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And Trump thinks we should not fight back. There is no deal to be had because Trump keeps lying and doesn't honor his deals. Just like Putin...

Mr Putin is no murder, check out Benjamin nathanyahu and his bombing of Palestinians

Putin's plans is running head on. Trump is a puppet for Russia, not our United States.

Reporters keep saying that the deterioration of U.S. and Canada relationship is exactly what their adversaries want…. But they are getting this wrong. Trump and Putin are NOT adversaries! They are alleis! \nTrump is planning to do to his neighbors exactly what Putin is doing to Ukraine. The USA is now a dictatorship just like Russia.

The really sick thing is that it was trump who signed the Free Trade Agreement himself in his first term! This is part of trumps project 2025, put the Canadian economy in shambles to make it easier to ‘annex’, he has a God complex, he will even ruin his own economy so he can fix it before the mid-term election, so he will be a hero! He is a vindictive person who will not honour what he agrees to, he throws out accusations and insults with a sneer and wants to be Putins friend! So many Americans are horrified by their Governor trump! He wants a military base on the Northwest Passage, that is why he wants Canada!

Putin gets the usa isolated, who knows where that will lead!?

Trump is a Putin puppet and Musk is a russian asset

With all do respect Mr prime minister Don’t call people Czars Putin gets happy, They been calling Czars to members of their cabinet here in America, God bless Canada, feel sorry for us.

Can Trump Become a Dictator Like Putin? \nTrump has authoritarian tendencies, but turning the U.S. into a full dictatorship like Putin’s Russia would be extremely difficult. Here’s why: \n1⃣ The U.S. Has Strong Institutional Barriers \nUnlike Russia, where Putin gradually dismantled democracy, the U.S. has checks and balances (Congress, courts, states, the military). \nTrump tried to challenge the system, but courts often ruled against him, showing that he doesn’t have full control. \nTo become a true dictator, he would need to take over the judicial system, military, and elections—none of which are fully in his hands. \n? Example: \nTrump lost multiple court cases on election fraud claims, proving he does not yet have absolute control. \n2⃣ He Lacks Full Control Over the Military & Law Enforcement \nPutin controls the Russian military and secret police, allowing him to silence opposition. \nIn the U.S., the military swears loyalty to the Constitution, not the president. \nTrump tried to use the military against protesters, but military leaders refused, signaling that they wouldn’t blindly follow him. \n? Example: \nOn Jan 6, 2021, Trump encouraged an attack on the Capitol, but the military did not intervene on his behalf. \n3⃣ American Democracy is Deeply Embedded in Culture \nUnlike Russia, where people are used to strongmen leaders, Americans are culturally resistant to dictatorship. \nU.S. citizens, journalists, and activists openly resist government overreach, making it harder for an authoritarian to rise. \nFree press and independent media make it difficult to spread unchecked propaganda the way Putin does in Russia. \n? Example: \nTrump was impeached twice, showing that Congress still holds power over the president. \n4⃣ Trump’s Path to Dictatorship Would Require More Control Over Elections \nPutin rigged elections, eliminated opponents, and rewrote laws to stay in power. \nTrump has tried to change voting laws and delegitimize elections, but the system still blocked him. \nIf Trump could fully control elections, he could remove opposition and rule indefinitely. \n? Example: \nHe’s trying to install loyalists in key election positions for 2024, but this does not guarantee full control. \n5⃣ Could He Still Try? Yes. Could He Succeed? Unlikely (For Now). \n✔ Trump has authoritarian instincts and wants more power. \n✔ He is trying to weaken institutions to increase control. \n✔ But the U.S. system makes dictatorship much harder than in Russia. \n✔ Unless he completely controls elections, the courts, and the military, he cannot rule like Putin.

You're the dictator, Putin has nukes, you want world war 3

Canadian here??. We are VERY ANGRY. I never see my country like this. Vladimir Trump praising the cruel dictator Putin!? Vladimir Trump not helping Ukrainians!? Vladimir Trump starting a economic war with Canada!? Shame on USA, shame on every republicans.

Trump wants to emulate Putin. Trump has already said America won’t have election again.

We need the help from our friends to speak the Truth, clear and loud. Thank you PM Trudeau. The only winner here is Putin. He gets to pit our Allies against us while destroying Russa's biggest adversary (or we were). This is insane, idiotic and hopefully my fellow Americans will wake up and turn this around before it takes hold. Congress needs to do their job and stop the Executive Orders we are not an authoritarian nation (yet). Stand with Mexico, Canada, Ukrain and the rest of the Free Democratic world.

Putin is unquestionably a lying, murderous dictator and why there is an international arrest warrant for his arrest, for war crimes. Anyone whom believes otherwise is welcome to join him, in Russia.

Trump is as unhinged as Putin

Trudeau said something every America needs to listen to trump wants to become a dictator like putin and control all Americans ?

