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I came across a report about a dinner between Trump and Trudeau where Trump joked that if his tariffs ruined Canada, the country should just become the 51st state, with Trudeau as governor. Apparently, this came up after Trudeau expressed concerns that the tariffs could devastate the Canadian economy. Trump's comment suggested that if Canada couldn't thrive without taking advantage of the US, it might as well join the union. It’s quite a striking exchange!
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau that if his tariffs destroyed Canada, the country should become the 51st state and Trudeau could be governor. Lmao. "We're getting some new details about that Trump-Trudeau dinner from two people who were at the table." "We are told that when Trudeau told President-Elect Trump that new tariffs would k*ll the Canadian economy, Trump joked to him that if Canada can't survive without ripping off the US to the tune of $100 billion a year, then maybe Canada should become the 51st state and Trudeau could become its governor."
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New details have emerged about the dinner between Trump and Trudeau. During the conversation, Trudeau expressed concerns that new tariffs would harm the Canadian economy. In response, Trump joked that if Canada couldn't thrive without taking $100 billion from the U.S. each year, perhaps Canada should become the 51st state, with Trudeau as its governor. Further discussion will follow with the panel.
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Speaker 0: And tonight, we're getting some new details about that Trump Trudeau dinner from 2 people who were at the table. We are told that when Trudeau told president-elect Trump that new tariffs would kill the Canadian economy, Trump joked to him that if Canada can't survive without ripping off the US to the tune of $100,000,000,000 a year, then maybe Canada should become the 51st state and Trudeau could become its governor. Right? I have more on that, detail with the panel. Peter, thank you.
@RebelNewsOnline - Rebel News
President Trump says he's "not looking for a concession" as he announces 25% tariffs on Canada, describing the decision as "purely economic" and not a "negotiating tool." https://t.co/5DYjZf7fY2
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There’s nothing that China, Canada, or Mexico can do tonight to prevent the tariffs from being implemented tomorrow. This is not a negotiating tool; it’s an economic decision due to significant trade deficits. Canada has a nearly $200 billion deficit with the U.S., and it’s unfair for the U.S. to subsidize Canada. Mexico has a $250 billion deficit, and while border crossings have decreased, the past administration allowed many criminals to enter the U.S. Fentanyl, primarily produced in China, is a major issue, with much of it coming through Mexico and Canada. Overall, these countries have not treated the U.S. fairly.
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Speaker 0: Mister president, is there anything China, Canada, and Mexico can do tonight to forestall your implementation of tariffs tomorrow? No. Nothing. Not right now. No.
Not a negotiating tool? No. It's not. No. It's a pure economic.
We have big deficits with, as you know, with all 3 of them. And in one case, they're sending massive amounts of Fentanyl, killing 100 of thousands of people a year with the Fentanyl. And in the other two cases, they're making it possible for this, poison to get in, number 1. And number 2, we have big deficits, and it's something we're doing. And we'll we'll possibly very substantially increase it or not.
We'll see how it is, but it's a lot of money coming to the United States. As you know, we have about a $200,000,000,000 deficit with Canada, getting close to $200,000,000,000. It's they've treated us very unfairly. And I say, why should we be subsidizing Canada? They you know, it's wonderful.
I have so many friends in Canada. It's a great place. Is there a concession you're looking for, sir? No. We're not looking for a concession.
And we'll just see what happens. We'll see what happens. And with Mexico, it's the same thing. We have a $250,000,000,000 deficit, and we have a lot of people coming into the border. And now we've largely stopped that, but we stopped that ourselves.
And I think they've done a fantastic job. You've seen the numbers have dropped to almost 0. But we've suffered under the past administration. For years years, we've suffered with millions of criminals coming into our country. Criminals, people from jails from all over the world.
They come through Mexico, and they come through Canada too. A lot of them come through Canada, and a lot of fentanyl comes through Canada. And China makes the fentanyl. You know? China makes the fentanyl, gives it to Mexico, puts it through Canada, puts it through different different places, mostly Mexico, but also a lot through Canada.
And so all 3 haven't treated us very well.
@RpsAgainstTrump - Republicans against Trump
🚨BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 25% tariff on $155 billion worth of goods from the United States https://t.co/aBDUGvCqtl
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Canada will respond to U.S. trade actions with 25% tariffs on $155 billion of American goods. This includes immediate tariffs on $30 billion starting Tuesday, followed by additional tariffs on $125 billion in 21 days. This delay allows Canadian companies and supply chains to explore alternatives.
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Speaker 0: Tonight, I am announcing Canada will be responding to the U. S. Trade action with 25% tariffs against $155,000,000,000 worth of American goods. This will include immediate tariffs on $30,000,000,000 worth of goods as of Tuesday, followed by further tariffs on $125,000,000,000 worth of American products in 21 days' time to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to seek to find alternatives.
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I believe Donald Trump's tariffs could severely harm Canada's economy, potentially reducing us to a Third World status. With 60% of our international trade tied to the U.S., which constitutes 40% of our GDP, the implications are dire. Many Canadians are expressing fears of an economic collapse, envisioning a future where we become known as "Snowy Mexico." The reliance on American trade makes the situation even more concerning.
@runews - Russian Market
"Donald Trump's tariffs will turn Canada into a Third World country—no exaggeration. Soon, we'll be called 'Snowy Mexico.' Americans simply won't buy anything from us anymore. To understand the long-term impact of these tariffs, you have to realize that 60% of our international trade has always been with the U.S. And that's 40% of our GDP. In other words, our trade with America makes up half of our entire economic productivity." Canadians are predicting economic collapse and the country's transformation into a "Snow Mexico."
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Donald Trump's tariffs could severely impact Canada's economy, potentially leading to a significant rise in unemployment. With 60% of Canada's international trade linked to the U.S., these tariffs threaten to price Canadian goods out of the American market. The increase in apprehensions of individuals on terrorist watch lists at the Canada-U.S. border has prompted these tariffs, highlighting concerns over Canada's immigration policies. The current government is seen as ineffective, with ongoing issues like open borders contributing to the crisis. Despite calls for economic negotiation, Canada lacks the strength to effectively respond. The situation is precarious, and the future looks uncertain as the government struggles to maintain power amidst these challenges.
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Speaker 0: Donald Trump's tariffs are going to turn Canada into a third world country. Without exaggeration, we will soon be better known as Snow Mexico. So, first, what is a tariff? A tariff is an import or export tax, meaning anything that goes into America being sold to an American company or individual will have a 25% federal tax added to it to be paid by the person who is buying the product. Now, again, this doesn't mean Canadians will have to pay 25% more, but what it does is it prices us out of the international market, in when it comes to America.
Americans will just no longer buy anything from Canada. To put into perspective as to how big of a deal this is, roughly 60% of our international trade is with America, and that accounts for 40% of our overall GDP. So our trade with America is almost half of our entire economic productivity, which is about to just be wiped off of our spreadsheet. And, again, to really hammer in how serious this is, Doug Ford has said that his team has already advised him that he can expect unemployment numbers to go up by 500 to 600,000. Can Ontario's current unemployment is 600,000, meaning our unemployment is expected to double in the face of these tariffs and will definitely reach double digit percentage wise.
Now why are these tariffs being put in place? Donald Trump has cited our border as the issue. Over the recent years, the number of individuals being apprehended at the Canada US border that are on terrorist watch lists has skyrocketed. So to put as a comparison, it's roughly 350 individuals on terrorist watch list apprehended at the Canada US border compared to a 150 at the Mexico US border, meaning Canada is now the preferred route into America for terrorist and criminal organizations because of our lax immigration policies. For instance, Trudeau has turned Canada into an open border experiment over the last few years.
