White House says Canada has 'misunderstood' tariff order as a trade war, Mexico is 'serious'

[microwave@lemmy.world]

Summary

The White House claims Canada has "misunderstood" Trump’s new 25% tariffs as a trade war, while Mexico is cooperating.

Trump justified the tariffs by citing trade imbalances, illegal immigration, and fentanyl trafficking.

Canadian officials view the move as an economic attack, while Trump insists it is a negotiation tactic.

[hikingvet@lemmy.ca]

Well, he's going to find his position eroded.

[ledivin@lemmy.world]

If it's a negotiation, not a trade war, then how is this not just them giving a counter-offer?

[windex007@lemmy.world]

He literally said it was not a negotiation tactic.

https://youtu.be/OuqA5N3-22k?si=eGBycN28WMmWDHP4

[balthazar@lemmy.world]

That was a negotiation tactic...

[hobbes_dent@lemmy.world]

Negative immigration and 43 pounds of Fentanyl. But you guys go on. You’re so smart.

https://lemmy.world/comment/14858602

[transplantedsconie@lemm.ee]

The Weave.

^^^its ^^^really ^^^dementia

[aramis87@fedia.io]

He's scared because stocks were down a bit this morning, he's been fielding calls from panicked CEOs all weekend, and someone actually stood up to him. Good on you, Canada!

Edit: FTA:

we've noticed is that Mexicans are very, very serious about doing what President Trump said

Ugh, sorry, Mexico!

this is going to be one of the biggest supply-side positive shocks that we've ever seen

I don't think that word [positive] means what you think it does.

[aramis87@fedia.io]

If not tradewar, then why tradewar shaped?

[shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

[magister@lemmy.world]

Poor Mexico, they think they won? Wait til next month and next thing that trump will ask them to do.

[marcos@lemmy.world]

He’s scared because stocks were down a bit this morning

Never mind that the police roaming the streets will have orders of magnitude larger impact on it than the tariffs.

Ugh, sorry, Mexico!

Nah, don't be. Trump is lying about it.

I don’t think that word [positive] means...

The entire phrase is meaningless. He just wants to sound smart.

[gsus4@mander.xyz]

"It's just a joke, brah!"

[darkassassin07@lemmy.ca]

Sure,

That's why Trump won't even take Trudeaus calls. He just wants to negotiate.

Fuck America, enact a full trade embargo. Nothing in, nothing out; including oil and electricity.

[soupbrick@pawb.social]

I mean, one thing to keep in mind is that the Republicans stopped caring about optics once they secured the govt. They can now say and do what they want with little to no repercussions.

[tleb@lemmy.ca]

Trump will keep moving the goalpost and try to shape our domestic policy. Keep fighting, do not negotiate with terrorists

[i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca]

He's scared because stocks were down a bit this morning, he's been fielding calls from panicked CEOs all weekend

The cynic in me says this is all by design. His rich buddies are buying stock on sale this week before the market corrects again.

CEOs might be temporarily unhappy, but the true wealthy are making moves.

[catloaf@lemm.ee]

Let's see how the red state targeted tariffs go first. I live in an area that would be badly affected by a total embargo, but we also voted against him.

[ramblingpanda@lemmynsfw.com]

Special trading operation

[jlh@lemmy.jlh.name]

The Trump regime is lying. Full stop. Don't analyze it further.