Donald Trump Tells Canada To Become A State To Avoid His Tariffs
www.huffpost.com
Trump claimed Americans "don't need" Canadian lumber, energy or cars.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24657192

Summary

In a virtual speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump suggested Canada could become a U.S. state to avoid his proposed tariffs on imports.

The remark elicited gasps from the audience.

Trump claimed the U.S. does not need Canadian lumber, energy, or vehicles, vastly overstating the trade deficit between the two nations.

He reiterated his intention to impose tariffs, potentially as high as 25%, on imports from Canada and Mexico starting February 1.

Economists warn such tariffs would raise prices for U.S. consumers.

    • @Hafler@lemm.ee
      49•3 months ago

      Somehow, even with conservatives owning all the branches of government, it will be the Dem’s fault.

      • @coyootje@lemmy.world
        4•3 months ago

        And they’ll even say sorry for it because they consider it “impolite” and “not done” to talk back to the sitting government or some shit.

        • @Hafler@lemm.ee
          2•3 months ago

          Hard to prevent when you are trying to get in front of the flood of dumb things being put out right now.

      • Khoryphos [he/him]English
        14•3 months ago

        Lol that’s just the narrative they need to fundraise another loss in the 2028 election.

      • SovietyWoomy [any]English
        20•3 months ago

        If Trump is serious about this it will be bipartisan by 2028 just like all the 2016 Trump policies that were bipartisan by 2020

        • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
          20•3 months ago

          As long as the US dollar has maintained and will maintain its supremacy, regular people suffer all over the world for the comfort of treatlerites in the imperial core.

          I’d rather the dollar crash so that the world has a chance.

    • FuckyWucky [none/use name]English
      16•3 months ago

      When Dollar is replaced as the reserve currency, America’s imports will shrink and there may be inflation. But it won’t result it in defaulting on its domestic currency.

      Any austerity on the US will be self-inflicted (as it is in the UK and Europe). The unwillingness of the US Government to take over the economy from the parasites will make things much worse.

    • Ænima
      0•3 months ago

      That’s the point, I think, as well. I could see Putin using the useful idiot to destroy the primary rival to its superiority. The US is incredibly difficult to invade. The intelligence apparatus is too ingrained in all our communication to avoid detection. If you can’t get the rot to start from the outside, go for the inside.

      • davel [he/him]English
        -1•3 months ago

        This is peak BlueAnon/Marvel Cinematic Delusion, where Putin is a supervillain with a global mind control network.

      • nohaybanda [he/him]English
        25•3 months ago

        Damn these Russians making the US into warmongers. After all, stealing land is a completely foreign concept in America

    • @octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      10•3 months ago

      And the last gasp of our conservatives as the final pillar of the whitehouse collapses into a flaming wreck due to Trumps ridiculous toddler-like mismanagement of everything will be to blame it all on the Democrats.