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Trump does not care about Canadians,he doesn't care about Americans trump only cares about Russia and pleasing putin,as an American i am sorry people in our country made a bad mistake putting him back in after we got him out even then he tried to overthrow our government, he is a 34 count felon those thing were not enough to hold him off i am not proud to be an American i am ashamed of my country

Trump is not a smart man. He is Putin's stooge. He is Elon's fool.

Putin must got some serious dirt on trump.

Of course, this will hurt the US and Canada... just like the threat of tariffs against the EU will hurt us even more and all of Europe... that's the point. It's great for Russia. And that's the total point. It's an attempt to align the US with Russia and weaken everyone else in the process. Trump and his stooges are betting the US economy can hold out while hurting everyone else to help good old Putin and his goals. It's always been about Russia.

Trump is compromised. Period. He's doing Putin's bidding, 100%. This is an incredible moment in history. America has been infiltrated by it's arch enemy in the biggest way. God help us.

MAGA nuts don’t care what Trump does , long as it helps their selfish interests. Most Americans love Our neighbors . Trump and Vance are not friendly people , they are basically Adolf and Himmler reincarnation from another time. A time of great racial hate and greed. All MAGA wants is cheap energy , food , and get rid of anybody not like themselves ……Trump encourages these low brow people promising to eliminate anybody who doesn’t agree with his base of voting power. Trump,fancies himself a King and wants the world to bow down to his policies. He is one of the, we are many , let’s not let Trump copy Putin s Russia.nightmare.

One assumption would make several mysteries solved: Trump just might be in Putin's pocket; whence Canada is his enemy.

???? this mother fu… call Putin Dictator…Dictator was you Father Justin Fidel Jr??????

Trump scare to bully Putin. He only bully all US Allie’s

Is all MEGA MAGGOTS fault to place America in those conditions. They’re the ones at fault for voting and believing a dictator, criminal, Putin puppet, felon. Now everyone will be eating S****?????? IMPEACH TRUMP!!!

How the hell Americans chosed a freak leader? It's pretty clear Trump is working with Putin to mess up nations.

Americans wake up ! Canada is your biggest ally - this is disgusting. And what Trump is doing is in a way what Putin is doing to Ukraine. Why would Canadians want to be the 51st state? They are their own country and they are proud.

Wait for it, the white house will withdraw from NATO, and remover all US troops and bases from Europe. All part of Putins plan

Americans take note. \nCanada has a small population. It is a trading nation. Canada does not pretend to other countries that it is a friend while behaving in treacherous ways. Your minions and hypocrites, Vice President James David Vance and Senator Lindsey Graham should also take note. \nCanada and the United States have been trading with each other for over 170 years. Circumstances and proximity made Canada rely on trading with its neighbour, the USA. In 2024, 75.9% of Canada's total exports went to the United States. \nWas it convenience or laziness that made it so, or Canadians’ trust in America being a fair partner? \nPresident Donald J Trump, you have insulted Canadians and the whole United States will harvest the consequences. \nYou had negotiated the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) calling USMCA the best deal, and recently you called your deal the worst deal. \nYou can be the Manchurian Candidate as much as you want. You seek to destroy Canada. Go ahead, do your worst. Keep being manipulated by the Putin and Musk of the world. \nThis is the last time you will use this closeness between Canada and the USA to hurt Canada this way. Does not matter how long it will take, Canada will diversify its trading practice to foolproof itself from future fools like you, elected to the oval office. \nNeighbours, Canadians will remain, there is no way of moving Canada to a different place on this planet’s map. Canada may remain an economic partner, but a close friend, you can forget it. \nThere is a motto on the licence plates of vehicles of Québec (in case you might not know Donald, it is a province of Canada, not part of your fantasy 51st state). Since 1978 the motto says: “Je me souviens”. In English it translates into “I remember”. Canadians will remember what America is doing to them.

Canadians, don't want it, you want that tray war because top your news Trudeau. In Ukraine, we're raping us Canadians. What do carbon tax instead? You should work with Trump and tried to make deals. Didn't you go behind his back and pop your nose? Enter Ukraine and then called Putin. Bad Putin isn't bad. I think who is bad is Trudel. That is a dictator and we know that because his dad was El. Truro. You self are a dictator also, because when you would work with Canadians and leave your news out of Ukraine, then work with Trump. We wouldn't have this, but Trump sees you pop your news into Ukraine. Will your news not belong? That's why Trump? It's punishing us the soul. You stop you gonna poke your nose in Ukraine? You gonna pay for it, are we Canadians? Gonna pay for that.

Excuse me sir!! That was trump who embraced Putin. Not all Americans

Murdering, thieving Putin is proud of Trump

Trump is too bad for NATO alliance & Dangerous for democracy countries,but very good for Putin & Kim Jung ON

I am annoyed with CNN for turning this into a WAFFLE Soapy...At Last Trudeau has grown BALLS and he was presenting a Polite, Rational, Understandable, Logical, Factual explanation NOT only to AMERICA BUT more so to Canada and the World that Trump is NOT actually a SMART man but rather a deranged and dangerous illiterate with NO interest other than HIS EGO...SO CNN in your wisdom you ignored Trudeau's replies to questions from the press and gave oxygen to your WAFFLE MONGERS LIGHT WEIGHT comments.\n I have never been a supporter of wishy washy Trudeau....until this polite and measured presentation by him which was brilliant as an Educational tool not only for the American People BUT also for ALL of those ALLIES in the FREE World that TRUMP has absolutely NO RESPECT for and has been singularly responsible for the FREE World ALLIES to seriously rethink their allegiances with Chaotic America due to Donald's apparently Love affair with Putin as a fellow Dictator.\n America listen up.... The U.K./Europe are cranking up their home based on their door step DEFENSE INDUSTRIES etc which will be GREAT for Europe.... BUT not so GREAT for America''s employment going SOUTH.\n I was born in 1936 in the U.K. and have first hand experience of the TORTURE Ukraine is experiencing as the RESULT of Putin INVADING Ukraine....Donald and his Attack dog Vance are dangerous illiterates.

