Summary
The White House claims Canada has “misunderstood” Trump’s new 25% tariffs as a trade war, while Mexico is cooperating.
Trump justified the tariffs by citing trade imbalances, illegal immigration, and fentanyl trafficking.
Canadian officials view the move as an economic attack, while Trump insists it is a negotiation tactic.
Oh bad things are coming.
What field are you in?
A baseball field is the closest field.
Negotiation tactic for what? Mfer didn’t state any reason for them from what I’ve read. There doesn’t seem to be anything to negotiate except for a problem he knowingly created.
Fuck the White House - Canada please go all 1812 on it.
Lmao.
Trump - We fired a shot at them.
World - over their bow you mean? A warning shot?
Trump - no, directly into them
World - do you understand how this works?
Sure,
That’s why Trump won’t even take Trudeaus calls. He just wants to negotiate.
Fuck America, enact a full trade embargo. Nothing in, nothing out; including oil and electricity.
Let’s see how the red state targeted tariffs go first. I live in an area that would be badly affected by a total embargo, but we also voted against him.
This is the way.
The Trump regime is lying. Full stop. Don’t analyze it further.
If not tradewar, then why tradewar shaped?
Special trading operation
It’ll only last 2 weeks, too
If it looks like a trade war, swims like a trade war and quacks like a trade war, then it’s a trade war.
He literally said it was not a negotiation tactic.
I mean, one thing to keep in mind is that the Republicans stopped caring about optics once they secured the govt. They can now say and do what they want with little to no repercussions.
So, calling out their hipocrisy is good for documentation sake, but sadly, that is about it.
That was a negotiation tactic…
The Weave.
^^^its ^^^really ^^^dementia
If it’s a negotiation, not a trade war, then how is this not just them giving a counter-offer?
He’s scared because stocks were down a bit this morning, he’s been fielding calls from panicked CEOs all weekend, and someone actually stood up to him. Good on you, Canada!
Edit: FTA:
we’ve noticed is that Mexicans are very, very serious about doing what President Trump said
Ugh, sorry, Mexico!
this is going to be one of the biggest supply-side positive shocks that we’ve ever seen
I don’t think that word [positive] means what you think it does.
He’s scared because stocks were down a bit this morning
Never mind that the police roaming the streets will have orders of magnitude larger impact on it than the tariffs.
Ugh, sorry, Mexico!
Nah, don’t be. Trump is lying about it.
I don’t think that word [positive] means…
The entire phrase is meaningless. He just wants to sound smart.
He’s scared because stocks were down a bit this morning, he’s been fielding calls from panicked CEOs all weekend
The cynic in me says this is all by design. His rich buddies are buying stock on sale this week before the market corrects again.
CEOs might be temporarily unhappy, but the true wealthy are making moves.
The market corrected within hours of opening. The arbitrage opportunity is already over and was so small that only people operating with large scale portfolios made any real money off of it.
Yay Canada!
“No, see, the rule of the game is that I get to hit you with a big stick, it’s not fair if you get your own stick and start hitting me with it.”
Negative immigration and 43 pounds of Fentanyl. But you guys go on. You’re so smart.
https://lemmy.world/comment/14858602
Edit: how many drugs came to Canada? How many weapons?
Obviously Canadians are just better at snuggling drugs without getting caught than Mexicans.
Maybe it was presented badly. I thought this guy was great at making deals?
Trump will keep moving the goalpost and try to shape our domestic policy. Keep fighting, do not negotiate with terrorists
Well, he’s going to find his position eroded.
