The answer is yes.
Trump’s childish talk to make Canada the 51st state isn’t helping.
MAGA fans find it amusing but it is backfiring.
So are tariffs, breaking Trump’s self-negotiated USMCA “Best trade deal in history.”
Fake National Emergency
It is foolish to break USMCA on grounds of a fake national emergency.
It proves that Trump may not honor any deal he signs. His words, even deals are effectively worthless.
Bullying works until it doesn’t. A backlash is starting in Canada. The anger is easily visible, and rightfully so.
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The sad thing is the US had a great relationship with Canada, and the trade deficit is entirely oil related which benefits the US.
The irony is Canada is too liberal for Trump’s liking and would tilt US elections to the Democrats.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio needs to have a discussion with Trump pronto about the damage Trump is causing.
Addendum
My original headline title was “Is Trump Inadvertently Helping Trudeau and the Liberals in Canada?”
Trudeau is gone. He stepped down. But these actions will make him and the new Liberal leader, likely Mark Carney, look better.
I mentioned Trudeau in the headline because the next party leader isn’t set.
But it’s better to take Trudeau out of the picture.
Registered Liberals have until March 9 at 3 p.m. ET to cast their vote with the expectation that the new Liberal Party of Canada leader will be announced later that day.
Addendum
My original headline title was “Is Trump Inadvertently Helping Trudeau and the Liberals in Canada?”
Trudeau is gone. He stepped down. But these actions will make him and the new Liberal leader, likely Mark Carney, look better.
I mentioned Trudeau in the headline because the next party leader isn’t set.
But it’s better to take Trudeau out of the picture.
Registered Liberals have until March 9 at 3 p.m. ET to cast their vote with the expectation that the new Liberal Party of Canada leader will be announced later that day.
I think His entire “Immediate Staff” must speak to Trump. The sooner the better, as He does seem to be ranting too much for me, when you consider the Cabinet He has behind him. Last thing we need is Trump causing His own damage, as this is “Hard Enough” as it is…
I must have missed it, when exactly did Canada become another US State that US president Trump controlled the outcome of elections in Canada?
Yesterday went to a supply house for a few items to do some trellis building in my home orchard. Been a bit since I did that. Left in a state of shock how much costs have risen as Biden bull shit economy aftermath marches right on along.
Now there is that place called Canada just to North of US border.
Currency known as Canadian Dollar. One USD will buy 1.4454 worth of Canada currency as of Friday close.
If Canada puts in place another WEF Justin Trudeau wanabee like Mark Carney.
Perhaps they never listened to Moms warning, Junior do not touch the Hot Stove as your hand will get burnt.
By being a complete Douche? Why yes, yes he is!
It hard for Americans to grasp how messed up Canada is, how much the political class has usury the democratic system of representation, and how much they hate the historic Canadian nation.
Imagine if the Extreme left of the Democrat party (not merely the Democrat party) had been in power for 30 years.
And every time they made things worse, they increased their radicalism.
Oh yeah. And they’re gleefully about it.
That’s Canada. Where you don’t work for yourself anymore (not really), you work for the government and see what’s left over.
Yep.
But at the same time, it would OK with me if Trump would lay off of the canada rhetoric..
The result of having state media called CBC for 50+ years.
The point is we don’t need Canada nearly as much as they need us. This is similar to the Ukraine situation.
Canada is committed to buying F35’s to replace its CF-18 fleet. If the F35 purchase is cancelled, then Canada will still have to deal with Boeing for replacement parts and upgrades on CF-18 while waiting for a european fighter to be delivered. Canada is also a member of NORAD. It’s would cost Canada a lot to re-align with European defenses.
Hamas broke the deal, Hamas has probably 20/22 hostages alive and the rest are dead. Hamas has no cards. They raised the price to 500 terrorists per hostage. Egypt’s Al Aharam newspaper criticized them. Bibi might wait until Hamas deplete its overflowing food stock during the Ramadan. Meanwhile he will close the budget. A new chief of staff will takeover this week. For a year and a half the IDF deployed quickies with a few divisions – in and out, bc the IDF is small – to destroy its enemies. Hamas is still alive ruling Jasa with an iron fist. In the the next phase of the war, if it comes in late March/May, the IDF might stay put in tranches, dissecting Hamas and starving them. Bibi isn’t afraid that Trump will kick him out of the white house. Ammunition flow cont. His enemies call him a Nazi for decades.
