President-elect Donald Trump joked on social media — as he reportedly did in person — that Canada is a state and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a governor.“It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada. I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all! DJT,” Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media network.The remark comes after Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico over illegal immigration and fentanyl. The leaders of both countries have held talks with Trump — Trudeau in person, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum by phone — to avert those levies.The talks have in both circumstances been reported as cordial but without having reached agreement.On “Meet the Press” over the weekend, Trump said the U.S. was “subsidizing” those countries due to the trade deficits it runs — $50 billion so far in goods this year with Canada, $142 billion with Mexico, according to Commerce Department data. “If we’re going to subsidize them, let them become a state,” Trump said.Trudeau has said that while the tariffs would be “devastating” for Canada they would impose real hardships on Americans, too.https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-may-have-triggered-trumps-latest-jibe-that-canada-is-a-state-0fc1f309Where I live in Canada we still have cannons pointed in your direction from the last time we kicked your asses.
>>13680642M Americans get most of their electricity from Ontario alone. Cheap lumber, oil, etc.
>>1368064>The remark comes after Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico over illegal immigration and fentanyl.This is the real joke since most fentanyl comes from China through US ports, and illegal Canadian immigrants are barely a thing.
>>1368078He ironically might be talking about Mexican and other migrant workers who sometimes come and do feild work in the summers here like is common in the US. So he might still be triggered by Mexicans, but Mexicans coming from the other side of the border. Who really knows what goes though his head though , but it's going to be funny to watch.
>>1368064Oh please papa Trump, please keep pushing our closest trade allies and geographical neighbors into the arms of countries like China. It'll really help.FFS there's literally no winning with these retard tariffs, at least to MAGA themselves. If he backs down, then it's a loss because all that "we're bringing american manufacturing back!!!" talk was complete bullshit and never happening. If it does, it's a loss because everything becomes more expensive and trying to get manufacturing up to balance it out will take decades.
>>1368086As if Canada isn't already in the arms of China.
>>1368086>Oh please papa Trump, please keep pushing our closest trade allies and geographical neighbors into the arms of countries like China. It'll really help.They take advantage of us. They're leeches. We'll take what we want from them, just like back in the old days. A lot of leftists think that we're anti-war pansies just because we opposed Iraq and Afghanistan. We aren't. We just don't believe in dumb wars where you tie one hand behind your back. A good war, like war for land or resources, is based. Nothing better to revitalize a nation and turn your zoomers into model men than full mobilization for a good war.
>>1368117>We need to go to war!Yeah and this is gonna help our inflation how? It's hard to convince people to go to war for resources retard, and even harder to convince them to fight when a week's groceries cost 3 whole paychecks.
>>1368117>We just don't believe in dumb wars where you tie one hand behind your back.Doesn't sound like an excuse for consistently loosing at all.>Nothing better to revitalize a nation and turn your zoomers into model men than full mobilization for a good war.Nothing better to cripple an already struggling economy that to start a war that will draw in dozens of other combatants - even ones with no treaty with canada, they're just waiting for a swing at you - when you already can't feed and house your population, and your manufacturing base is in shambles. Great move. Can tell you put a lot of deep thought into it.
>>1368120Yet Democrats keep voting Democrat.
No, Canada you are not, and never will be, a real country. You gave the Governor General's award to a book about a woman having literal sex with a literal bear. The book is called Bear. It was written by Marian Engel.
>>1368120It worked for Rome and Germany. Shit looks bad at home, just invade. If you win the war, economy is fixed.
>>1368145Well, dumb fucks will play games of "heads I win, tails you lose" and think the correct solution is to keep tossing the coin.>>1368151Not entirely how that worked. Also, both Rome and Germany was in a better economic state than you when they started.
>>1368160Canada has tons of natural resources and oil. That's why Trump wants the land. A lot of Americans would be fine with war so long as it doesn't involve nation building. Classical style lebensraum empire building against weaker neighbors would probably be pretty popular among Trump's base.
