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as an american, i’m so scared. please do not abandon us. we are living paycheck to paycheck— and that’s those of us with jobs. we’ve put our heart and souls into voting over the past 9 years and they haven’t counted in decades. \n\ncorporate entities are running our country— politicians are no longer working for the people. we need help.

He’s gracious to speak of “they” the government of the US when in reality, MAGA and the other ignorant, uninformed voters put Trump and his lackey’s in leadership positions.

Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. I support Canada from Tennessee. I despise the MAGA/Fascist/Trump movement. Prime Minister Trudeau, please put a 100% tariff on Tesla and anything associated with anything Musk. I hope the EU will cease using Space X and anything else Musk.

Just curious why so many support Canada as Americans? If you look at the spending and trade throughout the world, America and Americans have been footing the bill for a long time. What exactly is wrong with America putting America first and getting a fair deal with the rest of the world we do business with? It's our taxpayer dollars that fund this and we have been overpaying for decades now. Honest question.

How does this make sense? Trump being the stupid ass he has always been, put tariffs on imported goods from Canada causing US citizens to pay more for goods from Canada. So PM Trudeau sets tariffs on goods coming in from the US causing CAnidian citizens to pay more for goods imported from the US.\nHaving said that, I do see that PM Trudeau will be causing Canadian citizens to stop buying imported US products, slapping Trump in the face and causing hardship to US manufacturers. This should cause blowback from US manufacturers towards Trump'a stupidity.\nOh, ?Trump

I did not vote for Trump. I am ashamed that I get put into the rest of the idiots group that voted for him. I stand with Canada.

Why not sign the agreement then Trudeau, instead of talking.. Trump wants to put that in agreement.. That FENTANYL should be on an agreement .. sign the agreement to STOP FENTANYL & immigrants and SECURE the boarder . End of the story ..

This is what you call awesome leadership not bowing down to a bully dictator, you should protect your country and your citizens not put them in arms way, ?

Trump is such a fool. He just manufactured an excuse to put tariffs on. He likes to show he is a tough guy by inflicting pain on everyone. This fentanyl excuse is maddening. No other country has this issue. Drugs are illegal and no one is forced to take them. Take responsibility for your choices. No one should die but no one should take illegal drugs.

Put Pierre in the drivers seat and I’m pretty sure DT will rewrite a new deal. ?

An American here. God bless Canada. Unfortunately an uneducated group of Americans and a dictator has put us here. Real Americans will do our job in our 2026 midterms and 2028 elections.

Lol if this moron cares for Americans he would've secured his border and not let fenthanol enter US and kill thousands of Americans. He would not have put harsh tariff on American goods that hurt American companies.... use logic u idiots instead of listening to this idiot

The U.S “leaders” are choosing the wrong side of history here. The world is ready to stand up to them. Americans should be very worried about the global position Trump is putting them in.

Wow, he just proved why Trump doesn't think he's a great ally. While Trump is trying to end the war in Ukraine, he's saying that Trump is on the side of a modern dictator. If he was an ally, he would try to find ways to end the war, not putting more fuel to the fire by sending money with no plan, no end in sight.

WELL ALL THIS IS SLOWLY LEADING TO TREASON AS SOMEONE PUT IT.SIDING WITH OUR ENEMIES.GIVING THEM ALL THE POWER TO DESTROY OUR NATION.TAKING AWAY ALL SECURITY PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY IS PROTED .FROM.FROM CYBER TO EVERYTHING ELSE.GOOD JOB TRUMP.

To this man I say BRAVO BRAVO. GO FOR IT, DONALD DOESN'T RESPECT YOU OR YOUR COUNTRY DON'T BOTHER TO SHOW ANY RESPECT TO A CRIMINAL FELON SEXUAL ASSULTER GREEDY, SELFISH, POWER DRIVEN EGOMANIAC LUNITIC on a revenge tour to hurt America for the crybaby because we didn't vote for him in 2020, very much a applied demented orange poor loser. . THIS so called president trump, and the real PRESIDENT MUSKrat ARE DISRECPECTFUL hate filled idiots that put gold before humans. GO FOR IT, FIGHT BACK AND LET TRUMP KNOW YOU ARE STRONG AND ACTUALLY HAVE A MAJORITY BACKING BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES something Donald doesn't have and never did. Donald didn't even get half the votes after 8 years campaigning and all the muskrat money. We respect you and have no respect for maga. GO CANADA.

Dumb is as dumb does. If it looks like a skunk, and it smells like a skunk..... it's a skunk. Congratulations Trump. You won't have to worry about being remembered for your legacy. You will be the poster boy for why on'e vote does count and what happens if one puts 'dumb' into a position of power.

