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Mexico and Canada imposing tariffs on the US is not going to hurt us like they think. We have more ships and planes and are able to move more goods faster to other countries who will buy. Not to mention the fact that Mexico and Canada were never fair to us in trading. In the end they will have hurt themselves way more then the US. Why do you think Trump has done this and most of us are not worried.

As a Canadian, I can tell you that we make great friends and trading partners but if you think your can bully us, you've made a very bad mistake. We will remember and we're going to make this hurt.

Donald Trump is a very, very dumb man...? all of this will hurt only Americans.

canadian here - we should put tariffs on energy only, the tariffs on everything else will just hurt Canadians, if our dollar is crappy Americans will spend money here if there are no tariffs.

I bet this is the retaliation for the “moment “ between Justin and Melania on the tarmac a few years ago. \nDonald was hurt that day and this is his revenge. \nGoogle it and you’ll understand.

Tariffs can be a useful tool but it shouldn't be the only tool. For this US president it's like his only tool. Applying tariffs to everything is like trying to use a hammer to fix everything. It will just end up hurting ordinary people ?

As an American, I welcome all countries being threaten by Trump and his version of America to fight back. Arguing and reasoning with the other half of America isn't working for us. But maybe, a reality check by hurting their wallets will. Do it--don't hold back. Don't bow down to this wannabe dictator. The other half of America can survive--those who voted for Trump will not.

So Canada is purposely hurting it's own citizens.\n?

yea I think the people of Mexico are going to hurt the most then Canada mexico has a 40% export GDP and Canada has a 30% export GDP USA not so much because the GDP of USA is only 10% USA wont really blink tbh going to be interesting what happens.

Been buying almost exclusively Canadian for every product i can manage since 2016. Trump thought it would hurt Canadians, it just proved to us that the US is unreliable as a partner, so long as 50% of the US population considers us as beneath them rather than partners.

Canada putting tariffs on American goods hurts Canadians much more than Americans.

Canada should increase tarifs on oil and energy exported to the USA. With 25%. That would really hurt the bully.

This is all bc trump doesnt like Trudeau and wants to hurt him and Canada

Canadian here. The tariffs will hurt. And this may just be the beginning of a sprawling trade war, but make no mistake, Canada is not for sale, and Canada, despite its soft spoken nature, is determined to keep going on its own way. We have free trade with the EU and Pacific nations. For any US companies who find themselves caught up in tariffs for their export markets, consider setting up your export shop here, to keep your Canadian customers, and continue to have access to European and Asian markets under free trade agreements that are respected, and operate independently of any decision made by President Trump. Businesses need predictability and stability, and your neighbors to the north can provide that to all of your export markets.

This is a mistake by Trudeau and will continue to hurt Canada and Canadians until he is removed from office.

Important note here: The administrative burden alone will harm Canadians more than it hurts the U.S. Furthermore, the tariffs will affect working class Canadians far more than 'bourgeois' Canadians. As bad as it sounds its better to work things out rather than retaliate. This is 4 years people.\nI highly recommend that people start reading into why these tariffs actually came to be instead of relying on the Canadian media.

This will hurt both sides, but at least Canada has options to mitigate the pain, like joining forces with the rest of the world that America is alienating. Remember, Canadians are nice except in hockey and (trade) wars. FAFO

Trudeau doesn’t need to implement tariffs. I suspect Canadians are abandoning US imports which will \nLower demand for US goods without hurting the Canadian taxpayer.

King Trump and his wealthy friends will not care about tariffs. Broke and middle class Americans will be hurt the most

The tariffs will hurt the US economy, but Canada and Mexico can't replace USA consumerism by trading with other countries, so who will break first?

God Bless our beautiful Country Canada ?? ? Pray the Lord guides protects and helps the Leaders of Canada and the Canadians to stay strong united and free. What goes around comes around...how can America be great again hurting other countries, they will end up hurting themselves.

Trump promised retaliatory tariffs in response to Canada's tariffs. So what will the new tariffs be: 50%? USA will be hurt by Canadian tariffs, but given its smaller economy, in four years, Canada will be economically destroyed by US tariffs. Canadian dollar, which is 1.45 to the US dollar, may soon rise to 1.8-2.0, and Canada's leading bankers have said that Canada is looking at high interest rate and recession.

ok now trump need to stop this bec american will get hurt .

