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I never thought I’d live long enough to watch the fall of our American democracy. And I don’t say this lightly. When we begin these ill thought out and economically foolish trade wars; when we attempt to hurt our allies and neighbors and distance our self from our Democratic partners in favor of communist Russia, how can you say that our democracy is not in jeopardy. And we now have billionaires who are not responsible to the electorate, dictating policy in order to grow their enormous wealth even more and do so unchallenged with the protection of the government, does that not look like a country that doesn’t have long . And to these Republicans, who are spineless and care more about their job, their position and their pocketbook rather than their duty to their country and the constitution, how dare you. Disgrace.

As an American, I say, thank you for standing up to Trump! We all pay the price for the fact that a bunch of fools thought it was a good idea to put an insane felon back in power.

Oh it’s amazing to see thisweasel getting his comeuppance. Hahahahahah tail wagging the dog for too long thought he’d resigned?

I never thought this would happen

Him slapping excessive tariffs on many countries will only hurt Americans. He never thought that these countries will do the same to America.

The line has been crossed. America is now an enemy and axis power. Make no mistake about it. This is not posturing on the Republican side. It's deliberate, planned, and thought out. Trump IS on Russia's side.

I thought things got worked out and a deal made? Why are tariffs still happening?

American here. I am ashamed by my country. I am shocked red hats thought the orange baby was a good choice. \n\nGo Canada. We are with you.

The message in DC is that they can say and do whatever they want.....and we are powerless to do anything about it. Thoughts?? How do YOU feel about this notion?

I thought he resigned ?

I thought this lady resigned from Canada?

I don't stand with a priminister who takes his peoples guns and freezes their bank accounts. I feel for their people. I've spent a lot of time in Canada, and I can say they never mess around at the border. I thought the tariff wasn't going to be levied against Canada. Not happy about it.

I thought he resigned already... how many days are left for him in the office? ?

Wait , I thought Israel was our biggest friend .

Its time for you americans to fix your stuff. The longer you let this go on, the worse its going to get. I thought you folks were both free and brave?

I’m Irish, I am so proud of Mr.Trudeau a great politician and gentleman. My thoughts and prayers are with a proud nation.

i hope you can stand the eventuality and significant economic and interpersonal effect this will promote. i agree principally with none of this, its unnecessary and extremist in leaning. but i can stand it and saw this ahead of time as eventual. my question is can you stand these economic effects . did they ask you on the campaign trail? well . i also suspect as an independent that we will be both affected and tested. Consider those in power in government and big business who see to these situations becoming realities for American citizens , remember they live in mansions and have generational wealth. they can lose billions and withstand it. They will not now or ever feel the effects of their poorly thought through actions. we will. we will have to. I'll never ask anyone to do something i wont.i suspect our leading majority which i came from formerly up until this point wont balance this situation. keep that in mind.

I thought this mug stood down? Whats he still doing spouting absolute b0llocks on the world stage? Never forgie,never forget, 'Canadian Truckers' - What a eunich - love theway he's banging on about 'what he is doing now', once he was backed into a corner! His 'word', about worth as much as a penny farthing!

Blah blah blah. I thought he guit, but you keep giving this globalist a platform. And you let him quit on his terms. So now you have to keep suffering from this guys agenda.

what are you doing trump, don't listen to Elon musk don't let him run this country or Vladimir putin I thought you were the tough guy make America grow , not to destroy it . put your shit together .

Hahaha!! Thought you resigned!!! You can't best Trump!! Trump has lots of money coming in, he doesn't need to worry.!!

I THOUGHT HE QUIT????I PRAY CANADACUTS ITS CANCER TRUDEAU OUT,LIKE AMERICANS CANADA HAS CRIMINALS IN GOVERNMENT FROM LONG AGO,ITS A WORLD PROBLEM

I was almost born in Canada but because of an thyroid illness they did not aprove my mom to come to Canada (late 50`s) So my dad and grandfather decided to stay in the Netherlands. I have a soft spot for Canada........ could have been my home country. Good luck to all of us against dictators and bullies in this world. Who would have thought this will happen after 80 years of peace after a terrible world war and now becoming a threath again because of a few, so called wise men but actually todlers that never want to give in.

If you believe a word of Trudeau you are blind he is as for left as they get and he has done more to ruin his country than tariffs ever will maybe Trudeau shouldn’t have legalized drugs he is side tracking his pro drug usage i thought he resigned the drug problem in Canada is by far greater than he will admit

Now compare it to Trump who can't formulate his thoughts and finish a sentence.

And the Republicans thought that this guy wasn't a leader. His giving this treacherous dictatorship a run for its money.