Presumably the whole point of tariffs on Canada is to raise revenues to cover the tax cuts for the oligarchs that he hopes will keep his or his family permanently in power. From that point of view it makes sense to put the tariffs on the biggest trade partners. The tax breaks the oligarchs get will allow them to buy up and control the media on his behalf. Nothing to do with fentanyl. That's just a lie that US citizens are stupid enough to swallow.

1/2: Myself and the saner half of the US that read, understood, and voted against Proj 2025 understands why they need to levy retaliatory tariffs especially as a Michigander who's lived less than 4 hours from Canada all her life, who has family in Quebec and Ontario, and is a job-seeking policy professional and international trade nerd who now cannot in good faith seek a job in the federal government. We have been looking and still do look to Canada as a model quite a bit and love Canada and Canadians to pieces. We Michiganders especially in the central and eastern UP and Detroit and Ann Arbor area are friends, coworkers, and family of Canadians. Some are even dual citizens. It is sad that it's come to this. \n\n2/2: I still personally just can't wrap my head around how a trade deal Trump put together himself and called the best (the USMCA in question) is all of a sudden so bad. Logic doesn't work with these types of people... I really want **someone!!** to ask him/ admin officials about the USMCA **to their face** and see what they say because I am so upset by this nonsensical and corrupt administration.

Put a tariff on the American dollar, which they mass export at a HYPER price

I always know the day would come when the fascade of decency the US has put up for centuries would be stripped away and they would be exposed for what they really are. A criminal, gen o cidal, greedy, back stabbing and immoral nation of European colonizers who do not belong to the Americas.?

Trudeau should have been proactive in the first place. Canada had put tarriff on other countries in the first place. They even did not sell our oil in the first place when saying no business case. Just to please his socialist minister. When trump was not in power this man went at trump the entire trump. \n\nTrudeau is lying to his teeth. \n\nThe fentynal crisis in canada is alot more worse \n\nFew months ago the had the biggest drug bust in Canadian history which could kill the entire Canadian population.\n\n\nI dont trust trudeau at all.

“So because the tariffs are so bad for us we’re going tu put you tariff “ \n????

Ambassador Joe Kennedy wanted to appease A. Hitler\n\nWhen that news got back to\nA REAL President of the United States within A few hours Joe Kennedy was told to pack up the kids you're relieved as Ambassador.\n\nThis new CEO of the Federal Government should be impeached immediately for Treason, Dereliction of Duty, and putting every American man, woman, & child in harms way. \n\nThis crook Rapist Tax Fraud\nshould be relieved of Duty as soon as possible he's obviously gone way to far.

Trump is a literary an Russian agent that works for Putin imbedded in American politics!!! \n\nHe is literally trying to destroy America and it's relationship to Americas allies! \n\nHow can russia destroy the undistructable America ?? \n Simple destroy it from within!! \n\nThis conspiracy theory somehow makes more sense than Trump's fentanylls bs reasoning for putting tarrifs to our closest allies!! \n\nThis tarrifs just proves that Donald Trump is a traitor to America

It’s business. Stop crying and get used to it. It’s time the US put up with short term pain for long term gain. VAT is in effect the same as a Tariff.

These tariffs had initially been deferred to April. The reason Trump decided to put them in so abruptly is in retaliation to Trudeau doubling down on support fir Ukraine. This is so annoying. Most Canadians don't want our tax dollars going to Ukraine either.

karma. You did everything to set two brotherly nations, Russians and Ukrainians, against each other. You are still doing it. You interfere everywhere. So you deserve the same. And stop putting on a show for show. And don't you dare insult our President?Canadians and the government are different. Go Maga!!! Go Trump !!! ❤??

This is what the ignorance of America MAGA voters wanted and now their ignorance and stupidity will bite them like never before. They learn nothing from Trump last failures and gave him another shot at fooling them again. This is on them for recession this Buffoon is about to put them through

Trump is a bully and he wants everyone to bow down to him. Put the bwoy in his place. Hope many more countries do the same. He ain't smart he is as dumb as a nail

Trudeau is an idiot and put us in a vulnerable position via his policies and snarky rhetoric toward Donald Trump over the last decade. He's a child and can't be gone soon enough.

Put tariff on America's digital services.

Trueadu finally puts on his big boy pants

When you talk to Americans, when America is about to put tariffs on a country, they think tariffs are a good thing, yea SuRe if is, ??? we'll see how good it is when your paying extra in your pocket. Then when they start tariffing other countries and continents, the counter tariffs will come in thick and very fast to Americans.

I truly believe that most of us in the U.S. back Canada, not that lying scumbag that gullible idiots (and our ridiculous Electoral college, a system that allows the minority to rule) put into office.