Even just today, the Globe and Mail reported that 50,000 international students have not been showing up for class, meaning we have people that just, you know, come here due from international student status and buy their way into Canada, essentially, and then just disappear once they're here. Even India has launched an investigation into the amount of Indians that come here with programs like our international student program and then immediately illegally cross into America. Also, our asylum program is a massive issue. People come here. They, they actually, here's a rock solid case.
It's the Ahmed al Bedi case, who was granted Canadian citizenship after despite being on video dismembering a victim for ISIS. He came here as an asylum seeker and did the whole year too long process of that and then got granted Canadian citizenship. So, again, this isn't the vast majority of them that are doing this, but the small number of them that are are just slipping through the cracks because Canada is run by absolute imbeciles. So, again, this is going to absolutely decimate Canada's economy. Every single province and territory in Canada is a larger trading partner with America than any other province.
So each independent province trades with America more than anyone else in Canada. This is not minor at all. And what is our current state of governance? Well, we've got a government that is holding Canada hostage to prorogation. So they in order to avoid a no confidence vote, there is no practical reason for this as far as needing to be done other than just to try to retain power, for the liberal party so that they can shoehorn Mark Carney in as Justin Trudeau's replacement.
So we've gone from having a World Economic Forum puppet to a World Economic Forum scriptwriter become the Canadian prime minister, and all of the exact same policies that have created the scenario where these tariffs are getting put on us, like, say, the open border policies are just going to continue. I know Trudeau said he was pulling back, but he hasn't, and he won't, and neither will his replacement. And, you know, you've got people like Doug Ford and Ottawa saying that we should go to economic war with America despite the fact that we are completely dysfunctional. And you know what? I typically agree that you should negotiate through strengths and that you shouldn't, you know, just take a fetal position when somebody is attacking you.
But the hard truth is that over the last 10 years, Canada's economy has been decimated to the point that we don't have strength to negotiate from. We are the equivalent of somebody that has atrophied and now can't get out of a wheelchair. You know, for the last 10 years, our GDP per capita has completely stagnated, if not declined. The only reason we are growing economically is because we are pouring people into this country and which is causing way more second and third order consequences than it is solving of problems. But I guess the one silver lining here is this, is that I think the border issue is a real issue for Trump.
However, I also think this is just a vendetta against Trudeau, and I think that he is likely using this whole scenario as a squeeze point in order to root out the Liberals from leadership in Canada so that he can have a, let's say, a competent leader to actually negotiate with. So one can hope that that's the scenario and, you know, that Canada will truly feel the pressure from this tariff incident. But, you know, we've got a government that seems to rather rule over ashes than give up power. So we'll see how this all plans out. But, yeah, I I I'm not trying to just be an alarmist here, but things are gonna get real shaky for Canada.
@tpbreaking - Trending Politics
Canadian Prime Minister candidate Chrystia Freeland issued a veiled threat to Trump: "Our sovereignty is not negotiable. If you hit us, we are going to hit back." https://t.co/zW7Jmftkc1
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Tariffs are being imposed without justification, as only about 0.2% of fentanyl entering the U.S. comes from Canada. If border security were truly the concern, it could be easily addressed. Canada is also affected by the smuggling of U.S. guns that lead to violence in Canadian cities, and both countries could collaborate to manage asylum seekers. The recent threat to Canadian sovereignty, suggesting Canada could become the 51st state to avoid tariffs, has angered Canadians. They value their national pride and sovereignty, and any aggressive actions will be met with a strong response. Canada wants to maintain a friendly partnership with the U.S. while standing firm on its identity.
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Speaker 0: It's Ali Vitali. I have a question for you in regards to the way that these tariffs have been put on. The Trump administration is saying that it's because they wanna stem the flow of fentanyl through borders as well as illegal immigration. But in your conversations and in the conversations that these governments are having, do you have a sense of what the Canadians would even have to say to get these tariffs removed and appease the administration?
Speaker 1: Well, thank you for the question, Ali. And the fact is it is these tariffs are being imposed truly for utterly no reason. The pretext offered is the flimsiest pretext possible, less than 1%, in fact, around 0.2% of the Fentanyl that comes into the U. S. Comes through the Canadian border.
If border security were the issue, this could be solved in 5 minutes. We want to secure border too. We would like to stop the illegal U. S. Guns that are smuggled into Canada and cause deaths on Canadian streets, and we are very happy to work together to not have asylum seekers cross in either direction.
The president has also also directly threatened our national sovereignty. He has said over the weekend that if we were to become the 51st state, there would be no tariffs. Canadians really, really, really are angry about that. And I do wanna say, we wanna be your friend. We wanna be your partner.
We wanna be your neighbor. We're good at that. We've done it for decades decades. But we are proud of our country. We're really proud to be Canadian.
Our sovereignty is not negotiable. And if you hit us, we are gonna hit back, and the whole country is gonna be proud to do that.
@GuntherEagleman - Gunther Eagleman™
They're going to fold like a wet paper bag.
reSee.it AI Summary
I learned that trade wars are complicated. Doug Ford canceled Ontario's Starlink contract, but he may not know that Canada's satellite internet won't be ready until 2027 and is dependent on SpaceX to launch its satellites.
@amuse - @amuse
TARIFFS: It turns out trade wars are hard. Canada's Doug Ford announced he was canceling Ontario's Starlink contract in response. What he might not have realized is that Canada's own satellite internet constipation won't be ready until 2027 AND it is relying on Elon Musk's SpaceX to get its satellites into space.
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I watched Chrystia Freeland on MSNBC, where she called Trump's tariffs "utter madness." She insisted Trudeau is the best leader, despite his low polling. Canadians are angry and ready to fight, but I feel like 77% of us just want an election, not a trade war.
@MarcNixon24 - Marc Nixon
Chrystia Freeland on MSNBC & called Trump’s tariffs “utter madness.” Then she said: Trudeau is the BEST person to lead 🇨🇦 even though he is polling at lowest level in Canadian history Every single Canadian is rallying behind him 🧐 WTF Canadians are ANGRY & ready to fight the 🇺🇸 🤡 She even included her deep breaths & panic attack moments No, Chrystia 77% of 🇨🇦 want an election. Not a trade war. 🇨🇦💀
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You are imposing tariffs on regular Americans, and we will respond. Canada is a crucial market for U.S. exporters, larger than China, Japan, the UK, and France combined. The anger in Canada is palpable, with the entire country rallying behind Prime Minister Trudeau. The tariffs are higher than those against China, which feels like a betrayal to a loyal ally. The justification regarding fentanyl and border security is flimsy, as only a tiny fraction of fentanyl comes from Canada. Canadians are proud of their sovereignty and will retaliate against these unjustified measures. The relationship between our countries has historically been beneficial, and we want to maintain that partnership. The current situation is seen as self-harm for America, and Canadians are uniting in support of their government.
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Speaker 0: You are taxing regular Americans, and we are gonna fight back. And Canada is your biggest market. Canada is a bigger market for US Exporters than China, Japan, The UK, and France combined. For Americans like your business people, right, the customer is always right, and your customer is really angry at you. The whole country is behind the retaliation the prime minister has announced.
So now we are gonna tax American exporters who are trying to sell us stuff. That means Americans are gonna lose jobs. So this is really it is self mutilation. America is hurting itself. We think that it is utterly crazy, and we're also really, really angry at you.
Speaker 1: So madam deputy prime minister, I was really struck when prime minister Trudeau spoke over the weekend, the sense of betrayal that he expressed, that we have been there with The US, he was saying, I'm para every
Speaker 2: step of
Speaker 1: the way, even in times of need, and now this is coming out of nowhere. Elaborate on that, please. And also just more specifically, just remind viewers just how closely linked these two nations are, particularly whether it's people or goods going back and forth across the border, sometimes multiple times a day.
