U.S. President Donald Trump is responding to Ontario’s decision to slap a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to the United States, threatening to “get it all back” with reciprocal tariffs on April 2.
Ford just backed down. Ford acts tough but he’s a giant pussy.
Ontario has agreed to suspend its 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S., a joint statement from Premier Doug Ford and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick states.
He also is a mega Trump fan, the surcharges were performative theatre. He may have stuck with them, but we all know he was hoping he could weasel out of it somehow.
Ford just backed down. Ford acts tough but he’s a giant pussy.
He didn’t, yet - he’s meeting with Trump on Thursday.
I’m not defending him, but didn’t spread BS until we know for sure he went limp dick on us.
He also is a mega Trump fan, the surcharges were performative theatre. He may have stuck with them, but we all know he was hoping he could weasel out of it somehow.
I agree to a point, he should have kept the 25% surcharge in place until he gets back from the shake down he is walking into down in DC.