For three years the media never criticized Churchill II in his military fatigue. Experts
told Zelensky: u are not ready; talk only about mineral deals. For 40 min Vance was quite. After Trump said that he is not for any side. He is only for the American side, the invincible Zelensky cut him: Putin broke the deal. When JD told him that Ukraine has difficulties in the battle field Zelensky said: everybody has difficulties. U are protected by an ocean, u don’t feel your difficulties, but u will feel them in the future. Trump: u don’t know. Don’t tell us how to feel. U are not in position to tell us how to feel. We will feel very well. From there on, in the next ten min, chaos took over. Rubio was in a state of shock. This disaster ended after 50 min. Sentiment can make people stupid.
Today Churchill II, in the UK, will meet king Charles III and leaders of: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, NATO…Zelensky needs their support, fearing that the Trump/Vance administration have abandon him. Zelensky got a hug from Keir Starmer.
They will use the funds confiscated from Russia to finance Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian and then they will make peace with Russia. Europeans are cunning cynical bastards. It’s part of their charm.
I know.
This big meeting in London going on now where all the Europeans are getting together to come up with a European plan for Ukraine will come up with something substantial on paper which they will then present to …….Trump. I am not making this up. That is what they are saying.
They are saying something by extension more in your reference and that happens to be,
we are not going to pony up 250 Billion Buckaroos that Zelensky is demanding.
Mr Z is dead in the water without US support. End of his story Dead.
Mr Z double cross of Sec of State Rubio’s agreement is now going to force him to plead for peace or get himself eliminated.
US el Presidento not known for giving mercy when no mercy is warranted.
Mr Z thought he had it all wrapped up cause Europe says something like we stand with you. Well they may stand with him but do not make mistake that has any meaningful consequence..
Can the Trump Admin freeze those funds and prevent those $ being used to continue the war?
I hope so.
I wonder what the Canadians here think who will win and what will happen afterwards.
No Canadians here?
Just one here but I am concerned that the pushback against Trump’s comments may return the liberals. We are too far gone into socialism here to see anything good in Trump and he’s not helping our Conservative (think Repub) party here.
Canadian society has been so artfully manipulated our citizens no longer have constitutional rights that are not subject to revocation in the name of Social Welfare. There are no citizens here, only masses in a state of indiscriminate ‘equality’, a state of de facto slave
Diversity™ and mass immigration has been the cause of the dissolution of Canadian society into a Potemkin village of pseudo tolerance, envy and coercion, parasitism and faux ethics.
I sure hope its not the liberals again. Remember, the Finance minister of Canada (Freeland- just resigned recently) is very close to George Soros–she was planned to write his biography for him.
That’s this country. Canadians are so steeped in socialism and virtue signalling that they will beggar their neighbour for the flashy guy in a suit.
Meanwhile, the ‘Conservative’ alternative is a Privy council member, never had real job in his life, and went to India to help push the invasion of his supposed nation of Canada.
Some alternative. Unfortunately, he’s the better choice.
While a Conservative majority is a possibility, its more likely we get another Conservative minority with the NDP (a communist party!!! YES!!) as the swing controlling party.
Canada is truly screwed, and most Canadians are just incredibly passive about the whole affair.
Let’s hope Canadians aren’t stupid enough to still re-elect the liberal party, but its far from certain. ALL our media is state controlled and state funded.
“ALL our media is state controlled and state funded.”
An interesting statement that I felt compelled to investigate.
Other than the CBC, what other media in Canada is state controlled and funded. Got a list? I looked at several lists of 20, 50, and 100 Canadian media companies and they are all private, and certainly not state controlled. This includes Telecom, Newspaper, Television, Magazine, Internet, etc.
So, I would love to see your list and your proof.
Also, as a Canadian, do you follow Canadian Media more than American media? Because I suspect a lot of Canadians follow American media, since we have the largest media companies in the world.
The dems broke the wall. Trump breaks a deal that don’t work. It enrich Mexico and Canada at US consumer expense. Keto chips production map showed how idiotic the USMCA deal is. Trump needs tariffs to reduce Hakeem’s uniparty. Tariffs are financial walls. The people voted against the uniparty in Nov last year. High tech miniaturization is back from China. Ilan 14th son was born.