Speaker 0: The prime minister has been great, and I have to tell you the whole country is rallying behind him. We all feel personally hurt, and that hurt is now becoming anger. You know, we pride ourselves on being a polite, nice country. But at the Raptors game last night, the American anthem was booed. At a senators hockey game over the weekend, the American anthem was booed.
Because we do feel like we are your friends, we're your neighbors, we are your allies, and you guys are really lucky to have us on your northern border. The fact that you have this safe, secure, friendly country on your northern border is foundational to American prosperity. And now you're slapping us in the face. I mean, the tariffs against Canada are higher than the tariffs imposed against China. What's going on here, guys?
Speaker 3: It's Sally Vitale. I have a question for you in regards to the way that these tariffs have been put on. The Trump administration is saying that it's because they wanna stem the flow of fentanyl through borders as well as illegal immigration. But in your conversations and in the conversations that these governments are having, do you have a sense of what the Canadians would even have to say to get these tariffs removed and appease the administration?
Speaker 0: Well, thank you for the question, Ally. And the fact is it is these tariffs are being imposed truly for utterly no reason. The pretext offered is the flimsiest pretext possible. Less than 1%, in fact, around 0.2% of the fentanyl that comes into The US comes through the Canadian border. If border security were the issue, this could be solved in five minutes.
We wanna secure border too. We would like to stop the illegal US guns that are smuggled into Canada and cause deaths on Canadian streets, and we are very happy to work together to not have asylum seekers cross in either direction. The president has also directly threatened our national sovereignty. He has said over the weekend that if we were to become the fifty first state, there would be no tariffs. Canadians really, really, really are angry about that.
And I do want to say, we want to be your friend, we want to be your partner, we want to be your neighbor. We're good at that. We've done it for decades and decades. But we are proud of our country. We're really proud to be Canadian.
Our sovereignty is not negotiable. And if you hit us, we are gonna hit back, and the whole country is gonna be proud to do that.
Speaker 4: Well, and and and Canada has been, Mica. Canada has been our friends, our allies, our best trading partner. And, again, as Chris just said, and so many Americans need to understand that the fact that the longest peaceful contiguous border in the world is the northern border, that starts at Maine and goes all the way all the way over to Washington state. And the fact that we don't have to have troops on that border because Canada is such a good friend. Again, this is, again, for for so many Canadians, just shocking.
Speaker 2: So also a friend, Christia, who was on Morning Joe in the early days, along with all of us, sharing her political analysis. She is, educated sleep steeply not in just Canadian values, but American values and the American constitution. And so to your question of what's going on here, guys, Kristy, I ask you, imposing tariffs on a friendly border nation, What do you think is going on here? What's your assessment of what's happening here?
Speaker 0: You're the Americans, and I'm gonna leave that up to you. But I do have a message for you, which is we are a great ally and partner. There is an exit ramp here. There is a win win here. For all of our history as countries, we have been great, mutually beneficial partners and friends.
Ronald Reagan famously said, We're more than friends, we are kin. And he said that the Canada US relationship is the best, the most mutually beneficial relationship between two countries in history. Ronald Reagan said that. He was a smart guy. He was right.
But what I will also say is this isn't gonna work. You know, this is a colossal act of self mutilation where America is hurting itself. And please know that we think it is utter madness. We are not gonna back down. We are really proud to be Canadian.
We love our country so much. Canadians are rallying around this issue. We're gonna stand up for ourselves. And, you know, I used to say we do it more in sorrow than in anger, but we're moving away from the sorrow feeling towards really being angry about this because it's so unjustified and so pointless.
Speaker 4: And as the Wall Street Journal editorial page says, it is the dumbest trade war in history. Christia, let me ask you finally. I understand Canadians have all come together, and they're they're even coming together behind, prime minister Trudeau who's, has been extraordinarily unpopular in the polls, up to this point. I am curious, though, are there is there anything more he should be doing? Is there anything more that you would do Yeah.
If you if you were prime minister now in response to these tariffs?
Speaker 0: The whole country right now is united. Everyone is rallying behind this united national response. We our prime minister is our prime minister, and we are supporting him as he stands up for Canada. If I am chosen to be leader of the Liberal party and become prime minister, I will continue that fight, and I will fight really, really hard for my country.
Speaker 2: Alright. Canadian prime minister candidate and former deputy prime minister of Canada, Christia Freeland. Thank you very much. It's good to see you. Come back.
I have a feeling this story isn't going away anytime soon. Thank you very much for
Speaker 3: being
Speaker 2: on
Speaker 4: this
reSee.it AI Summary
I told Bret Baier I'm serious about Canada becoming our 51st state. We lose $200 billion annually in trade, which feels like subsidizing Canada, and I won’t allow that. Liberals are in a frenzy because they don’t grasp my tactics.
@JerichoXVI - Jericho
President Trump told Bret Baier that he was serious about Canada being our 51st state. He said we lose $200 every year in trade, which makes it like we're subsidizing Canada, and he said he's not going to allow it. Liberals are in a frenzy over it because they don't understand the tactics of what he's doing.
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Happy Super Bowl! It's an iconic day, and I thought it would be good for the country for the President to be at the game. My administration is moving quickly; we've made significant changes in border policy, cracked down on criminals, addressed men in women's sports, and implemented energy policy changes. I faced opposition in my previous term, but this time I have more support. I'm addressing government inefficiency and fraud—Elon Musk is helping—and I believe we'll find billions in waste. The tariffs on Canada and Mexico are achieving results in border security and drug interdiction, but more is needed. Making Canada the 51st state is a real possibility. I know inflation is a concern, but our focus on eliminating wasteful spending will lead to improved economic conditions. Bringing the country together requires massive success. I'm a big fan of both Super Bowl teams, but I'm predicting a Kansas City win. It's amazing how my rallies and mannerisms have resonated with so many people.
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Speaker 0: Welcome to Mar A Lago, the winter White House in Palm Beach, Florida. We're pleased to be joined by the forty fifth and forty seventh president of The United States, Donald J. Trump. Mr. President, thanks for having us.
Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Happy Super Bowl.
Speaker 0: Thank you. You know, you are going to be the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. It's a big day for America, always is. What made you wanna do it?
Speaker 1: Well, first of all, I'm very surprised to hear that. I would have assumed many presidents came. But, I think just the spirit of the country, the country's taken on a whole new life. I thought it would be a good thing for the country to have the president be at the game. I mean, it's an iconic day.
It's an iconic day. It's gonna be a great game, two great teams. And, let's see what happens.
Speaker 0: You know, it seems the first days of this administration are like a no huddle offense. You know, plays going down the field one after another. There's a long list of things you've already got done in three weeks. Big border policy changes, ice crackdowns on criminals, taking, biological men out of women and girls sports, big energy policy changes. So what's different with you and your administration?
The difference between the forty fifth president and the forty seventh president.
Speaker 1: Well, with the forty fifth, I had tremendous opposition, but I didn't know people, and I didn't have, the kind of support that I needed. I put people in office, some great, some really great ones, but I had some that I wouldn't have put. I would have, you know, known better if it were a couple of years later or if I had a little more experience in DC. I was a New York person, not a DC person. And I had a lot of opposition.
I just noticed that I looked on the stage for the recent inauguration, and I'm looking. It's like a who's who of Washington. Well, if you look on the stage for the first one,
Speaker 0: it was just the opposite. So some of your your plays have raised some questions and had some pushbacks. 19 states attorneys general filed a lawsuit. And early Saturday, a judge agreed with them to restrict Elon Musk and his government efficiency team, Doge, from accessing Treasury Department payment and data systems. They said there was a risk of irreparable harm.
What do you make of that? And does that slow you down on what you wanna do?
Speaker 1: No. I disagree with it a %. I think it's crazy. And, we have to solve the efficiency problem. We have to solve the fraud, waste, abuse, all the things that have gone in under the government.
