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demmiblue

(39,352 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:42 AM 12 hrs ago

Trump's back to threatening 100% tariffs on Canada this morning...

Trump’s back to threatening 100% tariffs on Canada this morning, wow I can’t imagine why the Canadians now see the Chinese as a more reliable trade partner

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 (@josephpolitano.bsky.social) 2026-01-24T14:01:00.952Z

Trump knows Carney spanked him at Davos and is now having a predictable petty despotic meltdown. But what he will never understand is that in doing so he is proving the points Carney made in his landmark speech.

David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) 2026-01-24T14:39:41.738Z
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Trump's back to threatening 100% tariffs on Canada this morning... (Original Post) demmiblue 12 hrs ago OP
Quiet slob SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #1
Piggy is backed into a corner newdeal2 12 hrs ago #4
Predictable BeyondGeography 12 hrs ago #2
Nailed it malaise 12 hrs ago #6
Stupid low-life street thug dalton99a 12 hrs ago #3
Fuck every Trump voter. This is a national Johonny 12 hrs ago #5
His mental spiral is tightening. The Madcap 11 hrs ago #7
First of all, you orange traitor, it is PRIME MINISTER CARNEY. If you niyad 11 hrs ago #8
He does that on purpose. Disaffected 10 hrs ago #12
Yes, I knew exactly what he was doing, the insecure, petulant ragebaby! niyad 8 hrs ago #14
Lost that trade war, might as well destroy what's left of it bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #9
Freebies? What the hell is this moron talking about? Dave Bowman 11 hrs ago #10
Comment from Bluesky: "sounds like an abusive ex" CousinIT 11 hrs ago #11
And the Trump Shart Cannon will outdo everything to date if Disaffected 10 hrs ago #13

newdeal2

(4,924 posts)
4. Piggy is backed into a corner
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:56 AM
12 hrs ago

He huffs and he puffs but no one takes him seriously anymore. Certainly not the leaders who he cares about.

BeyondGeography

(40,897 posts)
2. Predictable
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:47 AM
12 hrs ago

This is a raging case of Carney Envy.

After their relative performances in Davos this week, Mark Carney is now seen as the leader of the free world. And Trump is the guy whose farts stink across oceans.

dalton99a

(92,538 posts)
3. Stupid low-life street thug
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:54 AM
12 hrs ago
In a rambling speech in Davos on Wednesday, Mr. Trump struck back at Mr. Carney’s words from the day before.

“Canada gets a lot of freebies from us. By the way, they should be grateful also, but they’re not,” Mr. Trump said. “I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful — they should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”

The two men did not meet in Davos.

On Thursday, Mr. Carney returned rhetorical fire.

“Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security and in rich cultural exchange,” Mr. Carney said. “But Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/world/canada/carney-trump-canada-speech.html

Johonny

(25,640 posts)
5. Fuck every Trump voter. This is a national
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:05 AM
12 hrs ago

Embarrassment every day. I'm so tired of this shitshow. They can all kiss my ass. I hate this. It was all so unnecessary. But they thought they were smarter than us. They weren't. They're fucking idiots. They should shut the fuck up from bow on.

I repeat, fuck them.

The Madcap

(1,801 posts)
7. His mental spiral is tightening.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:10 AM
11 hrs ago

He keeps bouncing from one complaint to another, but they are always the same set of issues. The key is that the frequency of changing direction seems to be increasing.

I wish I had a list of his main focus vs. date to see if I am correct. A list like that might predict his next grievance.

His feeble mind is becoming a black hole of crazy as the spiral of anger tightens.

niyad

(129,948 posts)
8. First of all, you orange traitor, it is PRIME MINISTER CARNEY. If you
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:14 AM
11 hrs ago

are going to threaten him, at least get his title correct.

bucolic_frolic

(54,276 posts)
9. Lost that trade war, might as well destroy what's left of it
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:15 AM
11 hrs ago

We're going to dictate how other countries can trade? Like what, an embargo? Close their ports? This tantrum has geopolitical possibilities.

Disaffected

(6,211 posts)
13. And the Trump Shart Cannon will outdo everything to date if
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 11:12 AM
10 hrs ago

Canada cancels the F-35 purchase (which IMO is a strong probability).

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