Millions Of Souls already sold to Satan!!!!! Wake Up America!!! You are still sleeping spiritually. This is not Democrats vs Republicans anymore , Liberals vs Conservatives anymore, and Left vs Right anymore. THIS IS AN EVIL VS GOOD GLOBAL ATTACK FOR HUMAN SOULS!!!!! Everything THE BIBLE WARNED ABOUT IN DANIEL AND REVELATION!! The late evil monster Slobodan Milošević would be so proud of what Trump and Putin are doing against the Western Allied Nations and NATO. Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, Benito Mussolini and Josef Stalin too.

Putin little dog is american. Unbelievable. Are the bad old Russians winning?

Putin is controlling Trump. Trump is a traitor.

Trump is Not being Played By Putin. He's A Part Of Putin's Criminal Gang Of Thugs! TRUMP WORKS FOR PUTIN!

I was very disappointed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While I have always been pressed by his superior leadership record and skills especially with his spectacular response to the impending tariffs by travelling to UK and Europe and talking about trading with Europe and East Asian countries.\nWhat a disappointment when he called Putin a murderous dictator. Justin, let’s look at the record of your friends in the West. USA has over decades bombed and killed millions of Muslims in Arab countries. Today the murders continue to go one without a peep from you or your western leader friends. In the last week the US has bypassed Congress to ship billions of dollars of bombs to Israel so Israel can with these US bombs cleanse Gaza. So Israel can steal the Palestinian lands so Trump can built a resort and hotels in these stolen Palestinian lands.\nSo what about Ukraine? Same story, different tactic. NATO with your consent poked the Russian bear for decades before Russia, whose warnings about NATO expansion went unheeded. Russia had no choice but to fight a proxy war with Ukraine as US kept on shipping dollars and weapons to Ukraine ‘to weaken Russia’. When you won the election, Justin, I thought that a younger Canadian whose father was one of the most independent thinking leader, that you would take a history lesson and realize that the US foreign policy over decades has been the cause for so much complicity in so many countries around the world. Listen to Jeffrey Sachs and get your thoughts sorted out.\nListen to Ilan Pappe to know how the country you hug and kiss has murdered and stole Palestinian lands for over 7 decades. I have not once heard from you that Israel should be called out.

Trump wants to sow discord between the people of Canada and the people of America, aiming to make them hate each other, so that he can then attack Canada and seize it. Trump admires Putin because, like Putin, he believes that the strong can do whatever they want, while the weak must obey! But what else would you expect from a country where slavery was once considered normal, from a country that exterminated millions or even billions of Indigenous people just to take their land? Of course, over time, things have changed — people have become smarter and started to value life — but Trump belongs to that ancient caste of Americans whose IQ is around 20–50...

This is a move Trump himself didn't even want to take. He was forced to do so by the American energy sector. Trump wants america to become completely free of any foreign dependence. The only thing Canada has that the United States depends on is their energy for the Northern US. Trump has slashed regulations and opened land for American companies to start drilling and providing their own energy to the US. They decided against it for record profits. This will for e them to start drilling in the US by making it cheaper than getting energy from Canada. This has nothing to do with Russia. If it did, the US could get all the cheap oil and natural gas as he wants. Putin would give it to the US for free. Trump could careless about Russia or Putin. He wants american energy companys to start doing their jobs and provide energy to the american people at a reasonable cost. But all they are worried about is their record profits.

The whole world watched live, when Trump lost his shit with President Zelensky the moment when VP VANCE started his attack on Zelensky by saying he hasn't said thankyou to America ,which is an absolute lie.\nAmericans are asking if President Trump is a Russian asset.\nTrump is 100 % a RUSSIAN ASSET . TRUMP WON HIS SECOND TERM BECAUSE ELON MUSK BOUGHT AND PAID FOR IT.\nBOTTOM LINE TRUMP IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY MUSK AND OWNED BY RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN.\nTRUMP IS A TRAITOR AND DESERVES A TRAITORS SENTENCE.\nTrump is the ENEMY FROM WITHIN.

It's about bullying and control. Trump wants to side with Putin. Maga you better wake up because Trump and Musk DONT CARE ABOUT US.

I'm a proud Canadian, and I'm very proud of our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. We did not want this trade war, but we fully support it. We have been attacked and blindsided by our best ally and friend. Things will never be the same between us! Our former relationship is over. Personally, we have canceled a 3 week road trip to Florida, we will not buy american products in our grocery stores or pharmacies. You have made a big mistake, America. You will also suffer, as will we. But we are tough and stubborn. How dare your gov't try to wreck our country after how we stood beside you for 100 years through 2 world wars, plus Iran hostage crisis and 9-11, among other events. We will not forget what you have done to us. All this, while you kiss putin's ass. You are disgusting! ????????

