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I find myself (United States Citizen) cheering for any country imposing tariffs on the United States. Put the largest shit stain (excuse my language) on Trump's presidency. It is the only way his brainwashed followers will understand. Make things expensive and make them think twice about who they voted for. I would absolutely love for them to be able to watch this and understand, but they have been brainwashed since 2016. The only thing that will be real to them, is the impact on their finances. If you do that, the 2026 midterms will be an absolute wave of republican seats flipping Democrats.

The United States is absolutely doing what is right for Americans period and of story way past time.

There are a lot of people here in America that absolutely can't stand Trump. That didn't vote for him and wish that what is going on in America is just a nightmare. \nPeople are protesting , wishing more politicians would stand up to Trump and the government he is creating. \nHow can people be so blind to his ways. I don't hold Canada or any other nation raising the tariffs. Im beside myself on the way my country is going.

Remember Trudeau is a STAGE ACTOR.. this is the same guy who has the absolute worst record of any Canadian Leader! Massive Deficits and Debt, Massive Crime, Homelessness Tent Cities, Out of Control Housing Costs, and Massive Corruption. Justin Trudeau is a CRIMINAL !!

Never thought I would actually be jealous of another country's president. I am absolutely embarrassed and scared shitless. Trump is collapsing us and selling us out. My spirit feels the end.

What an absolute thorough statesman. Love you Justin Trudeau from Pakistan ♥️??

Absolutely beautiful speech \nI love listening to your prime minister

I don’t stand with anyone except the UNITED STATES Of AMERICA! But I want to make something very clear. We just went through 4 years of absolute hell with The Biden administration!! No way around it. And the democrats will do anything to make trump look bad no matter if it hurts our country or not. They simply hate the fact that the checks and the cross dressing and what ever nasty crap they spent our money on . They won’t talk about that! But what I want to know is why we aren’t saying ok Canada we spend trillions militarily protecting you. And the won’t even come up to the 2% on defense they lied about participating in. Why should we pay for everything then they want to tax us?? Should America not get something for protection of a country?? Why do we need to pay there bills? Why should we pay for a war we’re not in? Ukrainian war Americans pay?? No! Canada dosent defend themselves Americans pay?? Then when we tax them like they tax us they want to slap a gift horse in the mouth??

Watching liberals essentially praise someone insulting the leader of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is absolutely why they keep losing, everyday Americans are exactly that, Americans, and somehow the media and liberals can’t see that

Watching liberals essentially praise someone insulting the leader of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is absolutely why they keep losing, everyday Americans are exactly that, Americans, and somehow the media and liberals can’t see that

Canada absolutely should be getting closer to the UK and the commonwealth. A strong commonwealth and god willing, a CANZUK alliance

As a Canadian, I'm obviously pissed, like the rest of Canada, and just to be clear, we don't forget!!!!\nA country that has fought wars side by side, and to see what the American government is doing is absolutely disgusting!\nTo all our American friends that didn't vote for this, thank you for the kind words.\nElbows up Canada, we stick together!

Trump craves to be a dictator. He’s Putin’s puppet. He is clearly trying to align America with Russia, but Americans don’t want what this. This is the biggest betrayal to the United States, EVER! Absolutely disgusting!

Does anyone else just absolutely hate this douch?

All I got to say is Canada you better get this piece of ? out of power while you still have a country he is absolutely destroying your country time for America to make shit fair period Tredou needs imprisoned facts

Absolute respect!! You're saying what millions of us thinkl!

Thank you Mr. Trudeau!!!! Our new President is an absolute IDIOT along with his Vice President. Unfortunately, he's really not that smart. Hang in there and it will be over in 4 years.

Justin Trudeau is a parasite...he caused 86% food inflation, causing millions of Canadians to have to rely on food banks, while Trudeau spent $81k of Canadian taxpayers dollars on groceries for himself this year alone...Trudeau underfunded Canada in relation to NATO, underfunded Canada in relation to NORAD, ticked off Trump by being rude to him in the past so that now Trump launches an economic trade war against Canada cause he just wants to hurt Canada to hurt Trudeau. Yes, Trump is an absolute economic imbecile as this trade war will cause Great Depression 2 in America and Canada (unless he invades which I think he will in some years) but the thing I hate the most about this is that Trump makes Trudeau look like the good guy in all this when Trudeau ruined Canada beforehand...all Trump needed to do was SHUT UP and let the Canadian perpetual liar LEAVE office...now we all pay the price for Trump's hatred of Justin Trudeau :(

ABSOLUTELY!!!\nPLEASE PUT TARRIFS ON EVERYTHING FROM TRUMP!!!\nIM NOT BUYING ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS!!

