US President Donald Trump has today announced massive new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium, while threatening to “shut down” its car industry and saying the best way to end the trade war was for Washington’s ally to be absorbed into the US.
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Well it was nice having… (checks notes)… metal.
That’s heavy!
What’s wrong with the gravity in the future?
Does he think Detroit is in Canada?
Large parts of US car manufacturing went to Canada over the years as Detroit rotted. The problem is that tariffs won’t bring it back, it will just bankrupt the car companies. Which is fine for Musk, not so much for everyone else.
Detroit doesn’t exist for him. There’s something strange about the place which it’s always located in a blind spot for him.
Aaaand he went back on it already.
Donvict the OLD, Demented and Unreliable
lol, this guy…
He’s clearly a Russian asset. Theres no rational thought or ideology here - he’s just fucking shit up for fucking shit up sake and USA can’t do anything about it.
Is he raising tariffs on russia, though…
No, but he is removing the sanctions against them
Canadian Metal? Oh no! What will Annihilator, Voivod and Anvil do now?
Ayo join the club buddy! !thrashmetal@lemmy.world. Nice to find a metalhead out in the wild. (Sorry for the shameless plug ;) ).
I’m still crying because Martyr broke up ages ago, how can they do this to me now!
team up with archspire!
do you think trump actually believes he can sanction canada into surrendering national sovereignty or is this part of some idiot gambit to crash the us economy on purpose
He’s seen up close how well it’s worked on Russia.
Getting Canada to surrender sovereignty is the bit. Crashing the economy is a happy coincidence for him. The true goal is profiting from the chaos in between it all.
It’s just destruction and chaos to weaken Russia’s competition.
Yes and yes. Putin engineered the situation to be a win for him in either case.
His negotiation strategy is to demand 1 billion dollars and settle for $3.50. which is fine when you’re a TV personality, less so when you have nuclear weapons.
can we just give him a dollar?
Trump needs to learn math. Once you have zero trade, another 50% has 0 effect.
DOUBLE IT
DEATH TO AMERICA
Whoa. That’s a big fuckin tariff
Hold on to your butts yall we’re having a Depression
are you saying nordic metal riffs are now turning into nordic metal tariffs?
welp rip to the us housing and automobile market. hope you weren’t planning on buying a house or car anytime soon.
Thankfully I have a home and a good car so I am fine but I am pissed because I have nieces and nephews that are entering the world of parenthood and won’t be able to buy a family vehicle or a starter house. This also kills any of my planned home renovations because I won’t be able to afford lumber if the orange turd pisses off the Canadians further and tariffs lumber further.
Can I just say the idea of starter house is seeming really out of touch when most people in the country will never own a home.
If he doubles it again it means he totally has a rad, bigly penis.
Do we know if these increased metal tariffs go live now or in April?
According to this article Wednesday is the day
The great negotiator says, “Oh yeah?! Well +1 to whatever you say! Times infinity!”
Such a great Deal ArtistTM
