Trudeau: Trump tariffs 'are an affront' to Canadian soldiers who 'fought and died' alongside America

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at President Trump on Thursday over his implementation of steel and aluminum tariffs against Canada and other nations.

At a press conference Thursday, the Canadian leader issued some of his strongest remarks against the Trump administration's trade policies to date.

"Let me be clear: These tariffs are totally unacceptable," Trudeau said. "Canadians have served alongside Americans in two world wars and in Korea. From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Afghanistan, we have fought and died together."

Noting that Canada purchases more U.S. steel than any other nation, Trudeau lambasted the Trump administration for initiating the tariffs under the guise of confronting a threat to national security.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/390106-trudeau-trump-tariffs-are-an-affront-to-canadian-soldiers-who-fought-and

[pazzyanne]

1. Doesn't this make you proud to be an American? NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[George II]

6. I'm proud to be an American, but trump is causing me to be....

...PROUDER to be a Canadian. If I was younger I would move up there.

[pazzyanne]

22. Same here.

Until last year, never thought I would be thinking about that kind of a move. It is a sad state of affairs.

[maddiemom]

31. First Mexico, now Canada: angry at Trump.

But no worries: in Trump's mind this means that they now "respect" us again. And don't forget "Good fences make good neighbors," although I doubt the man ever read Frost and doesn't care about being a good neighbor.

[pazzyanne]

37. tRump is my age.

I have been exposed to his antics for over 50 years. He is/ has been a total jerk his entire life. The presidency has given him the power to spread his evil around. I have no words to express my feelings about this person. He is single handedly destroying all the good will that has been built up over the years. The only thing he does well is destroy everything he touches.

[Fred Sanders]

44. Not angry, perplexed beyond measure, since "national security" was a reason given for the

tariffs, it is a great insult to say an ally in war and peace for hundreds of years, and neighbor, would one day stop sending steel and aluminum...as if USA could not seize it in 48 hours by force if needed.

A great insult...do Americans not see that?

Every day is multiple affronts by the downward spiralling fascists.

[sakabatou]

2. Trump keeps screwing us over

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Oh? How?

[sakabatou]

19. Seriously?

The most recent thing was Canada retaliating against us Trump put tariffs on steel if I recall correctly.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. You think that is Trudeau "screwing us over"! :eyes:

[sakabatou]

25. No

Why do people misinterpret what I say? Trump is screwing us over. Trudeau is retaliating and not rolling over for Trump.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Oops. My sincere apologies. I misread your post and I'm at fault.

Sorry. The fact that both names begin with TRU is no excuse. My mistake.

You were clear. I apologize.

[sakabatou]

34. Apology accepted

[GulfCoast66]

42. Extremely classy. And refreshing. Thank you for the example.

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. As an aside,

I love Kenshin.

[sakabatou]

20. Thanks :)

[gordianot]

3. It is 1920's all over again.

1930’s and eventually 1940’s soon to follow.

[turbinetree]

4. Dear Mr. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, your dealing with a five time draft dodging

asshole, that has know idea what your talking about, none, zip, nada, zilch, he doesn't even know how many Canadian solders have died any of the conflicts that you have mentioned, or for that matter any other NATO or United Nations, troops, and on top of that he his traitor...........................he has Russian spies in the oval office and doesn't even tell the United States Press..................but invited the criminal enterprise press from Russia to take pictures..........................

[knightmaar]

5. Fortunately, we Canadians are pretty hard to offend.

Sorry about that.

[GusBob]

7. Trump could give 2 shits about soldiers dying

And this ain't about national security.

[kedrys]

8. Just you wait until we cut off your maple syrup supply. n/t

[rurallib]

16. wait --- whut???

[lame54]

18. As long as the Poutine keeps flowing

[kedrys]

36. Mmmmmmmmnope.

President Dunning-Kruger Overdrive wants to play hard? No maple syrup and definitely NO poutine.