Poland ?? here as well. It absolutely does not make sense for the US to impose those tariffs. Europe is supporting you Canada!

God I can’t stand Trump. Absolutely Fascist to the core

Lolol Canada is a welfare state of the USA. An absolute joke of jokes. Keep on your high horse fools

As a candian i feel that trump is Ta bigot, a tyrant and clearly significantly cognitively impaired. I feel for the American and Canadian people that this tyrannical dictator has and will impact. Ill be making sude to avoid purchasing from us companies wherever possible. His behavior is appalling. Absolutely disgusting and there is no justification. What a sorry excuse for a human being.

What an absolute disgraceful time to be American. I've never been so ashamed of my country.

We in Europe support, honor, and respect the Canadians. I come from a small town in the southwest of Germany, and people are still telling me stories about the nice canadian soldiers that were stationed there until the 90s. I've got canadian relatives and I absolutely adore your country, like so many other germans and europeans. We stand with you Canada, because we share the same values and a COMMON SENCE AND HUMAN DECENCY❤ Qualities, which are hard to find in this MAGA Administration. The EU supports you and welcomes you into their family, like it always has. Lets fight these dicks together haha

I honestly think Trump doesn’t know how tariffs work. His acolytes are too scared to tell him he’s got it wrong saying the exporting countries pay the tariffs, he said it time & again in the campaign & his dumb as a rock MAGA supporters actually beleived him. The media were absolutely derelict in not pushing back on his claims they just kept covering him saying it, & here we are.

Trudeau is absolutely right, Canada is lucky to have him leading their country!

Says the moron whose entire country wants him to resign. His words mean absolutely nothing given his atrocious record.

Can Trump Become a Dictator Like Putin? \nTrump has authoritarian tendencies, but turning the U.S. into a full dictatorship like Putin’s Russia would be extremely difficult. Here’s why: \n1⃣ The U.S. Has Strong Institutional Barriers \nUnlike Russia, where Putin gradually dismantled democracy, the U.S. has checks and balances (Congress, courts, states, the military). \nTrump tried to challenge the system, but courts often ruled against him, showing that he doesn’t have full control. \nTo become a true dictator, he would need to take over the judicial system, military, and elections—none of which are fully in his hands. \n? Example: \nTrump lost multiple court cases on election fraud claims, proving he does not yet have absolute control. \n2⃣ He Lacks Full Control Over the Military & Law Enforcement \nPutin controls the Russian military and secret police, allowing him to silence opposition. \nIn the U.S., the military swears loyalty to the Constitution, not the president. \nTrump tried to use the military against protesters, but military leaders refused, signaling that they wouldn’t blindly follow him. \n? Example: \nOn Jan 6, 2021, Trump encouraged an attack on the Capitol, but the military did not intervene on his behalf. \n3⃣ American Democracy is Deeply Embedded in Culture \nUnlike Russia, where people are used to strongmen leaders, Americans are culturally resistant to dictatorship. \nU.S. citizens, journalists, and activists openly resist government overreach, making it harder for an authoritarian to rise. \nFree press and independent media make it difficult to spread unchecked propaganda the way Putin does in Russia. \n? Example: \nTrump was impeached twice, showing that Congress still holds power over the president. \n4⃣ Trump’s Path to Dictatorship Would Require More Control Over Elections \nPutin rigged elections, eliminated opponents, and rewrote laws to stay in power. \nTrump has tried to change voting laws and delegitimize elections, but the system still blocked him. \nIf Trump could fully control elections, he could remove opposition and rule indefinitely. \n? Example: \nHe’s trying to install loyalists in key election positions for 2024, but this does not guarantee full control. \n5⃣ Could He Still Try? Yes. Could He Succeed? Unlikely (For Now). \n✔ Trump has authoritarian instincts and wants more power. \n✔ He is trying to weaken institutions to increase control. \n✔ But the U.S. system makes dictatorship much harder than in Russia. \n✔ Unless he completely controls elections, the courts, and the military, he cannot rule like Putin.