Trump is absolutely destroying America as the world knows it, if that tyrant is not reined in, the people will suffer immensely, this is nothing but a manufactured crisis used as a tactic to demonstrate their power, and then solve it and become the savior of the people. Trump is the symbol in which the ultra wealthy elite and the fascists have concentrated their efforts, he’s a puppet of that oligarchy and someone who is subjected to a very obscure tie to Putin. What kind of information does Putin hold to exert that amount of influence over Trump? It must be something bigger than Trump’s mere admiration of his autocratic power…

Better get used to it Canada (and Europe), your nearest neighbour is now officially a Friend and Ally of Putin and Russia!\nThis is the Real Donald Trump we are now seeing. \nHe's been deeply involved with them for Decades, maybe now we need to know why?

In typical narcissistic behaviour Putin is isolating America from her friends. Trump is stupid. He thinks he has a 'good' relationship with his best friend Putin.... but Putin will eat Trump for brekky & spit him out when he is of no further use. \nI'm in Australia & we are with you Canada & with Ukraine.

The United States did not place the tariffs: Putin did via tRump.

Bien dicho esa description de putin.

Trump is doing precisley what Putin has ordered him to do: create as much chaos and division among western democracies as he can.

So is this all a pretext for an invasion of Canada by the USA via Trump's hero Putin's playbook? It makes one wonder.

Exactly. Trump is doing this to the American people. And why?? To flatter the enemy, Putin. He is a Russian asset. Why do so many Americans don't see that. I just don't get it!?

as Ukrainian, I would say to Americans\n\n- do not quarrel with your neighbors and time-tested allies. do not threaten that you are occupying them. Because you will destroy the relationship and then it will be very difficult to restore it\n\n- do not believe and do not build relationships with Russians while this is an empire as ussr or current putin-fsb-empire - they really hate you. As long as I can remember, I have heard this from russians. \nIt seems to me that somewhere at the cellular level they have hostility towards everything Western and especially US. Russians will strike and betray you at your first weakness\n\nAnd do not believe your politicians who violate the above

Fake news Trump is not praising Putin fake news show the receipts he is

Trump may be planning to pull a Putin on Canada. Invade and steal land and resources...

i wonder how much money putin paid trump to turn against all the allies

Canadians are smart enough not to waste our time seeking any reasonable discourse or mutual respect from lying welchers like Donald Jackass Trump. Same reason Zelensky won't waste his time seeking a ceasefire agreement with Vladimir Putin.

Trump's job is to ease tension with Russia. It makes sense, doesn't it? Do you want an angry Putin or an appeased one?

Sorry in German.\nLiebe US Bürger, ihr wolltet Trump haben und nun habt ihr Trump.\nMan muss ganz klar sagen, euer Wahlsystem ist Scheiße.\nEin zwei Parteiensystem und dann mit den Wahlmännern und Frauen ist veraltet und komplett hirnverbrannt mittlerweile.\nWir in Europa sind so glücklich mit den Mehrparteiensystem und Koalitionen, dass es solche Spinner wie Trump nicht Kanzler werden können in Deutschland.\nIhr müsst euer Wahlsystem modernisieren und auf ein Mehrparteiensystem im Kongress und Senat umstellen und dadurch Mehrheiten schaffen, wo in beiden Kammern der Präsident gewählt wird.\nIhr braucht das Mehrparteiensystem, dadurch würde zumindest ein Teil der inneren Spaltung der USA beendet werden.\nSolange ihr aber euer Zwei Parteiensystem im Kongress und Senat nicht verändert werden solche Spinner wie Trump und Vance die USA zerstören und den guten Ruf von den USA in Europa und den Rest der Welt zerstören.\nTrump ist ein Diktatorfreund und wird sich immer einen Putin anbieten um in Russland Geschäfte machen zu können.\nFreut euch Trump ist der beste Agent von Putin

I wonder when the US will wake up and realize that Trump wants to destroy the US. He is allied with Putin. Sweden stands Whit Canada.

As an American, I am embarrassed. I have loved travelling to Toronto, and working directly with my Canadian colleagues. These tariffs are plain dumb, and can only be explained by Putin's influence on the FOTUS in America.

People who let Putin and Trump come to power must be very proud of themselves.

While it's insane and we are ALL going to feel this pain, I pray that Canada and Mexico do not back down from this orange pos!! Make Trump fall on his fat face trying to keep his daddy Putin happy! These countries are fighting back and bringing the facts - something Musk nor Trump will do! This is embarrassing for America on so many levels!

They aren’t “opponents” of Trump though… they are his “good friends”. He doesn’t want the allies America has always has. He wants Putin, he wants North Korea. Because they are the men he looks up to. He loves ego driven dictators. Because he is one. Also… this isn’t about fentanyl… that’s just the excuse he’s using. He wants to weaken relationships with allies. That’s obvious. He wants to appease Putin.

Poutine is way better than Putin.

What a hypocrite ?, Trudeau called Putin ' a murderous dictator, Can he call Netanyahu a murderous dictator??? This is double standard, shameful

And US citizens just stay and watch how the russian puppet is doing Putin’s work right in the middle of white house…

Does everyone understand tha macdonald doesn't control US, it's putin who does, it's obvious in whose interest all of his actions are. So it's up to 340mln Americans to swallow be slaves of putin or protest until they can