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Dear Canadians,\nI'm so sorry for how the leadership of my country is treating you, one of our closest allies. I've spent a fair bit of time in Canada and I've always had a great fondness for you.\n\nI hope that this storm passes soon, and I'll be doing my part to help it pass, and I hope that in the future we can begin to repair the damage done to our relationship. \n\nWe're better together. All of us. \n\nWith love, \nA caring American

❤ Canada. We, the sane, non-MAGAt Americans, also do not want this, nor did we vote for this because we did NOT vote for an obviously mentally ill, functionally illiterate, elderly man with signs of dementia, whose main function besides destroying our country to enrich himself & all of his millionaire & billionaire buddies, is acting as a useful idiot pain for Putin. We, the Americans who value what our country has stood for, whose fathers & and grandfathers fought in both World Wars, who lived in the time before all of the current vaccines existed, who believe in equality, who value the immigrants--documented or undocumented, who believe our country should welcome them & make their paths to citizenship easier because we understand how our country & economy benefit from them living in this country, who understand & value the roles that the WHO, NATO, & the United Nations have played in keeping us ALL safer for many decades bc we REMEMBER or were told by our parents, what it was like b4 those things existed, who either lived thru The Great Depression or had parents & grandparents did, understand what the economic crisis that Trump & his band of greedy ahole idiots are deliberately causing. WE didn't do this. WE fought against it. We tried to explain & warn people about what is happening & what will happen, but you didn't EFFING LISTEN. WE are ANGRY. WE will NOT help any of you who caused this & this includes every MSM who is too afraid to speak truth to power. Start doing that NOW. Start with THIS: It's called The Gulf of Mexico, NOT the Gulf of America. Eff every Trump supporters & GOP politician--at EVERY level of government. Trump can TRY to hide what he's doing to the economy in his stupid reports. Do you honestly believe the average American pays attention to those? No, most are too busy worrying over how to pay their bills & all they'll see is that their situation is getting worse. They can't find a job. They can't afford gas. They can't afford groceries. You can't cover any of that up. WE stand with Canada, Ukraine, the EU, & every other ally nation. Not Russia. Putin can go straight to hell & the sooner the better.

I really want to be a part of Canada. They have the most educated culture and the largest middle class in the world right now. And I respect them as a people. Damn in America, what the hell is wrong with us? Our people are so ignorant that we think that the Richard just took over who very clearly have been doing as harm for 50 years are going to solve our problems by alienating us from the world and costing us more money? And firing us in mass? doesn’t anybody read history? This is not new. This is a classic playbook. It sucks for the general population. Most of us are the general population. That means that the people who are supporting this most of you are dumb. No matter what era that has existed there have always been workers against worker rights and thank God they lost because we would be worse off if they’d won. It sucks as they hold us down while we bring them up every single time. I’m real sick of the naysayers.

Glad Canada is taking a strong stance against Trump's tariffs. As a US citizen I am ashamed of my government and the ignorant people who support Fascist Criminal Trump

Let go Canada ??

Hail to Canada and Trudeau. He and they are truer patriots than Trump and his thuggish self‐serving, bigoted, fascist cronies.\nHold firm, Canada; hold firm, Mr. TRUDEAU: We true Americans desperately need your integrity and support.

Canada is going bankrupt cause of this guy. He should have no say in anything. Even other Canadians say he has destroyed their country.

Screw Canada your going to punish the people because of the relationship that's sour between trump.Go to hell pos country.

Canada, Consider joining the EU. We don't need the US.

I hate shit like this done to Canada im from America Trump needs to go

Every American with a functioning brain stands with Canada. Screw Trump and I was fooled into voting for him

Canada can suck on it

Help!!!!! Save us from our fat, orange, senile lunatic!!! We love Canada! Good speech!

We stand with Canada ❤?? from Cancer Alley Louisiana

As an American I couldn’t be more proud of Canada. ??

Can someone please find ANYONE in the USA that wants this trade war besides TRUMP??\nTrump’s a RUSIAN PUPPET, relieving Sanctions on Russia and PUTTING SANCTIONS ON CANADA!

I am with you Canada !!

Go Canada, don't get bullied by the orange gangster.

I'm really jealous, but proud, of Canada and profoundly ashamed of my home country.

It’s remarkable how a very small group of individuals gets to speak for the entire country. I feel like the overwhelming majority of Americans support Canada and want to keep relations healthy and strong.\n\nHow much blood has been shed over the egos of a few? We are pawns in their game. The People stand together!

Canada will not back down in front of a bully who is nothing less than a puppet of Vladimir Putin.