You take a look at the USAID, the kind of fraud in there that
Speaker 0: we're seeing as
Speaker 1: a balance. Well, we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars of money that's going to places where it shouldn't be going, where if I read a list, you'd say this is ridiculous, and you've read the same lists, and there are many that you haven't even seen. It's crazy. It's a big scam. Now there's some good money, and we can do that through, any one of a number.
I think I'd rather give it to Marco Rubio over at the state department. Let him take care of the few good ones. So I don't know if it's kickbacks or what's going on, but the people look, I ran on this, And the people want me to find it. And I've had a great help with Elon Musk, who's been terrific. Bottom line, you say
Speaker 0: you trust him.
Speaker 1: Trust Elon? Oh. He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He's so into it.
But I told him do that. Then I'm gonna tell him very soon, like, maybe in twenty four hours, to go check the Department of Education. He's gonna find the same thing. Then I'm gonna go go to the military. Let's check the military.
We're gonna find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse, but I campaigned on this, Brett.
Speaker 0: You announced, tariffs on Canada and Mexico. You immediately got action from both of them on border security and drug interdiction. A lot of it. Is that good enough?
Speaker 1: Is that
Speaker 0: good enough?
Speaker 1: No. It's not good enough.
Speaker 0: So more needed in thirty days. Something has to happen. It's not sustainable, and I'm changing it. You know, the prime minister said this weekend to a group of Canadian businessmen, he was at private meeting, he said, that your wish for Canada to be the fifty first state is a, quote, real thing. Is it a real thing?
Yeah. It is.
Speaker 1: I think Canada would be much better off being a fifty first state because we lose $200,000,000,000 a year with Canada, and I'm not gonna let that happen. It's too much. Why are we paying $200,000,000,000 a year essentially in subsidy to Canada? Now if they're
Speaker 0: a fifty first state, I don't mind doing it. You said the tariff is a beautiful word. There are some signs in the markets, consumer confidence, that they're a little jittery. So if all goes to plan, when do you think families would be able to feel prices going down? Groceries, energy, or are you kind of saying to them, hang on, inflation may get worse until it gets better.
No.
Speaker 1: I think we're gonna become a rich look. We're not that rich right now. We owe $36,000,000,000,000. That's because we let all these nations take advantage of us. Same thing, like, 200,000,000,000 with Canada.
We owe 300 we have a deficit with Mexico of $350,000,000,000. I'm not gonna do that. I'm not gonna let that happen.
Speaker 0: Sports has always been something that Americans rally around, come together. They really do. You won the popular vote. You won all the swing states. Have you thought about how to try to bring the country together to reach out or to find common ground?
Have you thought about that or how that might go?
Speaker 1: I'd love to do it. But, I would say this. We have to, come together. But to come together, there's only one thing that's gonna do it, and that's massive success. Success will bring the country together, but it's hard.
And I say it's hard. I just signed a bill allowing for women not to have to be punished by men in sports. In other words, men are not gonna be allowed to play in sports against women. It's ridiculous.
Speaker 0: You're a sports guy. You're a football fan. Size up these two teams.
Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of both teams. They're sort of different. In Philadelphia, you have one of the greatest running backs, Saquon. You know, Saquon had an uncle who's a great fighter, great fighter. And I ran Barkley, his name was.
So you have a great running back. Do you really have a great quarterback? The other team, the quarterback really knows how to win. He's a great, great quarterback.
Speaker 0: So game prediction?
Speaker 1: I I hate to do it. I just say that I watched this great quarterback who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife. Okay? She's a Trump fan. She's a MAGA fan, so I happen to love her.
Okay? But she's a great person. I I watched her being interviewed. I said, well, it's pretty good. But she's great.
And he's great. I guess you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he's won, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has a fantastic it's gonna be just
Speaker 0: a great game. Finally, listen. You are the most recognized person in the world, likely the most imitated person in the world. Every comedian has Donald Trump imitation. Everyone.
But now you have UFC fighters winning fights, NFL players doing the Trump dance. Yeah. Did you ever think that was gonna be a thing?
Speaker 1: No. I didn't. I mean, we do these rallies. They've always been great, but they got really great. And it's just I don't know what it is.
I try and walk off sometimes without dancing, and I can't. I have to dance because it's just got something special about it. Mister president, thanks for the time. Thank you very much. Enjoy the game.
You can
Speaker 0: see the rest of the interview on a host of other topics on special report Monday on Fox News Channel. In the meantime, we'll send it back to our Fox team in New Orleans after a short break to the kickoff of Super Bowl fifty nine.
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I announced that I want to impose a 100% tariff on Tesla to directly target Elon Musk, responding to Donald Trump's provocations. It seems the left only cares about climate change until their feelings are hurt. We're ready to fight back.
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: Canadian NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to put a 100% tariff only on Tesla to target Elon Musk, says Trump is "on notice." The left loves pretending they care about 'climate change' and clean energy until their feelings get hurt. "Donald Trump has picked this fight, so we're gonna fight back. We just announced today, what I would do is put in place a 100% tariff on Tesla, directly targeting Elon Musk."
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The initial response to trade conflict will be dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs. No one wins trade wars, but we’re responding to the provocation. We’re announcing a percentage tariff on Tesla, directly targeting Elon Musk due to his "fifty-first state" comments. We’ll also consider cutting off the supply of critical minerals needed for Tesla batteries. We have tools at our disposal and are prepared to use them. This isn’t a fight we sought, but if Donald Trump wants to escalate, we're ready. Consider this official notice to Donald Trump.
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Speaker 0: What does that fighting entail? How do you see that that fighting moving forward? Is it reciprocal tariffs? Yeah. The first step is gonna be dollar for dollar retaliatory tariffs.
Impose a tariff, and Nas will impose a tariff back on you. Again, no one wins in these trade wars, but this is not a fight that we wanted to pick. We were happy to continue to have a strong relationship. Donald Trump has picked this fight, so we're gonna fight back. We just announced today, what I would do is put in place a % tariff on Tesla directly targeting Elon Musk.
Because Elon Musk is proudly touting this idea of the fifty first state, so let's hit back at Elon Musk. I've also said we should shut down the supply of critical minerals, another move that directly targets Elon Musk and his Tesla company. The batteries that he needs require these critical minerals. We've got tools, and we should be ready to use them. It's not something that we wanted to do, but if Donald Trump wants to bring this fight, know that we are ready.
I'm putting Donald notice Donald Donald Trump on notice. Canadian MP Jagmeet Singh, appreciate you joining us and sharing your perspective. Thank you so much, sir.
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I just came across a shocking revelation from investigative journalist @scoopercooper, linking fentanyl funding to the Trudeau Liberals. It seems there's significant money laundering happening in Canadian cities, contributing to the fentanyl crisis affecting North America. The Trump administration is aware of this situation and is prepared to impose 25% tariffs if Canada doesn't take serious action. The era of ignoring this crisis is over, and it looks like Canada’s corruption is on the verge of being exposed, with potentially massive consequences.
@JimFergusonUK - Jim Ferguson
🚨 BOMBSHELL: FENTANYL MONEY LINKED TO TRUDEAU LIBERALS—TARIFFS COMING? 🚨 🔴 Investigative journalist @scoopercooper drops a NUCLEAR revelation—some fentanyl bosses are connected to funding the Trudeau Liberals. 🔴 Massive criminal money laundering is flowing through Canadian cities, fueling the fentanyl crisis and poisoning North America. 🔴 The Trump administration KNOWS it—and if Canada doesn’t take real action, the U.S. is ready to SLAP 25% TARIFFS. 🔥 No more fake "czars," no more Trudeau office lackeys. The days of turning a blind eye to this crisis are OVER. 🔥 💥 Canada’s corruption is about to be EXPOSED. The fallout will be MASSIVE. 💥
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I'm hearing from high-level police officers that Canadians don't realize the extent of criminal money laundering in our cities. A "fentanyl czar" is needed, someone with credibility to assure the US government that the RCMP will cooperate with the DEA on wiretaps of Triad or cartel bosses in Vancouver and Toronto.