How many people grew up in Divorced families with arguments and name calling and all the insults? I’m just wondering because the way our president in America is acting along with JD Vance and all the MAGA politicians they all act like those parents with the constant negativity and verbal abuse that all the crap that they put the American people through!!! How many times has our country gone through anything serious within or outside of our country? I am 62 years old and I can tell you there has been many, but we have never had a president / vice president and all the politicians on one party sit there and act the way these IDIOTS act! I was just thinking about this because of the constant stress I feel on a daily basis with this administration! It is a public disgrace as our trailer trash parents fight in public! Makes you want to run away!! I cannot stand the people responsible for what we are experiencing in our country right now! I blame Trump, Musk and all those American that voted for these idiots!! F” off!!

Americans have one last chance in the 2026 Mid Terms to put a check on Trumps MAGA madness. There are two maybe three special Congressional district elections between now & then.

Talking to all the conservative US citizens; THIS is a great leader that puts his people first. Sadly, you voted for the opposite.

He put the 25 tariffs because of Fentanyl and for the last four years Canda has allowed this drug to be trafficked and he allowed illegals to flow into our country for the last 4rs. \nRespect. If you had any respect for our country, you would not put our country in debt to keep Canada going . Stealing my tax dollars. If you respected us, you would deal with America as an honest broker.\nAmericans flip the bill for ungrateful countries who have no respect for America. It stops here.

So I guess it is only a trade war when the US demands reciprocal tariffs? It seems like injustice to be put on an even playing field when you have not been being held to the same standards. Canada, Mexico and most other countries have had tariffs on the goods they send to the US for decades; why all of the complaints now? Isn’t it fair that the US charge tariffs if Canada and Mexico charge tariffs? Yes, it is. What the hell is Trudeau even flapping his gums about? Perhaps all aid should be taken from Canada and Mexico for being ungrateful. You ever heard of the North American Union? It’s a thing. Look it up. You will probably have the Amero in your wallet before long.

i am confused...if tariffs means the people pay, why would Canada put tariffs on American products wouldn't this hurt the Canadian people?

How in the hell we put this guy in office, America we are looking really damn foolish and we are just lowdown. Damn it, I feel hurt as an American.

I think Trump is trying to put all his eggs into Russia. And Russia’s probably going to try to completely take over Ukraine to get their minerals. The US is probably going to start sending their support to Russia. Russia will then give those minerals to the US.

Trump will put 100% tariffs on canadian products now! Have you learned anything from the zelensky debacle? Calling trump dumb will not be good for you?

The United States has become an unreliable world leader and trading partner, which will not put America first. The USMCA trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and America, initially brokered and lauded by Trump as “terrific,” is now being scraped. The stated reason, a national security threat due to fentanyl originating from the Canadian border (approximately 43 pounds in 2024), is bogus. This pretend “security threat,” allows Trump to circumvent congressional oversight and undermine constitutional norms. Canada's historical contributions to the United States are extensive, including WWI, fighting Hitler in WWII for two years before they joined the fight, declaring war against Japan WWII after Pearl Harbour before America did, was 25% of D-Day’s landings, support during the Iranian hostage crisis, after 9/11, in Afghanistan, and during natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and California wildfires. However, Canada is now being treated transactionally, with a lack of respect to a historical friend and ally.

Dictator you mean you right! We know what you did to your people during the covid pandemic! Also all the people who came here because of you and your rule! Your people don’t like you! We Americans can live without you! So welcome to the USA putting herself first!????????

The only thing that makes sense is that President Trump has been compromised. We need to stop for a moment, ignore the chaos and demand an investigation into the President Trump. Too much of his corruption has been aggressively swept under the rug. Agencies that have investigated him have been targeted.\n\nWe know that he is an ego maniac. Why would he do these things that would make people on both sides of the aisle hate him? Why would he publicly align himself with dictators and known enemies of the U.S. and then destroy relationships with our allies in just over a month in office?\n\nSomething isn't right. We need to demand a deep dive into the President and VP JD Vance. We need to do this before they plung us into civil war.\n\nWhen we are poor and struggling, we tend to voice our frustrations within our communities and turn on one another. This isn't the time for that! No matter how you voted. No one voted for this! Put your differences to the side. Price hikes, unemployment and being cut off from resources will not discriminated based on your race, religion, economic status or citizenship.

As an American I can't make this make sense. I still can't make sense of a single person voting for this incompetent charlatan let alone enough to put him back in the White House.

Canada: Why wait 21 days with the last tariffs?!?!? You are too damn soft. For all the harm Trump has put on the Canadians, You are too soft. \nBtw: A dusin eggs in Denmark is $2,5 and $4 in Greenland (and Greenland doesn’t have one living soul of chickens)?

Your resignation effectivity cannot come close enough! You’re just like Zelenskyy. You’re putting your country at great economic risk!!!