to the hilt. Our generations were poor -- yet we struggled to help others in India and in the west. We were NEVER on the dole. Personally I think it is rude to enter a nation (in the west or anywhere in the world) with naked opportunism. Speaking for myself -- despite neocolonialism, I admired western civilization, especially its older forms. \n \nBut the ugly Indian who comes now is loud, brash, socially irresponsible, exploitative, money-hungry, opportunistic, and arrogant beyond belief (full of the hubris that comes from sudden new wealth). They look down on us who have been here a while. They are used to a servant-culture and look down on white working class people, as if they are servants. As for second generation Indians in the west, they can be racist towards us first generations. But the opposite is true as well. Indian newcomers see them as an alien species. Indians do tend to hire their own and stick to their own identities -- I do not mean the Indian identity, but their native state identities. All this feeds into the primary and secondary forms of western racism that are already simmering beneath the surface. This new genre of Indians is destroying the goodwill we have built. I have personally witnessed arrogant young Indian students cutting the line to reach the front desk. No manners, no ethics. As a first generation Indian immigrant I get annoyed. So why shouldn't native born westerners (who are already racist)? \n \nBut to complain about how they smell is rude beyond belief. This must stop.

The Canadian issue is completely something else. First Canada is not hospitable to immigrants. Second, without immigrants Canada will collapse.

As an Indian Immigrant who left recently, here are few tips for Canadians:\n\n1. Not every brown person is Indian, I knew people from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka identifying themselves as Indians.\n\n2. Its not entire India but two major states, Punjab and Gujarat, with majority of aggressive actions coming from IMMIGRANTS from Punjab and not native Punjabis who are born and brought up here.\n\n3. Immigrants can’t vote, so majorly its not your fault and so is not immigrants fault but the Government that the CITIZENS elected brought immigrants for boosting their dead economy.\n\n4. Controversial but I will say it, Canada is a FRENCH country with English as its second major language. No others language is as prominent, So if you are sure that a brown person is an IMMIGRANT and they can’t even speak ENGLISH properly let alone French, 99% chance he/she is a problem in your country and does labour work.