436 billion in exports to the US verses 150 billion to Canada. This is not going to hurt America but will crush Canada.

If you do the math and see who purchases what from who, this is heavily in favour of the US. Yes, both countries will hurt but it will hurt Canada a lot more - this is just going from national statistics for trade dependencies.

We are finally taking care of our own?‍♀️. Cannot believe we spend millions of dollars on people that are not citizens of this country?‍♀️?. But tax, abuse, and mistreat our own citizens. America was the stupidest, illogical place ever. Our citizens are in debt from trying to better themselves from a country they are born, and raised in. Yet before you help them, you help an outsider before you help your own who is poor, and starving citizens, crying out for help, and many who are homeless, and starving in their own county! How backwards ?‍♀️?. Glad we are finally telling countries to take care of their own, and we will take care our own. You wouldn’t expect anyone to take care of your children, it is your responsibility. The same goes for citizens. We shouldn’t be funding everyone else life, and investing in them , while our own are hurting, and starving. Before you support freeloaders, look into your own life, and see if it’s something you need. It’s finally time we are focusing on our citizens, and trying to meet their needs. They are our responsibility. We should have never taken the focus off of them. Let that country take care of their responsibilities, and we take care of our because our citizens need help. There should never be a homeless, or starving American with all the money we give to other counties, instead of meeting our own needs. Take care of your own backyard first, and let them take care of theirs. It is their responsibility to take care of their own, and ours to take care of our citizens.

CNN must be really butt-hurt by these comments on here ?

We are sick of crime and our hearts hurt for missing and exploited children! Why don’t people care about that? Illegal people don’t exist if they are undocumented! If they don’t exist, they can disappear! Hence the missing children!

What does someone's genitals have to do with their ability to serve? Both men & women are able to serve. Why are trans people considered less than human? \n\nI don't understand why anyone would want to change their sex. It makes no sense to me. It's also not my business to judge any other person. They're not breaking the law or hurting anyone.

What a smart and talented woman. Trump wouldn't serve in any kind of war scared he would get hurt or killed. He is such a racist against so many people. Ty for sharing.

People don't understand we have too many immigrants, and many are criminals doing bad to our country. Many don't even like to work. I'm so sorry, but first, Us USA citizens. It's like entering a strangers house without his consent. You can't do that by force. You can get hurt. Try fighting for your rights in your country.

should be a 5 year probationary period on all immigrants legal ones, if you do a crime or hurt someone boom outa here!!!

heres where rubber meets the road. \n\nNot being able to accept/come to terms with your natural strengths and weakness is the issue. \n\nIdentifying as anything other than killer is the complete wrong mentality.....if your sexuality is your identity, not only are you shallow, but you are INEFFECTIVE at the mission. \n\nPut 1 transgender person in infantry, and you destroy the company morale. They ruin comraderie and brotherhood. Truth, albeit obvious, hurts sometimes.

There is a mission to expose the media for the liars they are. Republicans have been urged to go after the media and other political enemies so hard and hurtfully that they will never do what they've done to the People of the United States again. Anti-transgender all the way.

Thank you Cmdr. Shilling for speaking out. It makes clear how personally hurtful and destructive Trump's trans ban is, while doing nothing to enhance military preparedness.

So, a dude that thinks he's a girl is upset that his feelings are hurt?\nAwwwwwwwwww

trans are more of the burden than benefit to the military, just as women in combat front line, they are not effective, the truth hurts.

