Trump warns Canada, Mexico tariffs are coming on Saturday

[fabledaepitaph@lemmy.world]

As an American, I also plan to buy as little American as I possibly can for the next 4 years. Corporate greed and bribery is what won the election, after all.

[resin85@lemmy.ca]

He cited the influx of migrants at the southern border, the flow of fentanyl into the United States and the trade deficit the U.S. has with its neighbors.

43 pounds. That's how much fentanyl was seized at the US-Canada border in 2024. 43 pounds. He's going to destroy a $1 trillion trade relationship over 43 pounds. If you voted for this asshole you are an utter moron.

[mjhelto@lemm.ee]

Yeap. Lot cheaper to live without a house payment!

[thunderstruck@lemmy.ca]

Trump wants loyalty. Hurting the US with tariffs is the point, not a consequence. Just look at how many people have lined up to support him hoping they'll get a carve-out from his tariffs? He loves that word so much because it causes fear domestically, and that fear drives loyalty.

[plaidbaron@lemmy.world]

Not to be too pendantic but that would be an export tax, not a tariff.

It does matter.

[plaidbaron@lemmy.world]

Same. I thought it would be harder than it is but I can actually get most things made here, often for cheaper prices.

[kandoh@reddthat.com]

Car prices are going to go crazy lol.

Michigans entire economy is based around getting car parts machined cheaply in Ontario.

[phoenixz@lemmy.ca]

Fixed headline:

Cheeto warns Canada, Mexico that he'll destroy his own economy come Saturday

[phoenixz@lemmy.ca]

It's simple.

Trump wants Canada just to surrender and become a US state, which would immediately destroy the Republican party as Canadians (relative to the US anyways) are Marxist leftists.

Obviously Canada tells the US to go fuck an umbrella

Trump wants to invade Mexico "to stop the drugs". This would result in a lotmor US military hanging from bridges, probably not the brightest idea either

In reality though, trump probably doesn't want either. Warning : semi conspiratorial rant following, take it with a grain of salt.

Trump doesn't know what the hell he's doing, he's an absolute idiot. He's just following the directions of project 2025. This all seems to be distractions to keep the US public busy looking at a laser pointer while all the rich buddy buddies are robbing nthe country blind. I'm assuming there is also some pushing from Putin and poohbear somewhere in there to get rid of the one country that can stop them.

I'm guessing nobody has really thought about consequences, nor do they care, they'll be filthy richer so fuck consequences.

[krompus@lemmy.world]

To be fair, fentanyl is ridiculously potent, so 43 lbs can do a lot of damage.

It’s still insane to cite that as the reason for the tariffs. I am no longer buying US imports. He has threatened to invade multiple times, and I will stand on guard.

[buzz86us@lemmy.world]

Yeah I didn't vote for him.. I'm just trying to figure out why people did

[mutilationwave@lemmy.world]

I know why people did. What I want to know is why 19 million people who voted against him last time sat this one out. And I saw a poll yesterday. It's just one poll, and polls are far from perfect, but the top issue among non-voters at 29% was the Palestinian genocide.

[independent_node@lemmy.ml]

Totally legal. Totally cool. /s

[madison420@lemmy.world]

The vast majority comes from Indian and Chinese pharma companies through legit ports of entry.

[goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world]

I'm assuming there is also some pushing from Putin and poohbear somewhere in there to get rid of the one country that can stop them.

I'm assuming this is near 100% of the reason he/the Russicans are doing everything.