I wouldn’t call them liberals in Canada when it comes to wanting to remain a country. It only took Trump 1 month or so but there are signs everywhere even people who voted for him have buyer’s remorse. Usually that takes about a year or two to occur. Trump is so great, he did it in 1 month. Egg prices up again along with fuel prices. The US military may have to start buying fuel from other sources as Norway and other countries start cutting them off. It is going to feel more like Russia by the middle of summer. Just FYI. The grid is now completely unprotected as Hegseth has completely told all cyber operations to stop any offensive or defensive actions. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
You didnt mention the possible takeover of the civilian Federal government by the military when personnel shortages make it impossible to run the government. Military air traffic controllers came in when the civilian controllers went on strike and were fired in the 1980s — its happened before. Perhaps it is happening by design.
If 95% of Fed employees don’t even need to show up at their offices, how many of those can we do without?
Probably at least 50%.
After dorking for local, county, state and federal agencies over the years, I can attest to this: MANY of those employees don’t do much.
Oh yes, “signs everywhere”. And his approval ratings are what? Anomalies? Please go sell your bs somewhere else like to a CNN audience.
I think your name says it al.
Trump has been in office for just over a month, and you think he could have fixed the egg price problem, or inflation, already?
Your TDS is showing. Must be a Harris voter.
“signs everywhere” lol sure – in the minds of demented Dems maybe, which is why you lost the election, no ability to reason
I was waned about the Democrats. The racist DEI, the anti Democratic attacks on free speech, the weaponization of government agencies against parents attending school board meetings, etc. Won’t change my vote against that.
Bill Maher interviewed the person running for Trudeau’s old slot on Friday’s show. The show was also excellent with guests Rahm Emanuel and Fareed Zakaria.
Nothing with Fareed Zakaria is excellent.
I could say the same about your comments..
Suggest you comment AFTER watching, not INSTEAD of watching. [lol]
Bill Maher and FZ?
Literally Tools for the establishment.
My Gawd..
Bone Head Maga. Can’t keep his word. In the end, nothing good is coming from anything being done.
How about: Welcome to the US, Canada’s 11th province!
Lol, that’s a good one!
Carvill is a has been who needs to stop being listened to. If you’re a Dem that is. Trumps doing great and needs to keep it up.
Dems would do well to listen to Carville – and Ruy Texeira – but they won’t. They’re doubling down on David Hogg and castrating children.
Trump & the Pubs refusing to criticize him, are setting up a huge snapback come the midterms. I won’t be surprised based on all that Trump has “done” so far if both houses of Congress turn into a super majority for the Dems. That should be big fun!
James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
Feb. 25, 2025
By James Carville – Mr. Carville is a veteran of Democratic presidential campaigns, including Bill Clinton’s in 1992, and a consultant to American Bridge, a Democratic super PAC.
The Republican Party is all too often effective at campaigning and winning elections, but there’s another fact about it that a lot of Americans forget: The Republican Party flat out sucks at governing. Even Tucker Carlson agrees with this. For all the huffing and puffing on the campaign trail in 2016, the first Trump administration largely amounted to tax cuts for the wealthy, 500 miles of a border wall and a destructive pandemic gone viral. George W. Bush got us into a harebrained war in Iraq and then tried to privatize Social Security while letting our financial system drive smack into the Great Recession. And George H.W. Bush governed his way into a one-term presidency because of the economy.
For Round 2 in office, instead of prioritizing the problems he campaigned on — public safety, immigration and the border and, most of all, the economy — President Trump is hellbent on dismantling the federal government. To accomplish this, he has put his faith in the most incompetent cabinet in modern history: a health and human services secretary who is already targeting federal vaccination efforts and dumped a bear carcass in Central Park as a fun prank at age 60, a director of national intelligence who was devoted to an allegedly abusive yoga-centered cult, a WWE tycoon turned head of Department of Education and a former cable news talking head as defense secretary. Which will result in one clear thing: disorder. There will probably be more enormous tax cuts for the wealthy and Medicaid cuts hitting a lot of other people, but there is nothing the American public despises more than disorder and a broken economy.
And there’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop it, even if we wanted to.
With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us. Only until the Trump administration has spiraled into the low 40s or high 30s in public approval polling percentages should we make like a pack of hyenas and go for the jugular. Until then, I’m calling for a strategic political retreat.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/opinion/democrats-trump-congress.html
He’s right. Unless you want to go all in and launch an attack on the US Army, Trump has 51% of the government and he’s gonna do what he wants to do (unless SC screws him and says no). Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing.