America serving 2 masters now. Netanyahu, and now Putin. What a b*tch.

Trudeau more of a dick tator than putin

Trump bff is Putin...in short Canada was replaced by Russia?

47 may now invade Canada Mexico Greenland and Panama following his buddy Putin ..Monkey see Monkey do.?

Trump is a lackey of Putin. Russia just won the new cold war.

Trudeau has the full backing of the UK. I pray that the next prime minister takes the same stance as Trudeau. Trump is a dumb tosser who is hell bent on playing Putins fiddle.

We support our allies. Everyone, except possibly some Republicans, know Trump and Vance work for Putin, not the people. The rest of the Republicans in government, unfortunately, don’t care.

America is communist now. Reagan must be rolling in his grave! Putin needs to be sent to his!...

Putin has trump by the balls. Putin has dirt on trump that’s why trump takes putin’s side.

It's not even Putin who is laughing the loudest, his military and economy are in tatters. It's Xi Jinping, who has had the Pacific at least handed to him on a plate. All he's had to do for it is send a few warships and a sub around the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. I don't think anyone in the US administration has noticed. Nice one, Donald.

PUTIN PUTIN PUTIN CNN HAS NO CREDIBILITY CALL THEM OUT

tRUMP ONLY ALLY IS PUTIN

And most Americans are just sleeping on it and believe it will make America great again. Donald Thump is trying to take USA as his own. He will rewrite the constitution to allow him to stay in power for many many years just like Putin and Xi Jipeng. He know well once he step down. He will be jailed due to his criminal cahrges. So he will stay in power for as long as he want now

Two gulf wars, Afghanistan, Cuba, Korea, Vietnam, yeah Putin is the only dictator. Did anyone ask what the Iraq people think about the allies.\nIts ironic how everyone with a tongue in the West believes Putin is the ONLY dictator. Really, all of you, pick up a book and learn some elementary military history.

From UK , Trump and Vance should be forced out of their jobs as are not fit for purpose . Terrible what they are playing at , Trump is easily taken in with Putin he wants Trump himself to be a Dictator just alike his pal , his hero Putin \nPutin he is a mass murderer and wanted for war crimes also .\nEvil man Putin and trump just what does he see in him . Both as said Trump and Vance should be taken out of their jobs \nforced if need be . Trump sais he is trying to stop a war in Ukraine ? Seems to me he has not \nSeems so far as i type he talks bull , and just after the rare minerals in the Ukraine . The mans not fit for the job within \nand needs removed along with his co habs Vance and the other idiot stood behind them in that room .\nTreated Zelensky terribly also in that room a set up against him it was ..Americans get rid of them guys somehow .\n\nCanada all the best .

Don’t sound soft !! Let HitlerTrump that he control the world , he wants to be Hitler and Putin

Why is trump siding with Russia and alienating Canada and Mexico. It's because he's obsessed with dictatorship and wants to be Putin so bad

There was no reason for these tariffs against Canada. Our closest neighbor and ally. Unreal! Trump is doing exactly what he has been instructed to do, to divide the USA. Both nationally and globally. Putin must be patting himself on the back for a job well done. Disgusting Republicans.

America are we switch side to please Satan Putin? And long time friends and allies now our enemies? This is the reason why Putin goes to war with Ukraine, because its all plan out by Trump and Putin.

Trump on day ONE gave tax breaks to the richest (includes him!), he sold your federal government to Elon so he can issue contracts to himself, he has insulted, alienated and threatened allies (ex-allies now) and he made it known that he stands with dictators like Kim Jong and Putin. Yet millions of you would probably vote for him again. Not sure if USA can redeem itself.

Appeasing Putin? Really Justin....and what's your plan, just keeping the meat grinder going? This child will just get more and more Ukrainians killed. Time to pursue peace. We know what this is all about. He just despises Trump. He doesn't really matter.

Russia BANK give Trump loan when he almost bankrupt. This is the why Trump is pro Putin.

I’m so glad, someone is speaking up, because America ?? is scary as hell! A bunch of followers, Trump been playing us since the first election ?️ it’s always been about Putin! ??‍♀️

My opinion is trump is owned by someone (Putin)

And nobody was so clever to take a look at donnie in the 80's ? He was recruited by the KGB wel who was in the KGB to?? PUTIN...the 2 of them are playing the same game..planning together to get more power....The US has no more friends than PUTIN...

Trump is not leader of the free world,but Putin’s messenger, the traitor of the free world.

He just threatened Donald Trump and schmoozed in his face that he's aligning with Russia and Putin. Do you really think Canada that it's going to end well for you? I don't think so

The Oligarchs are getting their dreams fulfilled. It's not a trade war its a decoy to what is coming. Population is blindsided. \n Won't be a Christmas either.. \nWait and see !\n Putin Elon & Trump are the world leaders like it or not.

You are a clown u ruined canada trump and putin are amazing you and zelinski are enganging in money laundering and death by wars all your doing and zalenski doing clownshow

Canada won't back down from a fight....LMAO, with what military! Look, what the mindless people don't get is that unless you want to go full scale nuclear war, we have to live on the same planet w/Putin. So Canada, giddy-up your pony and go take on Putin yourself or STFU!

WSJ is WRONG tRUMP IS HELPING HIS FRIENDS PUTIN AND N KOREA