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Canadian Lawmaker Has The Perfect Clapback To ’Juvenile’ Trump’s Tariff Threat

On Friday, Felon-in-Chief Donald Trump announced that beginning Saturday, Feb. 1, he would be imposing trade tariffs on several countries, which will likely lead to much higher prices for products in the United States and alienate our allies in the European Union and Canada.

“Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Trump will be implementing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as well as a 10% duty on China, in retaliation for ‘the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country,’ according to CNBC.

“The White House provided few details on exactly how the levies will be meted out, saying that they will be available for public inspection at some point Saturday.”

Trump’s tariff/trade war didn’t sit well with Canadian lawmaker Charlie Angus, and he made it clear that his nation is outraged.

“He’s threatening massive tariffs to try and break us as a people. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk,” Angus said.

“And there is the threat from people in our own country who would sell out our birthright to appease the gangster class from Mar-a-Lago. That is not going to happen.”

Angus added that he thinks Canada should impose “200%” tariffs on Musk’s “douche Panzer.”

“I would throw as much heat on Elon Musk as possible because he’s a deplorable, disgraceful human being,” Angus said.

Trump’s tariffs are expected to hit American consumers in the pocket, despite his promise during the 2024 presidential campaign that the U.S. economy would flourish under his leadership.

Among the products most likely to see an impact of Trump’s tariffs on Canada are automobiles, beef, pork, and lumber.

But perhaps the biggest sticker shock could come at the gas pump, CBS News notes.

“One unknown is whether the Trump administration will carve out some exceptions, such as for oil and gas products. Canada provides about 20% of the oil used in the U.S., which means that a 25% tariff on Canadian imports could add 30 to 40 cents a gallon at the pump within days of the new duties taking effect, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, has said.”

The last time the United States imposed massive tariffs on imports in the early 20th century, it led to the Great Depression. Another one could be just around the corner.

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Vance Suggests Trump May Take Greenland By Force: ‘We Always Have Troops’

According to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, the United States could easily overtake the nation of Greenland and its natural resources without having to send more members of the U.S. military to accomplish the mission because “we always have troops in Greenland.”

Fox host Shannon Bream asked Vance about Donald Trump’s obsession with the country and if a military invasion was planned to take control of it.

“What’s the deal with Greenland and the Panama Canal?” Bream inquired. “Are we using or considering use of military force in any of those situations?”

“No, look, we don’t have to use military force, Shannon,” Vance responded. “The thing that people always ignore is we already have troops in Greenland.”

“Greenland is really important for America strategically,” he continued. “It has a lot of great natural resources.”

Vance added that his “good friend” Donald Trump Jr. had recently paid a visit to Greenland.

“And you know what they told him?” Vance claimed. “They want to be empowered to develop, the people of Greenland want to be empowered to develop the resources there.”

“We also need to make sure that Greenland is properly cared for from an American security perspective,” he added. “The Danish government has not done a good enough job of securing Greenland.”

“I think there actually is a real opportunity here for us to take leadership, to protect America’s security, to ensure that those incredible natural resources are developed, and that’s what Donald Trump is good at. He’s good at making deals, and I think there’s a deal to be made in Greenland.”

The problem is that Greenland has already made it clear they don’t want to be under the control of the United States. They’re happy being protected by the Danes and aren’t looking for a new suitor.

Despite that, don’t be surprised if Trump does something strategically moronic and gets members of our military killed. After all, everything the tangerine shitgibbon touches dies.

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Mexican President Goes Viral With Brutal Trolling Of Trump’s Latest Renaming Plan

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum couldn’t resist responding to Donald Trump’s latest plan to rename parts of the globe to fit his own narrative. Her comments quickly went viral, drawing rave reviews on social media.

Earlier this week, Trump suggested that the Gulf of Mexico should be changed to the “Gulf of America,” remarking, “We’re going to change because we do most of the work there and it’s ours. It’s appropriate, and Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country.”

It remains unclear if Trump can actually rename the Gulf of Mexico, but one of his most devoted congressional disciples, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), immediately introduced legislation in the House to do exactly that, noting, “Congress has to do this. You better bet we are absolutely going to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Let’s go!”

In response, President Sheinbaum told reporters that the United States should now be called “Mexican America.”

“It would be pretty, no?” she asked, using an old map that showed formerly Mexican-controlled areas of the current-day U.S. ― and its name “Mexican America” ― to drive her point home.

A video of Sheinbaum’s remarks was also shared on Twitter/X and has racked up 2.2 million views in 24 hours.

It’ll be interesting to see if Donald dares to respond to the Mexican leader. Even if he does, she’s already made it clear that he’s no match for her.

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Trump Jokes About Annexing Canada As ’51st State’ At Meeting With Trudeau

When he met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago late last week, Donald Trump reportedly threatened to make Canada the “51st state” if Trudeau continued to complain about trade tariffs Trump has threatened to impose as soon as he’s sworn on January 20 of next year.

The threat, according to Peter Doocy of Fox News, was made during a meal the two leaders shared.

“We are told that when Trudeau told President-elect Trump that new tariffs would kill the Canadian economy, Trump joked to him that if Canada can’t survive without ripping off the U.S. to the tune of $100 billion a year, then maybe Canada should become the 51st state and Trudeau could become its governor,” Doocy reported.

While Trump’s comments were probably a joke, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that he would indeed annex parts of Canada if he could. He’d do it for their oil reserves if nothing else.

This isn’t the first Trump has insulted Trudeau.

In 2019, he commented, “Well, he’s two-faced. He’s a nice guy.”

“I find him to be a nice guy, but the truth is, I called him out on the fact that he’s not paying 2%, and I guess he’s not very happy about it.”

 

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WATCH: Lindsey Graham EXPLODES When Asked A Question By Reporter During Trip To Israel

During a visit to Israel on Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had a full-scale meltdown when a reporter from right-wing network Newsmax asked him a question about Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

At a press conference, Newsmax’s Daniel Cohen began by thanking Graham for his support of Israel, but then asked, “And I’d like to ask any Democrat senator here that would like to speak to Rashida Tlaib. She still has a tweet up condemning Israel for a hospital attack.”

Graham replied, “We are here together, not to talk about the problems at home, which are many.”

Cohen pressed: “It’s a question.”

That’s when Graham grew angry.

“You’re not going to screw this up!” Graham shouted.

Cohen: “I’m not trying to screw it up.”

That only made Graham angrier, leading him to suggest Cohen should be removed.

“Get this guy out of here!”

Graham then pounded the podium and declared:

“I’m an American. And I believe in free speech. I don’t believe what the squad has to say at all. But I came here with Democrats and Republicans to let everybody in the world know.”

“Don’t judge every Democrat by the squad, and don’t judge every Republican by some of the things you hear.”

A few minutes later, Graham offered an apology to the reporter: “And I’m sorry, my friend. I probably shouldn’t have said it, but my nerves are raw right now.”

Here’s the video: