Trump Declares Canada a National Security Threat and Accuses Them of Burning Down the White House

[Soph0571]

President Donald Trump has now chosen to accuse Canada of being a national security threat in order to support his decision to impose strong steel and aluminum import tariffs on the country that is America's second-largest trading partner.
In a "testy" telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Trump falsely accused his neighbors to the North of having burned down the White House.

"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," CNN reports.

Trump's poor grasp of history was showing once again. It was the British in the War of 1812 who burned down the White House.

[link:https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/06/trump-declares-canada-a-national-security-threat-and-accuses-them-of-burning-down-the-white-house/|

History, we don't need no stinkin' history

[BigmanPigman]

1. And a freak storm saved it.

Out of the blue a tornado touched down in DC and it helped the Americans who were losing up to that point. I think that is what I read anyway. If it wasn't a tornado it was a really strong and unusual storm. Any history buffs out there?

[htuttle]

3. It was a tornado

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tornado-that-saved-washington-33901211/

[BigmanPigman]

5. Thanks.

I read a lot of "little facts" and I am getting old and senile (55 ha ha) so wasn't sure.

[htuttle]

6. I'm only a year younger than you, and hadn't even heard about the tornado until today

...unless I used to know about it, and forgot, lol.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. I had no clue about that.

thanks for the link.

[Ohiogal]

2. I know I keep saying this

but the Orange Asshole is a huge embarrassment and a total disgrace.

I hope all Canadians don't think everyone here supports this shameful idiot.

[Cattledog]

4. Canada didn't gain independence from Britain until 1867.

[Cartoonist]

7. We attacked Canada

We were rebuffed.

[First Speaker]

8. What sort of moron could estrange us from fucking Canada...?

...well, Dolt45 was up to the task...

[marylandblue]

9. I was certain this was a Borowitz headline

[sarcasmo]

10. June 12th Trump will say, Kim Jong Un built the Great Wall.