The US-Canada strike force on organized crime requires legal memorandums of understanding with Ottawa, proving it's not just talk to avoid tariffs. This includes the FBI and DEA working with the fentanyl czar to bust Triad money laundering operations in Vancouver. Some of these bosses are connected to funding of the Trudeau Liberals, and the Trump administration is aware. The US doesn't trust our word anymore; they need to see concrete action.
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Speaker 0: Daniela, I'm hearing from current and former high level police officers that say, you know, despite what the Golden Mail or Daniel Dale at CNN are reporting about, you know, 40 kilograms is it. No, Canadians have no idea the level of criminal money laundering running through our cities that's connected to this. So that's the issue. I just wanna add before we look, where do we go from here? What Mark is saying about a hurricane, that hurricane is gonna hit us with 25% or more if we don't put a real fentanyl czar in place, that is someone with credibility that the US government look, they're not gonna be fooled if you put a Justin Trudeau office lackey in that position.
They need someone that can assure the American government that the RCMP will work with the DEA if they wanna put a wiretap on a Triad boss or a cartel boss in Vancouver and Toronto because it didn't happen before. The last point is, look, this count, this US Canada strike force on organized crime, I believe the American government is gonna wanna see legal memorandums of understanding signed with Ottawa saying this isn't just pretty language to put off a tariff, this is some sort of joint laws between Canada and The United States where we will have, you know, you working with the fentanyl czar, if the FBI and DA wanna come up to Vancouver and bust one of these triad command control money laundering nodes, which by the way, I'm afraid, I'll say it, some of these bosses are connected to funding of the Trudeau Liberals. I'll just drop that because it's true, and I believe the Trump administration knows it. So the Americans, we're now in the Germany, Greece, European Union relationship, Canada and United States are there, they're not trusting our word anymore, they need to see our homework.
@RT_com - RT
Canada’s Chrystia Freeland: Liberals ‘will always, always uphold the Charter’ Also Chrystia Freeland: Freeze Freedom Convoy bank accounts 51st State hypocrisy… https://t.co/cDObvyicJ0
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Our party is the party of the charter, and as prime minister, I will always uphold it. This is not the time for divisions; Canadians are united. We are united in the idea that we're a bilingual country.
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Speaker 0: I completely agree. Our party is the party of the charter. And as prime minister, I will always, always uphold the charter. I believe that this is not the time for us to have divisions and conflicts within our country. What I'm feeling within conversations is that Canadians are more united than ever, united in the idea that we're a bilingual country.
@Bret_Sears - Bret 🍁
Holy crap, Freeland says the quiet part out loud. She wants to avoid becoming the 51st state and instead work with other "democratic" countries to create a New World Order. Globalists are far more of a threat to Canada than Donald Trump! https://t.co/3ZnzV0T5rO
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We must acknowledge President Trump's repeated desire for Canada to become the 51st state. None of us want to be caught unprepared, failing to defend Canada or collaborate with our democratic allies to safeguard our borders. They are willing to cooperate with us. It is imperative that we take immediate action domestically, connect with them, and establish a new global order that protects democracy and Canadian sovereignty.
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Speaker 0: We need to recognize president Trump has said dozens of times he wants us to be the fifty first state. I don't think any of us wants to be the leader who was asleep at the wheel and didn't get Canada defended, did not work with our democratic allies to protect our borders. They want to work with us. It's time for us to step up at home, to urgently reach out to them, and build a new world order where democracy and Canadian sovereignty is protected.
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I shared my thoughts on Chrystia Freeland's recent comments about a four-year-old girl expressing fear over Trump potentially invading Canada. Freeland recounted the encounter in Saskatoon, emphasizing the seriousness of the child's concern. I find it striking that she seems to prioritize the fears of young children while dismissing the voices of adult Canadians, particularly those who opposed vaccine mandates and faced severe consequences. Now, she aspires to be Prime Minister, which raises questions about her leadership approach.
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
NEW: Chrystia Freeland claims terrified four-year-olds are begging her to stop Trump from invading Canada. The former Deputy Prime Minister made these comments after stating that she takes Trump’s remarks about making Canada the 51st state “seriously.” “I was in a small city called Saskatoon, and a little four-year-old girl came up to me with her mother. Her name was Ari. “And she said to me, in the serious way a little four-year-old can, ‘Can you stop Trump from invading Canada?’ So right now, we are a country where four-year-old children are saying, ‘How do we stop this guy from invading my country?’” Freeland said. So, Freeland values the fears of four-year-olds over the voices of adult Canadians. Remember, Canadian truckers pleaded with Freeland and Trudeau to end the vaccine mandates. Instead of compassion, she froze their bank accounts. Now she wants to be Prime Minister.
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I am not campaigning to be the governor of the fifty-first state. Initially, Canadians were sad because of our close relationship with America. However, that sadness turned to anger. The President of The United States is repeatedly suggesting using economic coercion to force Canada to become the fifty-first state. This is a serious matter, and Canadians are taking it as such. I'm actively campaigning, and recently, in Saskatoon, a four-year-old girl named Ari asked me, with all the seriousness a child could muster, if I could stop Trump from invading Canada. We're now at a point where young children are concerned about the potential invasion of their country.
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Speaker 0: You're moving up in the world and now you're gonna be the I guess, the governor of our fifty first day.
Speaker 1: Never. Never. That is not the job I'm campaigning for.
Speaker 0: Well, let me
Speaker 1: And I wanna be really, like, clear, Bill, because
Speaker 0: Yes.
Speaker 1: Canadians, we started off being sad because Americans like, you're our friends. You're our neighbors. And, it was just a shock for Canadians. But then, Canadians got really angry. Yeah.
Because it's the president of The United States is saying repeatedly that he wants to use economic coercion to force us to become the fifty first state.
Speaker 0: I mean, do you take it seriously or do you think it's just trolling?
Speaker 1: No. I take it seriously and Canadians do too. I am in full campaign mode. And so, a couple of weeks ago, I was in a small city called Saskatoon. And a little four year old girl came up to me with her mother.
Her name was Ari. And she said to me, in the serious way a little four year old can, can you stop Trump from invading Canada? So right now, we are a country where four year old children are saying, how do we stop this guy from invading my country?
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the cancellation of Elon Musk's Starlink contract and a ban on all U.S. companies from participating in government contracts. He stated that the decision was a response to economic attacks on Ontario, attributing the blame to President Trump. In response, another participant pointed out that Canada has been imposing tariffs on the U.S. for some time.
@EricLDaugh - Eric Daugherty
🚨 BREAKING: Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels @ElonMusk's Starlink contract, bans all U.S. companies from taking part in government contracts in response to Trump. "It's done, it's gone. We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country." "They only have President Trump to blame."
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Starting today, all US companies are banned from government procurement. Our province spends about $30 billion annually on procurement, plus our $200+ billion infrastructure plan. U.S. businesses will lose out on billions in revenue, and they only have President Trump to blame.
I urge all 444 municipalities to do the same, and some already are, like Brampton. We're also ripping up Ontario's contract with Starlink. It's done. We won't award contracts to those enabling economic attacks on our province and country. This is Team Canada's response, alongside federal tariffs and actions from other premiers.
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Speaker 0: Is off the shelves. Also starting today, all US based companies will be banned from taking part in government procurement. Every year, the province and its agencies spend about $30,000,000,000 on procurement alongside our more than $200,000,000,000 plan to build infrastructure. U. S.-based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in revenues.