Your average soldier is not going to respect a leader or want to follow a leader who used to be a man and is now a woman and Vice, versa! I agree with Trump and Crenshaw even though I don't Crenshaw. There is no room in the military for this BS. I served 10 years and this BS is nothing more than a huge distraction. You have people who were going in just to get the operations. They spend 4 years in the military changing gender on tax payers dime. Out of the whole 4 years they may be deployable for about 6 months and that ain't all at the same time. When I was in this stuff was not an issue! They were not allowed to join and neither were gays.\n\n Think about it everyone is so bent out of shape over sexual assault well if you take a couple of gay guys and put them in an infantry unit they are going to look at all those men the same way a straight guy would look at all the girls if he was dropped off in an all girls collage. Nothing but problems and issues the military doesn't need!!! Seen it first hand back then when it was not allowed. Incase no one noticed military recruitment is down to dangerous levels! Doesn't anyone wonder why??? This post is why. No one wants to be part of a wishy washy military. It's to easy to get hurt or killed when things are running normal! Throw all the gay and trans BS in there and it just F**ks up everything!\n\nSo for 4 years they are almost always on lite duty, they are getting paid and getting the operations then at the end of their enlistment they walk out of the military the opposite sex they came in with and the American taxpayer is hundreds of thousands of dollars down for every one of these fools!!! This is what the democrats did!!! Join the Army and change your sex on us!!!\nNo place in the military for these fools. I feel that anyone who wants to change their sex is mentally ill!!! I have no desire to change into a woman and if I did I would think something was wrong with me and go get help!!!

First let me say that I fully support anyone who is fully physically capable of doing whatever job that they are either enlisted to do or has been assigned to do within the military. \n\nIn a time where special forces doesn't mean bulked up freakishly high endurance or specific physical requirements are necessary.\nSpecial ops nowadays is also about mental acumen and ability to assess the entire picture and it is absolutely well known that certain physical factors are required to be on the front lines but to remove a very capable force that is a force multiplier in a time where it's absolutely needed and cannot be replaced quickly or even adequately is doing a massive disservice to our military and the citizens of this country just for the sake of a small group of individuals with small minds that couldn't step into that vacant position and adequately fill it with the same caliber of talent regardless of how they identify themselves!\nBeing the most lethal fighting military requires many talents and to remove those talents from the soldiers they support is absolutely hurting our military in ways that will take decades to rectify!\nThat soldier on the ground calling in drone strikes to get his or her soldiers out of the danger isn't going to care if they are trans or identify as LGBTQ only that they are able to safeguard their soldiers in whatever way they have been trained to do..\nOur military needs to be the most diverse in order to be the most lethal in the most diverse situations throughout the worlds stages!

But But But What about Hillarys emails. She got away with hurting my feelings.

This should tell you right\nOff, they are out to take\nSteal , spit, hurt, no matter\nWhat to force to what they\nDemand. No respect, \nPluse all the free stuff\nThey were giving them\nUsing our tax money. Screw\nThe Americans, just\nThe Biden government \nIs there savor. They are\nHooked, some will never\nGive those free things up. \nI pray for them to wake\nUp. It's now over, \nThere's a new President \nIn America.. go home....\nAnd make there country\nGreat now..

those poor kids who will get hurt or killed bc their parents risk their safety

Trumps hurting us NOT COLUMBIA

So you guys do know that these produce he tariffs on hurts Americans because all of the produce we use are mainly from Latin America

Hurts seeing parents with kids and babies. It pulls on your heart seeing majority just wanting a better life for their kids. However, it's too much and too unorganized.

WHO does the tariffs hurt? AMERICAN CITIZENS!\n\nA 5th grade Civics student knows more about tariffs than the President of the United States!

Colombians are good friends to the USA don’t hurt the people who love America and should be on the visa waiver list because of a crappy president who everyone hate except purple haired weirdos and Venezuelan totalitarianistas

??? i hope they make it in so trump and all the racist people get their feelings hurt

Who trusts CNN after admitting to lying to hurt Kamala??

Colombia has taken so many evil people and poor destitute people from Venezuela as refugees and it can’t absorb them but Colombians normally come legally to the USA and make great Americans my family in law for example are good conservative people who support Trump and I’d like to have my family in the USA all in one place especially is colombia will turn into Venezuela under a corrupt regime who has ruined everything and hurt most of the citizens idk how he won if he did even win but the USA came into Colombia before to stabilize it and it worked for a long time and there are 30,000 U.S. expats here or people with family ties or like me who happened to marry into a Colombian family. Not long ago I saw Trump with former President Duque and their wives and there was a beautiful relationship and colombia was booming in one year the USA must put back the former establishment and restabilize the mess that has been made under this communist guerrilla member and I hope saying this doesn’t bring lash back to me or my family here in Colombia. But my husband and me want to come home to the USA as soon as possible he isn’t a criminal his father is a Pastor at a small countryside church they don’t deserve this.