Posted on 03/11/2025 10:37:45 AM PDT by Morgana
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the United States and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada after retaliatory tariffs from America's neighbor to the north.
The president, in a lengthy post on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, also threatened to 'permanently shut down' the Canadian auto sector.
The only thing to make his tariffs stop is for Canada to become the 51st state, he noted as he ramps up his trade war.
In response, the stock market dropped over 500 points as nervous investors worry about a potential recession.
The increase in tariffs, from 25% to 50%, will go into affect on Wednesday, Trump said.
'Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,' Trump declared.
'I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area,' he added.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford put a 25% tariff on Canadian electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota on Monday in response to earlier tariffs from Trump.
Ford, a conservative politician who runs Canada's most populous province, says he's ready to 'shut the electricity off completely' if America continues to 'escalate.'
Trump's fury continued in a second post to his Truth Social account, where he warned Canada will pay a historically big 'financial price' for its electricity tariff. Many states in the Northeast buy supplemental energy from Canada.
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Based on what I am seeing on social media, a lot of MAGA influencers are steering their followers towards sympathy with Russia and middle Eastern oligarchies and are trying to drive a wedge between western democracies and the US, which is ironic, because MAGA postures as being hyper defensive of liberty and individual rights. I hope that people who currently identify with MAGA but still value liberty and alliances with the rest of the democratic world remain vigilant that Vatnik propaganda is trying to steer hearts and minds towards sympathising with oligarchies over democracies, which although flawed in many ways, are still superior to countries that murder bothersome journalists and political opponents. Anyone who starts to identify with worship raw power and imperialism because of overhyped grievances over trade and defence spending needs to ask themselves why they are doing so.
I assume your goal is to get every MAGA, America First, God & Country loving FReeper banned from FR.
Why don’t you get in contact with the boss and tell him about your crazy, delusional rant ??
Let me know how it went!!!!
“a lot of MAGA influencers are steering their followers towards sympathy with Russia and middle Eastern oligarchies”
Links, please.
“Canada needs to drop their Tariffs”
You mean it’s a problem that they charge America almost 300% on milk and cheese?
Hope Emily checked the market yesterday.
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