Close Reading

MAKE NO MISTAKE: TRUMP'S GOAL IS GLOBAL LEADER IN DICTATORSHIP . CRANK: CHINA RUSSIA ASIA (IRAN) NORTH KOREA. TRUMP HAS ABANDONED DEMOCRACY.

MAKE NO MISTAKE: TRUMP'S GOAL IS ECONOMIC MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN CRANK: CHINA RUSSIA ASIA (IRÁN) NORTH KOREA. TRUMP IS A GLOBAL THUG.

Make no mistake, Canada faces an existential threat in Trump. Trump has accomplished the normalization of lies such that he can lie about Canada to justify what he does. And many millions in the USA believe him. just like the victim blaming of Ukraine. Trudeau is right that Trump is intent on weakening us and i would add: along the way creating false pretext for coming in and “saving” us from our tyrannical and dangerous government. validating Russian behaviour where might makes right is part of the process for validating his expansionist goals. He will no doubt claim “nasty” Canadian behaviour like “Canadians are killing Americans by not doing enough on fentanyl” and that Trudeau calling him Donald is “unforgivable”. And all the lies will appeal to his base and justify Annexation. It has come to that