Trump quipped to Trudeau, "Didn't you guys burn down the White House?"

[underpants]

Exclusive: Trump invokes War of 1812 in testy call with Trudeau over tariffs

(CNN)President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN.

According to the sources, Trudeau pressed Trump on how he could justify the tariffs as a "national security" issue. In response, Trump quipped to Trudeau, "Didn't you guys burn down the White House?" referring to the War of 1812.

The problem with Trump's comments to Trudeau is that British troops burned down the White House during the War of 1812. Historians note the British attack on Washington was in retaliation for the American attack on York, Ontario, in territory that eventually became Canada, which was then a British colony.

Asked about Trump's remark that the Canadians burned down the White House, aides to the President and to Canada's Trudeau declined to comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/war-of-1812-donald-trump-justin-trudeau-tariff/index.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Someone told dumbshit just before he went into the meeting, so not only is rump a dumbshit

which we knew but whoever is advising him is as well.

I wish we could orchestrate about FIFTY GOD DAMN FUCKING MILLION of us to go to the streets because I have had enough

[bdamomma]

5. Geez, if they keep up with this stupidity

we will be hopefully in the streets.

How much more abuse can we take?

[MontanaMama]

2. Fucking Moron.

Advised by morons. It will take decades to rebuild these relationships.

[hedda_foil]

3. Of COURSE it was the Brits but I'm amazed he remembered anything at all about it.

[Dave Starsky]

13. Someone told him that before he went in.

Or handed him a note.

I'd be amazed if the guy's ever cracked a book on ANY subject, let alone US history. He doesn't seem to know a single thing about anything.

[ProudLib72]

4. Rump to Trudeau...

"Couldn't you guys have waited until I was elected? You could have burned down the WH the black man stayed in. Then I could have had my contractors -- I only hire the best contractors, you know -- my contractors could have built me a new WH. I wouldn't have to live in this shithole. I want only the best for me! Spare no expense!"

[SummerSnow]

6. Mr. Trudeau , now you see what you are dealing with

[SummerSnow]

7. He did a Nero blaming the Christians for the fire

[Gothmog]

8. Trump is an idiot

[0rganism]

9. what's the statute of limitations on arson?

even without taking the awkward particulars of historical context into account, 200 years is an awfully long time to hold a grudge...

[irisblue]

10. 🤦 he doesn't know the difference between the British & Canadians?

Sweetest heavens save us.

[Paladin]

11. Dumb Fuck. (nt)

[C_U_L8R]

12. Wait, exactly which Wharton did this guy go to?

The Wharton Special Academy for Intellectually Lazy Trustfund Brats?

[Blue_Tires]

14. Yeah, but Hillary was too "establishment" and "status quo", amirite??

[DFW]

15. Canada in 1812?

That's like Kansas in the year 1620. That's only history if you are tripping on LSD somewhere in the vicinity of Strawberry Fields.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Well it was the British who burned it down

But it was in retaliation for the U.S. attacking Canada.

A little known fact is that one of the objectives of the U.S. in the war of 1812 was to motivate residents of Canada which was then a British Colony to rebel and become part of the U.S. Of course as we know things didn't quite turn out that way.