Well done Mr. Trudeau, he is no longer Prime Minister of Canada. He can express his thoughts openly and honestly. Without harming relations between our countries, he can put diplomacy aside, while expressing himself in a respectful manner. Ukrainians must fight against an invader and put their lives in danger. Our invader is purely economic. Let us hope that all Canadians will show as much determination and respect for moral principles. Not to bow to a lawless mentality.

Two mistakes Justin, you trusted Donald Trump would to do what he promised, and you thought he was smart.

Hey Trudeau…thought you had resigned yet here you are ! President Trump would have negotiated with a good leader. Why don’t you clean the filth out of Canada, the corrupt drug cartels, the fentanyl labs etc etc.

Imagine having a leader who is eloquent, thoughtful, intelligent, and strong, but kind and compassionate. Then imagine supporting a bully, a thug, a convicted felon, a rapist, a misogynist, a wanna-be tough guy who is really a small and petty person.

I am disappointed. ? Trump, Musk, and Vance have put the US in a bad light. Trump is a wrecking ball of hate and ignorance. There is no working with him. Its his way or no way. There is no compromise. This is what MAGA did. This is what Elon did when he tempered with the voting machines in the swing states. The problem is you thought you were working with Trump and you both were friends. But the truth is he was not. He was working to set you up and stab you in the back.

Little Trump is not a president nor is he a businessman. He’s a scared little rat a draft dodger and think America if he was afraid to fight in the war then what makes us think that he would protect us now he’s a scared rat. He’s afraid of his own shadow. The family kids and the grandchildren are the ones that are going to feel the damage he will do to this country in four years. I feel so sorry for our men and women in the military now and our veterans are taking a pounding very sad . He’s only doing it to benefit for his own greed. Very sad human being. He’s miserable he’s depressed. You can see it in his face. He was a piece of shit to the American people before he ever even thought of being a president he owes contractors millions of dollars through his life no wonder he has a bull’s-eye on his back and they say he can’t sleep at night well, I wonder why he fucked the American people and he will keep fucking American people nobody will stop him He will keep fucking us until he’s done. And after all that damage that he will do to this country, in the four years it will be so damaged. It will never heal.

I thought musk was president? LOL

That bullet has done more damage than we thought.

I thought he was resigning,what happened to that

He is a joke. Anyway thought he was resigning?

I thought this dude was voted out?

I'm usually reasonable enough to realize that while I may disagree with many policy decisions, there's usually a relatively coherent line of thought to back said actions up. The problem here is that there’s no clear logic behind using tariffs as a tool to curb fentanyl trafficking or immigration. I'm not going to speak on the issue of immigration at the Canadian border because there simply is none. Yes, there are illegals from Canada, but almost 100% of them are from overstaying visas rather than crossing the border unlawfully. So let's talk about fentanyl. \n\nMost fentanyl in the US originates from China, often in precursor form, and is then processed in Mexico before being smuggled into the states. But it's typically trafficked in small, high potency quantities, often hidden in legitimate shipments or through mail, and only on very rare occasions is it being brought in by individuals crossing the border. It has _never_ been documented to have shipped in as part of large scale commercial imports, so a 25% tariff on legal trade with Canada and Mexico doesn’t directly target the black market supply chain at all.\n\nIf we take Trump’s reasoning at face value, the argument seems to be that he wants to exert economic pressure on Mexico and Canada as a means of having them crack down harder on drug trafficking networks. But the issue is that fentanyl simply isn’t coming in through mass import channels, so all this looks like is a punitive measure without a clear mechanism to actually achieve its stated goal. And the implications? Drastically higher costs for consumers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with absolutely nothing to show for it.

Have you thought about the corruption from Ukraine? They are not an ally. I’m a veteran also. Served 14 years, not just 4 like most. Please understand that hundreds of billions of dollars and equipment have been sent over there. What more can they be given?

Thank god Trudeau.\nWe can no longer trust the US.\nnever would I thought a US president would side with Russia.\nThere's a dictator in Russia and a dickhead in the Whitehouse.\nTrade with Europe.\nI hope Ukraine don't sell out there country to a brother of putihitler.\nEurope need uk to rejoin EU\nEU now need more than ever a European army including Ukraine.\nWell done Trudeau

Congrats to all you who thought Trump would somehow not fumble this. Max pain incoming for so many not just in the US, but the world!

All my thoughts to Canada. I pray usa will reconsider very soon

Thought this clown stepped down

Wait I thought this rubbish was done with.

I thought he was quitting? Nobody like you or your metric beer mr truckduck

Who would've thought the commies could beat America 60 years AFTER the USSR dissolved.

I thought the disgraced governor resigned?

Good onya this time Trudeau, but I thought you were supposed to resign months ago. Remember you announced your resignation!

F... Trudeau thought he was gone

Trudeau you need to stop talking!!! I thought you were out the door so bye!!