Hey, he needed the money...
Posted on 03/04/2025 8:48:26 AM PST by algore
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's decision to level punishing tariffs on their country.
He cited the Wall Street Journal to criticize Trump, and call his decision 'dumb.'
'Donald, they point out that even though you are a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do,' he said angrily at a press conference on Tuesday.
Imports from Canada will now be taxed at 25 percent as Trump's tariffs went into effect on Tuesday.
'Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, and their closest friend,' Trudeau said. 'At the same time they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin a lying murderous dictator. Make that make sense.'
The United States imported $412 billion worth of goods from Canada in 2024 according to the US Census Bureau as they are the third largest trading partner with the United States.
'Canadians are reasonable and we are polite but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the well being of everyone in it is at stake,' Trudeau said.
Justin Trudeau spoke directly to the American people, blaming President Donald Trump for making the decision to level tariffs, warning it would hurt the country economically.
'We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally and we don't want to see you hurt either but your government has chosen to do this to you,' he said.
Trudeau announced that Canada would begin implementing 25 percent tariffs against the $155 billion of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion of goods immediately.
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It doesn’t seem like the tariffs on Canada are high enough..
Depressing. Trump’s foreign policy is going to make him a liability to any right wing politician in the rest of the world who has ever said favourable things about Trump and make them unelectable.
I only hope this doesn’t blow back on Nigel Farage here in the UK. I think he is going to need to dial down that Trump superfan act and hopefully in a few years people will forget what is happening now and Reform can still win in 2029.
The US is DONE being uncle sucker
When you have allowed countries to cheat you for decades they are shocked when you finally answer actively. The tariff tiff will end well before the mid-terms, that’s why it’s being done now.
I say, bring it on, if you really dare to carry out your hollow threats.
Yeah, I don't believe you will. But because you're a dummy, you may surprise me that you are a bigger dummy than I thought you were.
“Sick of it.”
Blow up your TV
Throw away your paper
Move to the country
Build you a home
-John Prine
Enjoy your Ramadan over there!
Trump just warned that our tariff on Canada will match Turdoo’s.
Basically: Bring it.
I confess I have not kept up with specifics.
Is this a matter of trade surplus with the US? Or is there some specific product where something unfair is happening
Their problem, not ours.
Or is there some specific product where something unfair is happening
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President Donald Trump said Canada’s and Mexico’s pledges to boost border security to stop illegal drugs were insufficient to keep his tariffs on hold.
That’s the unfair happenings..
That’s at least rational.
I have been looking at numbers and the Canada trade surplus with the US is $60someBillion. Trump says $200B.
One can make a case of Canada not spending on military and sheltering under the expensive US umbrella, and that can get to $200B pretty easily.
But fentanyl is a better explanation.
Trudeau is out March 9, this Sunday. He is illegitimate.
Just control your border Dudley Do-Right
Works for me. I’m picturing Trudeau telling King Charles...”Please don’t call me “Gov”.
Ruh Roh
Hey, he needed the money...
As a western Canadian, I can assure all here that we are beyond angry at our gov. We try to stand up and they run us over with horses and seize bank accounts. The soap box didn’t work. Only one box left.
Governor Trudeau is lashing out before his final good bye.
This is the puke who traded friendship bracelets with teenage girls at a Taylor Swift concert . What a female sexual organ.
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