It’s better to apologize than ask for permission. The Supreme Court can say Trump’s actions in firing federal employees was unconstitutional, but that’ll be 16 months from now and it’ll be too hard to unscramble that egg. Trump learned from Obama on DACA and Biden on student loan forgiveness.
With tens of thousands of “fire-ees,” you may be able to accelerate that calendar. Maybe. 🙂
I see no evidence – yet – that Trump is pissing off the people who voted for him. There’s no way Dems will get a “supermajority” in either house, much less both. They could retake the House. That’s because the Democrat and Republican parties are now reversed in terms of who does better in midterms. Used to be the GOP. Now that the republicans’ base is blue collar, they turn out in higher numbers in presidential years – at least with Trump at the top of the ticket. The midterm electorate is now more weighted toward eggheads, lesbians and Never Trumpers. Bill Kristol is all three.
He is setting up to not leave in 2028 and to declare a “national terrorist emergency,” and suspend the 2026 election. Dictator playbook to the page.
This is because you are blind and also don’t read widely. Here’s one from a couple of weeks ago. I am sure there ar emore having second thoughts today and that number will grow by the day as Trump steps on toes everywhere.
Donald Trump Supporters Are Waking Up To The Reality Of Their Ballot Choices, And The Stories Are A Loooooot
“I am so sorry I voted for Trump.”
BuzzFeed Staff
2/19/2025
We’re a month into the new Trump administration, which unfortunately means that this 2015 meme is becoming more and more true by the day:
So, here are some of the Republican voters who definitely couldn’t have seen any of this coming:
1. First, there’s the “Trumpy neighbor” who isn’t very pleased that he has to return to in-person work for the Department of Homeland Security, given that he takes care of his elderly mother:
Tweet expressing frustration about neighbor's unexpected full-time office return; mentions working for DHS and caring for elderly mother
@danzu72 / Via x.com
2. There’s the conservative parents who voted for Trump, despite their “entire income” relying on federal grants:
Tweet stating loss of income due to Trump affecting parents' federal grant writing business, with a comment about "leopards having a feast"
u/FrontlineYeen / Via reddit.com
3. There’s the Trump voter with disabilities who “prayed” for Trump, only to have the president “screw [him] over.”
Tweet expressing disappointment about potential changes to SNAP and SSI benefits affecting people with disabilities
u/AlphabetSoup51 / Via reddit.com
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/trump-voters-are-regretting-their-ballot-choices
Buzzfeed – ROFL
A totally TDS infected leftard proaganda outlet with a negative number credibility score.
If Carville is just an 80 year old commentator now. The party doesn’t listen to him and his analysis on the Republican party dates from when the Republican party was dominated by RINOs. The Republican party now is a totally different animal.
I agree the GOP does a poor job of governing, but that’s primarily because of all of the RINOs.
“Trump administration largely amounted to tax cuts for the wealthy”
We do have a progressive tax code. You understand this, right? The top 1% pay 40% of all taxes paid, so if you enact a progressive tax cut, then they get a bigger cut. You can disagree with this all you (and I’m not saying I like it) want but changing this way of doing business will be very difficult.
“500 miles of a border wall”
That’s 500 more miles than Brandon built who tore down some of the barriers.
And Trump did this without official Congressional funding.
“a destructive pandemic gone viral”
Which was caused by the Wuhan lab which Trump quickly pointed to as the source, but the liberals quickly covered this up, lied & broke the law just like they do about EVERYTHING.
If you think the Dems are better for America, then you are crazy. Just utterly batsh!t crazy.
I won’t miss the Democrats. They Are still ruining California.
Detroit auto manufacturing jobs are returning from Canada to USA. Every other Canadian job is returning to USA. Americans don’t care about Canadian politics.
PCC
I think the stink Trudeau has left on the liberal party had turned voters against Carney and towards conservatives. I expect Pierre will be the next Prime Minister but Ontario voters are retarded so you never know.
Ontario voters returned the Conservatives to power in the provincial election held a few days ago.
Ford won because he was fast out of blocks to condemn Trump. The national Conservatives lagged and had previously associated themselves with Trump.
On last polls Libs will increase majority, but it’s a long time to go. The bump could fade.
p.s. when I say Ford won, he got the most seats despite being the likely less preferred candidate cos of the first psst the post voting system used by Canada and other semi-democratic countries
It is very difficult to reign in a “loose cannon” who is unpredictable as what he will do next. Not sure he does.