They only have President Trump to blame. I'm also urging all 444 municipalities to do the same and I'm thrilled to see some are already stepping up. For example, Mayor Patrick Brown in the city of Brampton and many other cities. As part of this government wide procurement ban, we're going one step further. We're ripping up Ontario's contract with Starlink.
It's done. It's gone. We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province province in our country. Alongside federal tariffs and the measures my fellow premiers are bringing forward, this team Canada's opening response.
@JRPLawyeress - JRP Lawyeress
@EricLDaugh @elonmusk Canada’s been imposing tariffs on the US all along. From 10/24 https://t.co/vendLzUKwx
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I expressed strong concerns about Trump, stating that his actions could have led to a loss in the Cold War. I accused him of favoring dictators and undermining the economy with plans that benefit billionaires at the expense of everyday people. Prices for groceries and homes are rising, and he lacks a solid strategy to address these issues. His tariffs on allies like Canada threaten to escalate trade wars, negatively impacting manufacturing and agriculture. If he continues down this path, we risk entering a recession.
@simonateba - Simon Ateba
BREAKING: "Trump Would Have Lost Us the Cold War!" – Sen. Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) Unloads on Trump in Fiery Rebuttal, Accuses Him of Cozying Up to Dictators and Wrecking the Economy, Adds, "President Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends. He’s on the hunt to find trillions of dollars to pass along to the wealthiest in America. And to do that, he’s going to make YOU pay—in every part of your life." "Grocery and home prices are going up, not down, and he hasn’t laid out a credible plan to deal with either of those." "His tariffs on allies like Canada will raise prices on energy, lumber, and cars and start a trade war that will hurt manufacturing and farmers." "If he’s not careful, he could walk us right into a recession."
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I'm Melissa Slotkin, the new senator from Michigan. I've dedicated my life to public service since 9/11, working at the CIA and the White House under Presidents Bush and Obama.
Like many of you, I believe in the American dream: work hard, play by the rules, and your kids should do better. We need to protect the middle class by lowering costs on groceries, housing, and healthcare, making more products in America with union jobs, securing our supply chains, and creating a fair tax system.
President Trump's economic plans favor billionaires, raising costs for everyday Americans and increasing the national debt. His foreign policy cozies up to dictators while alienating our allies.
We must also secure our borders while fixing our broken immigration system.
Our democracy is at risk when leaders disregard rules and pit Americans against each other. Stay engaged, hold leaders accountable, and organize to protect our values.
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Speaker 0: Hi, everyone. I'm Melissa Slotkin. I'm honored to have the opportunity to speak tonight. It's late, so I promise to be a lot shorter than what you just watched. I won't take it personally if you've never heard of me.
I'm the new senator from the great state of Michigan where I grew up. I've been in public service my entire life because I happened to be in New York City on 09:11 when the Twin Towers came down. Before the smoke cleared, I knew I wanted to make a life in national security. I was recruited by the CIA and did three tours in Iraq alongside the military. In between, I worked at the White House under president Bush and president Obama, two very different leaders who both believed that America is exceptional.
You can find that same sense of patriotism here in Wyandotte, Michigan, where I'm speaking from tonight. It's a working class town just south of Detroit. President Trump and I both won here in November. It might not seem like it, but plenty of places like this still exist across The United States, places where people believe that if you work hard and play by the rules, you should do well and your kids should do better. It reminds me of how I grew up.
My dad was a lifelong Republican, my mom a lifelong Democrat, but it was never a big deal because we had shared values that were bigger than any one party. We just went through another fraught election season. Americans made it clear that prices are too high and that the government needs to be more responsive to their needs. America wants change, but there's a responsible way to make change and a reckless way, And we can make that change without forgetting who we are as a country and as a democracy. So that's what I'm gonna lay out tonight.
Because whether you're from Wyandotte or Wichita, most Americans share three core beliefs, that the middle class is the engine of our country, that strong national security protects us from harm, and that our democracy, no matter how messy, is unparalleled and worth fighting for. Let's start with the economy. Michigan literally invented the middle class, the revolutionary idea that you could work at an auto plant and afford the car you were building. That's the American dream. And in order to expand and protect the middle class, we have to do a few basic things.
We need to bring down the price of things we spend the most money on, groceries, housing, health care. We need to make more things in America with good paying union jobs and bring our supply chains back home from places like China. We need to give American businesses the certainty they need to invest and create the jobs of the future. And we need a tax system that's fair for people who don't happen to make a billion dollars. Look.
The president talked a big game on the economy, but it's always important to read the fine print. So do his plans actually help Americans get ahead? Not even close. President Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends. He's on the hunt to find trillions of dollars to pass along to the wealthiest in America.
And to do that, he's going to make you pay in every part of your life. Grocery and home prices are going up, not down, and he hasn't laid out a credible plan to deal with either of those. His tariffs on allies like Canada will raise prices on energy, lumber, and cars and start a trade war that will hurt manufacturing and farmers. Your premiums and prescriptions will cost more because the math on his proposals doesn't work without going after your health care. Meanwhile, for those keeping score, the national debt is going up, not down.
And if he's not careful, he could walk us right into a recession. And one more thing. In order to pay for his plan, he could very well come after your retirement. The Social Security, Medicare, and VA benefits you worked your whole life to earn. The president claims he won't, but Elon Musk just called Social Security the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
While we're on the subject of Elon Musk, is there anyone in America who is comfortable with him and his gang of 20 year olds using their own computer servers to poke through your tax returns, your health information, and your bank accounts? No oversight. No protections against cyber attack. No guardrails on what they do with your private data. We need a more efficient government.
You wanna cut waste? I'll help you do it. But change doesn't need to be chaotic or make us less safe. The mindless firing of people who work to protect our nuclear weapons, keep our planes from crashing, and conduct the research that finds the cure for cancer only to rehire them two days later, no CEO in America could do that without being summarily fired. Okay.
So we've talked about economic security. How about national security? Let's start with the border. As someone who spent my whole career protecting our homeland, every country deserves to know who and what is coming across its border, period. Democrats and Republicans should all be for that.
But securing the border without actually fixing our broken immigration system is dealing with the symptom and not the disease. America is a nation of immigrants. We need a functional system keyed to the needs of our economy that allows vetted people to come and work here legally. So I look forward to the president's plan on that. Because here's the thing, today's world is deeply interconnected.
Migration, cyber threats, AI, environmental destruction, terrorism. One nation cannot face these issues alone. We need friends in all corners, and our safety depends on it. President Trump loves to say peace through strength. That's actually a line he stole from Ronald Reagan.
But let me tell you, after the spectacle that just took place in the Oval Office last week, Reagan must be rolling in his grave. We all want an end to the war in Ukraine, but Reagan understood that true strength required America to combine our military and economic might with moral clarity. And that scene in the Oval Office wasn't just a bad episode of reality TV. It summed up Trump's whole approach to the world. He believes in cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin and kicking our friends like the Canadians in the teeth.
He sees American leadership as merely a series of real estate transactions. As a Cold War kid, I'm thankful it was Reagan and not Trump in office in the nineteen eighties. Trump would have lost us to Cold War. Donald Trump's actions suggest that in his heart, he doesn't believe we're an exceptional nation. He clearly doesn't think we should lead the world.
Look. America is not perfect, but I stand with the majority of Americans who believe we are still exceptional, unparalleled. And I would rather have American leadership over Chinese or Russian leadership any day of the week. Because for generations, America has offered something better, Our security and our prosperity, yes, but our democracy, our very system of government has been the aspiration of the world. And right now, it's at risk.
