Trump’s rebranding of Lake Ontario was just the beginning of multi-day effort to provoke Canada
Donald Trump sought to escalate his trade war with Canada on Sunday afternoon and issued a demand on Truth Social that Canadian companies wanting to do business with the U.S. reshore their headquarters within its borders.
His latest remarks come as Canadian officials warned that the country was prepared for an extended dispute with the U.S. after trade talks collapsed and Trump announced tariffs as high as 50 percent on some Canadian goods including dairy products and lumber. Canada has levied reciprocal tariffs against U.S. steel, aluminum and other exports.
On Sunday afternoon, the president said Canadian companies should move their headquarters and production facilities to avoid newly imposed tariffs. The duties are set to begin in 2027.
NAFTA largely benefitted us both, although there were some problems - though from everything I can tell, the upsides far outweighed the downsides.
Republicans in general have been behind most of the rise of fascism and shit, with Trump being even worse on top.
Believe what you like, but you’re throwing the baby out with the bath water on that one.
Nothing I’m saying defends Trump or the fascists being stupid and shooting not guns but bazookas at our own feet and firing those bazookas wildly everywhere and shitting on everything.
I need more info, I may be misinformed and likely don’t know all the things. I just remember hearing a lot of hullabaloo about it then. It seemed like it was supposed to be good for all three countries, and an agreement of sorts. I don’t understand how this stuff now can be a thing beyond Trump being seemingly unchecked.
It was largely a good thing for all three countries.
What Trump is doing has nothing to do with NAFTA and everything to do with him basically doing illegal things. And stupid things.
The reason why he’s not being stopped is that all systems have weaknesses. Our system of government was not set up to assume that the people elected would actively work against our own interests and everyone elses’ (except the oligarchs’) interests. The checks and balances have failed because the fascists have all three branches of government.