It's got nothing to do with Putin, or at least very little. Trump wants the tariff money for his billionaire tax cuts. That's it.\n\nEveryone is making this much more complex than it is. He wants the money for his tax cuts and that's why Canada and Mexico can do nothing to stop the tariffs. They're baked into the foundations of Trump's plan.

I support the tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

I am French Canadian who is an American citizen and never have I felt so DISCUSTED AND APPALD with this new government that has started the fall of everything that America stands for I STAND WITH CANADA ?? MEXICO ?? AND UKRAINE ?? ?

I stand with canada from Switzerland????\nStay strong?

We Canadians can no longer trust the Moscow Agent Governing America since he trashed the fair trade agreement he signed. Canadians are boycotting made in USA. Feel bad for many Americans who did not vote for the Tangerine Toddler in chief. Ffs when will the Republicans wake up and realize Cheetolini is going to destroy America. I agree with Trudeau today, this trade war is dumb. Thanks from Canada ?❤️??

What is wrong with the American people here disrespecting America by supporting a country who shows nothing but disrespect and contempt to the American people and out Representatives? What is wrong with President Trump wanting things to be fair. Canada has charged the US a 25% tariff for years and that's acceptable I think not. They deserve a 25% tariff from America. Why do some Americans think it's acceptable to give America's hardworking tax dollars away to countries who show nothing but disrespect to United States what is wrong with you guys? America doesn't need to be everybody else's piggy bank we have our own people our own states to take care of own states to take care of.

The reason Canada is in this position is because of our useless government. Who hasn't done anything to prepare Canadians for this and a government who has destroyed our economy to let this happen.

So, are these egotistical buffoons going to ask the Prime Minister of Canada to apologize to their fake king?

We all know it was never about DRUGS and Illegal immigrants anyone with a brain should know it was always about the MONEY, ITS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY. Trump should of just told them honestly, no more FREE period instead of making these countries put resources at the border. Trump play a game to get 2 for 1 by making them secure the borders and making them pay tariffs all at the cost of the American people if Americans do stuffer. But I do again with the tariffs everyone should pay considering that all the factories run to these foreign countries for cheaper labor, and Americans are your biggest buyers. Any country who wants FREE should be ashamed of themselves. Maybe Canada should be free US and Canada had a good relationship. But Mexico and China NOT at all.

Will the military obey an invasion order into Canada from a dictatorship called Trump? I hope their oath to the Constitution is more sincere than The Republican party.

I am from Switzerland and I can say that Canada has a great prime minister, simple clear speech.

Look Justin, Its not about the fentanyl. That’s with Mexico. The fact is the US has been giving Canada billions of dollars for decades and we’re just not going to do it anymore. The US want to make Canada the 51st state and this is how it is going to be done.

Starting a trade war with our trusted allies is an extremely stupid idea... But does Trump and his associates ever have a good idea?? I am glad Canada is standing up for what is correct!! Hearing Trudeau speak in the language of FACTS, LOGIC, and REASON is SO REFRESHING!!!! Go Trudeau!!!

Good job PM! I love Canada.

Relax Canada, it’s not personal. Trade with Europe, Trump wants big business to come setup in the USA where they will pay no tariffs. It’s not you it’s us. Make America Great ??

So proud of Canada

Thank you, Canada. For having a spine and a sense for right and wrong. And for having grace and kindness while being resolute as frock..

Thank you, Canada, and Mexico for standing up to a bully government ?? ? ??❤️

I agree with everything PM JT said, except one thing: Trump is not a smart man (even by Florida standards).\n\nWe as Europeans should stand by our Canuck friends like they have stood with us! Sign a free trade agreement with Canada! They are steadfast, reliable, fierce friends. Uncle Sam clearly has brain rot.

Maybe Canada should buy Florida and kick out all the bully dictators.

He didn't mention how what he implemented actually helped with combating the Drugs Americans were smuggling into Canada. Kinda classy he didn't deflect like like the Americans do.

Much support to Canada. I hope our president also stands up against racist imperialist Trump. We know that Donald does not represent the majority of American. Let's stand together against Donald and his billionaire friends ??????

Thank you Canada from Florida ❤

Go Canada!

United States should takeover Canada by force it would be all too easy

Never thought that South Park blame Canada stuff from the movie would become reality in my adulthood jeez

Canada get rid of this nut case

Canada has always been our friend. WTF is this felon 45 doing???!!! Felon 45 is going to get us all bankrupt! Hell, he's gonna get us all killed!

Supper speech! Love ? to Canada / you have 750 million people in Europe as friends !