The whole world watched live, when Trump lost his shit with President Zelensky the moment when VP VANCE started his attack on Zelensky by saying he hasn't said thankyou to America ,which is an absolute lie.\nAmericans are asking if President Trump is a Russian asset.\nTrump is 100 % a RUSSIAN ASSET . TRUMP WON HIS SECOND TERM BECAUSE ELON MUSK BOUGHT AND PAID FOR IT.\nBOTTOM LINE TRUMP IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY MUSK AND OWNED BY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN.\nTRUMP IS A TRAITOR AND DESERVES A TRAITORS SENTENCE.\nTrump is the ENEMY FROM WITHIN.

Trump is absolutely destroying America as the world knows it, if that tyrant is not reined in, the people will suffer immensely, this is nothing but a manufactured crisis used as a tactic to demonstrate their power, and then solve it and become the savior of the people. Trump is the symbol in which the ultra wealthy elite and the fascists have concentrated their efforts, he’s a puppet of that oligarchy and someone who is subjected to a very obscure tie to Putin. What kind of information does Putin hold to exert that amount of influence over Trump? It must be something bigger than Trump’s mere admiration of his autocratic power…

My apologies as an American citizen. Please understand half of us do NOT agree AT ALL with this absolute lunatic. I did NOT vote for him, and I'm more disappointed as the days go on.

Truedo has absolutely no morals whatsoever. The best thing the Canadians can do is to get rid of him.

Tears just listening to this. Grandma worked as a secretary on Parliament hill for years. Hanna Cornelia Paterson. She absolutely adored Justin as a child. I have clips from newspapers going way back. She always cut Justin's photos out to send to us and we lived far away in the Caribbean. This is world leadership from generation to generation.

I just watched Fox News on this speech and the Zelenskyy fiasco. What a load of absolute bullshit. Pure distortion and lies

I'm sorry it's come to this, y'all. Please know the majority of us absolutely do not want this. We're trapped here under this pathetic, weak joke of a president who is crashing our economy on purpose. This doesn't feel real...

I'm an America veteran and retired teacher...I didn't vote, endorse, promote anything the felon and insurgent Donald tRump has done, to the contrary, I am an independent progressive. The words spoken here ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. My views are not based in politics, but in common sense. I am just one, but I do not support this insane administration.

Justin push back i say that as an american. no will wake up until we hit absolutely rock bottom.

Insanity is absolutely Insanity and NO ONE wins !

Trump is a total fruit cake and bringing the US to ruin. Absolutely insane.

I’m a Canadian and no fan of Prime Minister Trudeau. It’s unfortunate the best speech he ever gave was after he resigned as Prime Minister. What he has said in this speech is absolutely true, despite the fact, I think Trump is doing some good things for the USA. This Terrif war with your neighbour is stupid. Unfortunately for us in Canada our Prime Minister has not given us the tools and freedom to grow economically and prosper the way we should have. Canadians should be living like Kings, but unfortunately are living paycheque to paycheque because of the stranglehold that our Prime Minister has put on businesses and its citizens. Now Canada has very little leverage, I believe to fight this Terrif war. Canada has become a pure Cradic nightmare, like the previous administration in the United States were overtaxed over regulated and spend money like drunken sailors on stupid things that don’t help us grow and prosper.

Watched the whole speech on Canadian news. This is what a real leader sounds like....an actual , intelligent adult.\nTrump has made it very clear he is working for Putin to destroy America in every way possible. Those who\nvoted for him, and still support him are absolute idiots.

Brilliant speak from the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, absolutely brilliant. tRUMP will respond in his usual fashion...child like speaking ignorant and full of lies and praise for himself just watch. Is this what republicans voted for, trade wars with what were once strong allies, stripping Federal Departments that ensured well being for needed services. tRUMP and his administration this is a nightmare for not just the United States but the world.

You're absolutely right!

This is due to a number of US citizens having been duped into voting for a president whose interests absolutely do NOT lie in the US!

Canada is a drug and criminal haven. Trudeau is an absolute liar. He increased prices on all of us Canadians and he dares say Trump will do that. Our country is a threat to the USA. We are open friends with the PLA. Please America take us over. The Chinese have control here and the Indians are replacing us.

If they make it to 4 years the next president absolutly arresst and freeze all all money from his whole team elon too

You can say whatever you want about Trudeau but he is absolutely right here and Trump is a clown. End of story.

This coming from a dictator himself! It's amazing that all these countries think the u.s. is there personal piggy bank. Its about time they pay their fair share, and now that they do they crying about it... absolutely amazing!

What Trump is doing is just absolutely crazy but the American people voted for him so unfortunately everyone will have to live with the stupidity that is the new America.