I added this paragraph at the end.
Trudeau will be gone. He stepped down. But these actions will make him and the new Liberal leader, likely Mark Carney, look better. I mentioned Trudeau because the next party leader isn’t set.
Only 11% of people in the US think Putin is trustworthy. People in democratic states like me will be blocked on the White House site and every Repub senator’s site. We cant to anything to stop this. What in the world is this “party” doing supporting this used car salesman? They may as well support gonorrhea while they are at it.
How many incorrectly think Trump, Biden, etc. are Trustworthy?
Nobody should because they are all proven liars.
Bill Clinton on Putin: “he kept his word on all the deals we made.”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLy1gi-R-QM&pp=ygUdQmlsbCBjbGludG9uIHB1dGluIG5ldmVyIGxpZWQ%3D
That high a %age???
A man who most probably orchestrated his former buddy, Prigozhin’s, untimely demise at 5 miles up.
The liberal leadership vote is March 9, 2025 and Canada will have a new PM, most likely Mark Carney, annointed as new liberal leader and new PM, despite never being elected. Stupid system. He has already been caught lying repeatedly during the leadership campaign, so more of the same. Either Mr. Carney will call a snap election or the Canadian Parliament will fall with a nonconfidence vote by March 26 because the Canadian Gov’t must, and I do mean must under law, approve more money to be spent. Either way, election soon. The Canadian Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, have been +20% ahead of the extreme-left liberals for almost a year. President Trump has certainly been helping the liberals with tariffs On / Off / On, maybe Off. Canada is certainly within the US sphere of influence and is realistically a vassal state which the US uses to its advantage by importing landlocked Canadian oil at massive discounts, then refining in the USA Midwest, LA, TX, and selling at considerable markups on the world market. Nothing wrong with this, it’s business. Massive profits for US hydrocarbon industry exploiting cheaper Canadian oil. Good on them. Stupid Canadians. As you have repeatedly stated, Mike, remove oil from the US-Canada trade figures and it is CANADA that has the trade deficit and Mr. Trump is creating resentment within Canada because he is reneging on his executed USMCA Agreement which he boasted in 2018 as “The best trade deal in the history of the world.” If Mr. Trump would have waited 90 to 120 days he would have had a conservative Canadian gov’t to deal with who are much more aligned with his goals on security, energy, crime, war on drugs, etc. By the way, Mr. Jamil Jivani, Conservative MP, matriculated at Yale law school with Mr. JD Vance and gave a bible reading at Mr. Vance’s wedding. It is with these types of high level relationships that the relationship between the USA and Canada can be re-strengthened towards the common goal of prosperity. However, right now the extreme left-wing French Canadian liberal party is dominated by eco-zealot socialists and with President Trump talking about annexing Canada and calling it a 51st State is just fueling the embers of a dying liberal party and breathing life into what must be rapidly extinguished as a political entity. The resentment towards Mr. Trump is a beacon of opportunity for the Canadian liberals and is certainly being used by them for their own political advantage.
Trudeau is not running in the next election and has resigned as Prime Minister. The thesis is accurate. Trump is helping the Liberals and their soon to be anointed leader Mark Carney. Carney the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and then Bank of England is believed by voters to be a better foil to Trump.
Correct and I was aware because I commented on Trudeau stepping down. But the new leader isn’t set.
The correct thing was not mention a name at all.
Headline changed with an addendum explanation.
Karma is a bitch isnt it? Still waiting for 18-20 Repub senators to decide this runaway train has gone too far even for them and they will convict and remove before they lose everything.
Don’t hold your breath. Trump’s approval is still north of 50%.
I dont think Trumps approval has ever been above 40%ish. He won due to Latin guys just plan liking the “dictator” motif.
Trump didn’t win. Harris lost.
The Dems did everything they possibly could to lose, including not forcing Biden to stick to his one-term promise and running Harris w/o making her win the position competitively. After almost 4 years as VP, we learned why we heard so little from Harris. She wasn’t capable of stringing together intelligent thoughts and lacked maturity.
If Canada wants more of the same they should vote for it. Like hitting the gas towards the grand canyon.
4.22% baby! And dropping!
It will be conservative in Ottawa next election. In the meantime we’ll make ourselves as disagreeable as possible.