[maddiemom]

46. LOL! Dunning-Kruger Overdrive. Perfect.

[kedrys]

49. I stole that from TheFerret. It was too good to pass up. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Exactly. The "National Security" lie is especially bogus when applied to Canada. . . . nt

[PearliePoo2]

11. Fucker is out of control. It's getting worse by the day.

Mr. Mueller, Sir? PLEASE, you've got to hurry!

[mac56]

12. We've now pissed off both our neighbors.

We're like that one skeevy house in the middle of a nice block.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. They were pissed off by tRump much earlier in his reign of carnage. He hasn't taken the hint.

tRump does not learn. He willfully does not learn.

[LudwigPastorius]

15. Maybe Trump is trying to get Canada to build a wall and pay for it.

[BadgerMom]

17. These horrid tariffs are hard news.

All I’ve heard on media today is that Sam Bee used a bad word. The news folk are worthless.

And, I’m sorry, Canada. I hope we can get rid of this monster.

[left-of-center2012]

21. Is Canada "a threat to national security"?

I would welcome a Canadian takeover right now.

[Chakaconcarne]

28. Yes, even more so than Russia...

Haven't you read Breitbart lately?

[left-of-center2012]

29. I've never read Breitbart

[workinclasszero]

24. Canada and the EU

need to realize that America has been hijacked by a fascist criminal. Nobody can talk sense to him, he’s an idiot.

You can’t appeal to his patriotism, he has none.

You can try to bribe him, it worked great for China.

[GulfCoast66]

43. I disagree. Putin is very smart. And patriotic in his own Russian way.

Cause he has done the hijacking.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. THe one good thing that can come from this is the world isolating us and treating us

as the enemy of the human race we have become along side Russia.

We must experience that before some of us will learn.

[maddiemom]

47. But doesn't that mean that they RESPECT us again?

[Jedi Guy]

27. God, he's such a fucking numpty.

Trump, I mean. Not Trudeau. Trudeau is exactly right to call this out for the foolishness it is. As an American living in Canada, every day Trump's been in office has been absolutely excruciating.

[Achilleaze]

30. The republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief don't give a shit about honor

so save your breath, Justin. He is deeply ashamed of himself, and he projects it on to the world like a monkey flinging poo. Sorry, pal, Canada does not deserve Dirty Donny any more than the rest of the world.

[onetexan]

32. Trudeau is absolutely right

This is not the way to treat your nearest neighbors. I was actually thinking one of these days the Canadians ought to just become part of the US. Mexico too .

[IronLionZion]

35. Trump isn't fooled by those friendly neighbors to the north

he knows Canadians are dangerous and trying to lure us in with their maple syrup and hockey.



Trump wants to make America great again like it was in 1929.

[roamer65]

38. At a certain point, it will be time for certain states to consider secession.

We are not there yet, but on the present path it is coming.

[FakeNoose]

39. Trump would be long gone before that could ever happen

A real secession like happened in the days of the Confederacy actually took several years to organize. However Trump will probably be gone before 2020. If certain states seriously made a move to secede, Congress would take him out even sooner than 2020.

Just sayin'

[roamer65]

40. There is a point where leaving will be less painful than staying.

It is all riding on November 2018.

Google Hartford Convention 1814. The only thing that stopped that movement was that peace had already been negotiated in Europe, but the news was delayed due to travel time across the Atlantic.

[FakeNoose]

41. I hear you

... but I think the inertia is still outweighing any pain involved, by quite a lot. Marshalling enough moral outrage to get states to agree to secede would take longer than the 2.5 years Cheeto has left in office. And I believe Congress would impeach him or convince him to resign (a la Nixon), if they thought there ever could be a secession.

All bets are off if Cheeto goes completely bonkers and tries to start World War III.

[maddiemom]

48. California would have very little to lose.

[Orsino]

45. Kind of a stupid framing to try to make this about the troops.

But Trudeau knows there are only a few words that get Trump's attention...and perhaps is signaling Canada's unwillingness to join a war on Iran.

[ck4829]

50. Kick