It's at risk when the president decides you can pick and choose what rules you wanna follow, when he ignores court orders and the constitution itself, or when elected leaders stand by and just let it happen. But it's also at risk when the president pits Americans against each other, when he demonizes those who are different and tells certain people they shouldn't be included. Because America is not just a patch of land between two oceans. We are more than that. Generations have fought and died to secure the fundamental rights that define us.
Those rights and the fight for them make us who we are. We're a nation of strivers, risk takers, innovators, and we are never satisfied. That is America's superpower. And look, I've lived and worked in many countries. I've seen democracies flicker out.
I've seen what life is like when a government is rigged. You can't open a business without paying off a corrupt official. You can't criticize the guys in charge without getting a knock at the door in the middle of the night. So as much as we need to make our government more responsive to our lives today, don't for one moment fool yourself that democracy isn't precious and worth saving. But how do we actually do that?
I know a lot of you have been asking that question. First, don't tune out. It's easy to be exhausted, but America needs you now more than ever. If previous generations had not fought for this democracy, where would we be today? Second, hold your elected officials, including me, accountable.
Watch how they're voting. Go to town halls and demand they take action. That's as American as apple pie. Third, organize. Pick just one issue you're passionate about and engage, and doomscrolling doesn't count.
Join a group that cares about your issue and act. And if you can't find one, start one. Some of the most important movements in our history have come from the bottle up. In closing, we all know that our country is going through something right now. We're not sure what the next day is going to hold, let alone the next decade.
But this isn't the first time we've experienced significant and tumultuous change as a country. I'm a student of history, and we've gone through periods of political instability before. And ultimately, we've chosen to keep changing this country for the better. But every single time, we've only gotten through those moments because of two things, engaged citizens and principled leaders. Engaged citizens who do a little bit more than they're used to doing to fight for the things that they care about and principled leaders who are ready to receive the ball and do something about it.
So thank you tonight for caring about your country. Just by watching, you qualify as engaged citizens. And I promise that I and my fellow Democrats will do everything in our power to be the principal leaders that you deserve. Good night, everyone.
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Ontario has announced the removal of the 25% surcharge on electricity for several U.S. states, just hours after President Trump threatened retaliation. This feels like a significant win, reinforcing the idea that we shouldn't challenge Trump or the U.S.
@nicksortor - Nick Sortor
🚨 #BREAKING: Canada CAVES to President Trump Ontario just announced they’ve DROPPED their 25% surcharge on electricity being delivered to several U.S. states This comes just HOURS after President Trump threatened to retaliate. Another MASSIVE win! 🔥 Don’t mess with Trump, and don’t mess with the United States of America
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Can you believe the crazy tariffs Canada imposed on the U.S.? We're talking 250% for milk, 291% for butter, 208% for whey, and 241% for cheese. It's wild! Also, if you liked this video, check out my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@thatskaizen.
@thatsKAIZEN - Kaizen D. Asiedu
Would you believe these insane tariffs that the U.S. is bullying Canada with? 250% for milk? 291% for butter? 208% for whey? 241% for CHEESE? Oh wait - those are actually tariffs that Canada imposed on the U.S. last year. https://t.co/JANcZErSjw
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Check out these insane tariffs that Canada imposed on the US last year: 250% for milk, 291% for butter, and over 200% for whey and cheese. Meanwhile, we charged them far less for the same goods.
Since Trump announced tariffs, everyone suddenly became an economics expert. I don't know how tariffs will affect the economy, and neither does anyone else. But I do know tariffs led Apple to build a new factory and hire 20,000 Americans. Honda is building Civics here instead of Mexico. Taiwan Semiconductor is investing $100 billion to build five chip factories in the US. Tariffs pressure China, Mexico, and Canada to stop the flow of fentanyl.
Tariffs are one tactic in an economic strategy. Are we willing to tolerate short-term disruption for long-term gain? Macroeconomics are complicated and take time to play out. Are you listening to people who want the President to fail, even if it hurts America?
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Speaker 0: Would you believe these insane terrorists that The US is bullying Canada with? 250% for milk? 291% for butter? 208% for whey? 241% for cheese?
How could we do this to our neighbor? Oh, wait. Those are actually tariffs that Canada imposed on The US last year. Whereas for the same goods, we imposed the following tariffs. 10% for cheese, 10% for butter, 5% for milk, 0% for whey.
It's interesting that since Trump announced tariffs, everyone became an econ PhD who's confident that they know exactly what tariffs will do to the economy. But while you've seen Trump fighting for tariffs, you haven't seen that before, no one was fighting for us at all on the global scale. Now how are tariffs going to affect the whole economy over the next year? I don't know, and no one else does either. But I do know that tariffs got Apple to build a new factory and hire 20,000 more Americans.
I do know that the word is that Honda is building 210,000 of their next Honda Civics here in America instead of Mexico and giving Americans jobs. I do know that Taiwan Semiconductor announced that they're going to invest $100,000,000,000 to build up five new chip factories in The US, creating yet more jobs. I do know that tariffs are being used to pressure China, Mexico, and to a lesser extent, Canada to stop the flow of fentanyl over our border and killing seventy thousand Americans a year. Now here's the thing with tariffs. They are one tactic in an economic strategy, and there are all sorts of ways that that tactic can get used.
Sometimes they get deployed for short term, sometimes long term, sometimes they're actually used, And sometimes the threats of them gets used. Sometimes they're used to threaten Russia to end the war. Sometimes they're used to generate revenue from other countries so we don't need to tax our citizens so much. Sometimes they're used so that we support farmers here rather than farmers abroad. Sometimes they're used to make companies make weapons that we rely on here rather than China, which is our rival.
Sometimes they drive prices up, but wages up too. Is this all making your head spin? Yeah. Me too. Because there's a lot to consider.
Macroeconomics are complicated, and it takes time to play out. Rather than focusing on every move on the chessboard, we need to all zoom out and ask ourselves, do I think my president wants America to win? Am I listening to people who want my president to fail so that they are proven right, even if that means America goes wrong? Am I willing to tolerate short term disruption for long term gain? Look, no one should have blind faith in any leader.
But blind negativity just hurts everyone, you included. And remember, if you can't make a strong argument for the opposition against your side, then you're not seeking the truth. You're choosing your tribe.
@thatsKAIZEN - Kaizen D. Asiedu
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I came across a report from Bloomberg revealing that Mark Carney secretly lifted US tariffs during the election while publicly claiming otherwise. This pattern of dishonesty seems to be a recurring issue for him. On April 11, the tariffs on most American goods were removed, yet Carney continued to assert his commitment to fighting against Trump and protecting Canadian interests. His statements from April 17, 20, and 27 emphasized a strong stance against the US, but it appears his actions contradicted his words. Not exactly a strong start for his leadership.
@MelissaLantsman - Melissa Lantsman
🚨🚨🚨 So get this…Bloomberg is reporting that Carney secretly dropped the US tariffs mid election……..but he continued to tell everyone he didn’t. Mark Carney has a very bad habit of lying to Canadians. He lied about his tariff plan, and now he’s hiding his economic plan. April 11: Carney and his cabinet secretly removed the tariffs on most American goods. Here are the lies by date: April 17: Carney - “we're all going to stand up against Donald Trump. I'm ready. I've managed crises over the years. I've built strong economies. We'll fight back with counter tariffs. We'll protect our workers and those businesses, and we will build the strongest economy. We'll build Canada strong.” April 20: “this is the most consequential vote of our lifetimes because President Trump has ignited a trade war that has ruptured, ruptured, ruptured….. We don't like Trump here. We don't like Trump here. Ruptured the global economy and changed forever our relationship with the United States. That old relationship is over unfortunately, It is a tragedy. It is a tragedy, but it's the new reality. And we're responding. We are responding with purpose and with force. We are fighting. We are fighting back with tariffs of our own that are causing maximum damage in the United States with minimum impact here.“ April 27: Carney - “We are fighting the Americans. We're fighting them with our own tariffs, that are having maximum impact in the United States with minimum impact here. Elbows up. Everyone else has their head down. Canada has their elbows up.” Not a brilliant start for those elbows.
