Trump goes to war! He has declared a trade war against Canada and Mexico and it is time we open a thread to commemorate this declaration.

So let me open the discussion by asking my Trump voting friends…why?

Cannot explain the unexplainable. The 51st state is just crazy.

It seems he is purposely crashing the stock market. I'm hoping it's a short term stock manipulation play where's he just posturing with the tariffs so his insiders can buy stocks at a temporary discount before they rebound back when tariffs are lifted.

However, another part of me is fearful that he decided to go scorched earth after the assassination attempt. Where he would be purposely crashing the stock market and jumpstarting a recession/depression as revenge to hurt the pockets of the deep state that tried to off him.

It's because he has recruited people that cannot tell him "no". If they do, they're fired. So it means he makes all the decisions with no intel. He's a fucking moron who is just trying stuff but doesn't understand the complexities of the issues he's making decisons on.

Trump is going to speak with Trudeau today, my hope is that this is all a stunt for Trump to work out some “new” deal that is more or less what we already had going with Canada and Trump will spin it as a win

Surprisingly Trump caves on Mexico firsr

Girls do like gay guys.

Looks like Trump's strategy was to strongarm them into making a deal and it worked.

What deal? We already had a great deal

"I just had a good call with President Trump. Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.

In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million.

Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together."

https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886529228193022429

So far his threats have worked on Colombia, Mexico, and Canada. I mean, you've got to hand it to him. He gets stuff done. Judge a man on his results and all that.

But China will be a different beast. I don't think he will be able to strongarm them into doing what he wants. And even if they say they will curb fentanyl it will just be words. China hasn't ever kept to an international agreement. Any anyway, China is failing nicely by itself without intervention from Trump.

Maybe it was all a performance to set the environment for China.

lol

Or for that punchline.

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