@MelissaLantsman - Melissa Lantsman
@myabradshaw78 - Bradshaw
Elbows Up 😂 😂 Mark Carney point blank lied to his voters. Carney ran a campaign on fear and lies about retaliation against the US and he cancelled the tariffs and soon as he said it. https://t.co/qLyRQ5wnLz
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I reacted to Trump's decision to halt trade talks with Canada and impose new tariffs due to Canada's $2 billion retroactive tax on American tech firms. Secretary Bessent is launching a 301 trade investigation into Canada's digital services tax, which is significant. Canada seems to be struggling.
@amuse - @amuse
OH CANADA! Trump's decision to cut off trade talks with Canada and apply new tariffs was in response to Canada's decision to apply a $2 billion retroactive tax on American tech companies. Secretary Bessent is opening a 301 trade investigation into Canada's digital services tax - a huge deal. Canada can't get out of their own way. h/t @Tablesalt13
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Canada is implementing a retroactive digital services tax that the US disagrees with, believing it discriminates against US companies. The US hoped the new Kearney administration would halt the tax during trade talks, but they did not. President Trump is responding, and Ambassador Greer at USTR will initiate a three zero one investigation into the digital services taxes to determine the harm to US companies and the US economy.
A three zero one investigation is more durable and could last longer than tariffs imposed based on IEPA. It would be targeted across tariffs on Canadian products. The retroactive digital taxes amount to about $2,000,000,000, which the US considers unfair. The US had been in talks with the administration in Ottawa about this, but they proceeded anyway.
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Speaker 0: Well, we we knew it was coming. We hope they wouldn't do it. Canada has this digital services tax, and several other countries do too. We dis disagree, and we think that they discriminate against US companies. But what Canada did here, as of Monday, they're going to implement a retroactive tax.
And we think that that we don't like the taxes, and, obviously, we think it's patently unfair to do it retroactive. This was something from the Trudeau years. So we were hoping as a sign of goodwill that the new Kearney administration would at least put a break on that during the trade talks. They seem not to have. President Trump has responded, and my inclination is that ambassador Greer over at USTR will be starting a three zero one investigation into the digital services taxes, to determine the amount of harm to The US companies and The US economy in general.
Speaker 1: Why is a section three zero one investigation the way to go, and what could that outcome potentially yield? Would that be broad based? Looking at Canada and the possibility of tariffs are very targeted on certain industries.
Speaker 0: Well, no. The the president can impose tariffs based on IEPA, which is an emergency economic powers act. The three zero one is more durable and could last longer.
Speaker 1: So so in terms of three zero one being more durable and lasting longer, would this be more broad based looking across trade of goods and services with Canada more broadly, or would it be more targeted to certain industries?
Speaker 0: No. It it would be targeted across tariffs on Canadian products. And, you know, again, we'll have to see. We we know the amount. I think it's about $2,000,000,000 of retroactive digital taxes, which seemed patently unfair.
We had been talking to the administration in Ottawa about this, and they decided to go ahead with it.
@lesleyabravanel - Lesley Abravanel 🪩
This is the Canada ad Trump blew his diaper over.He’s now cutting off trade with Canada because he’s scared it could mess with the Supreme Court case over his “reciprocal” tariffs. https://t.co/lKTK11lcnP
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The speaker argues that the idea of imposing tariffs on foreign imports can appear patriotic because it protects American products and jobs. However, this approach only yields short-term benefits, and over the long run, trade barriers ultimately harm American workers and consumers. The speaker asserts that high tariffs provoke retaliation by foreign countries and trigger fierce trade wars, which leads to negative consequences for the economy. As a result of such dynamics, markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs.
Beyond these immediate effects, the speaker notes a growing global realization about economic prosperity: it comes from rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. This perspective emphasizes that prosperity for all nations is tied to open markets rather than barriers to trade. The overarching concern highlighted is that America’s jobs and growth are at stake within this debate over tariffs and protectionist measures.
In summarizing the chain of reasoning, the speaker presents a sequence: tariff adoption may seem beneficial in the short term, but it leads to retaliation and trade wars; these tensions culminate in significant economic harm, including job losses and reduced market activity. The implication is that long-run economic health depends on resisting protectionist policies and embracing competitive, open trade as a pathway to shared growth. The message culminates in a call to recognize that safeguarding American employment and economic vitality aligns with broader international shifts toward fair and free competition, rather than turning to tariff-based protectionism.
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Speaker 0: When someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. But over the long run, such trade barriers hurt every American worker and consumer. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Then the worst happens.
Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. Throughout the world, there's growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. America's jobs and growth are at stake.
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I’m mad at Canada for helping Americans remember Reagan’s 1987 remark; this shows what a piece of shit this man is. It’s about tariffs. Don’t worry, Donald—when we take on you and the Republicans who ignore the people, you’ll be in prison.
@wlewis1103 - Beverly Benz
Yeah, Trump‘s mad at Canada because they helped Americans remember something that President Reagan said in 1987. This just shows what a piece of shit this man really is. And it all had to do with tariffs. Don’t worry, Donald when we and peach your ass and everybody up there that’s with you and all these Republicans that’s has won against their constituents, and the American people will make things right again and it won’t be with your ass. You will be in prison.
@RealDonKeith - Don Keith
🚨Ontario Premier Doug Ford axes Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans every U.S. company from government deals — all because Trump dared push back on trade. “It’s done, it’s gone,” he whines, blaming Trump entirely. https://t.co/12MJBsi8nK
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Speaker 0 announces a government procurement policy change. Starting today, all U.S.-based companies will be banned from taking part in government procurement. The speaker notes that the province spends about $30 billion annually on procurement, and alongside that, there is more than a $200 billion plan to build infrastructure. As a consequence of this policy, U.S.-based businesses will lose tens of billions of dollars in revenues. The speaker attributes this consequence to President Trump and states the intention to urge all 44 municipalities to adopt the same approach, highlighting that some have already begun to respond.
The speaker emphasizes a broader move beyond the procurement ban, stating that Ontario is ripping up its contract with Starlink. The contract is described as done and gone, with a commitment not to award contracts to individuals or entities that enable and encourage economic attacks on the province or country. This action is framed as part of a larger response that includes federal tariffs and measures being advanced by fellow premiers. The speaker characterizes the collective actions as “Team Canada’s opening response.”
In summary, the key points are: a nationwide procurement ban for U.S.-based companies by the provincial government; the substantial annual procurement expenditure and the large infrastructure plan that would be affected; anticipated revenue losses for U.S.-based businesses; encouragement for all 44 municipalities to adopt the same ban, with some already joining; the termination of the Ontario-Starlink contract; and the stance that no contracts will be awarded to actors who are perceived as enabling economic attacks on the province or country, all within a broader strategy that includes federal tariffs and other premiers’ measures as part of an opening response from Team Canada.
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Speaker 0: Is off the shelves. Also starting today, all U. S. Based companies will be banned from taking part in government procurement. Every year, the province and its agencies spend about $30,000,000,000 on procurement Alongside are more than $200,000,000,000 plan to build infrastructure.
U. S. Based businesses will now lose out on tens of billions of dollars in revenues. They only have President Trump to blame. I'm also urging all four forty four municipalities to do the same, and I'm thrilled to see some are already stepping up.
For example, Mayor Patrick Brown in the city of Brampton and many other cities As part of this government wide procurement ban. We're going one step further. We're ripping up Ontario's contract with Starlink. It's done. It's gone.
We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province province in our country. Alongside federal tariffs and the measures my fellow premiers are bringing forward. This team Canada's opening response.