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View submission: Canada's Trudeau announces counter tariffs
If you read the conservative subreddits there seems to be a general consensus that this is bad. Even many pro-Trump pundits seem to be shaming their head. I have my theories about why he’s taking action but none of them resolve the central issue that this is patently stupid.
Comment by LessRabbit9072 at 02/02/2025 at 05:21 UTC
156 upvotes, 3 direct replies
That's just for now. Let the podcast crowd get a hold of it for 24 hours and we'll be hearing about how this is a great idea to protect us from fentanyl/ secure natural resources/ own the libs.
Comment by Another-attempt42 at 02/02/2025 at 11:52 UTC
34 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Why are they bothered by this?
Trump said he was going to do it. All Trump does is EOs and tariffs. It's not a surprise.
They voted for this. They wanted this. Now let the economy take a battering, and they can watch their lives get more expensive. Let them live with consequences of their actions.
Comment by jason_sation at 02/02/2025 at 10:13 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I honestly believe Trump hates Trudeau for some reason (Melania won’t stop talking about him?) and is doing this as a personal vendetta. It fits with the asinine comments about making Canada the 51st state etc.
Comment by D3vils_Adv0cate at 02/02/2025 at 15:07 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The US has the highest GDP in the world. And Trump wants to wield it like a sword. He went at China last time and learned that he can't bully the second highest GDP. He thought if he could then he could easily bully the world.
This time he will start small and build up. Once he has all other countries in line he will go hard on China and the European Union.
He will fail... but gosh darnit you gotta love watching a man who just won't learn and keeps touching the electric fence.
Yes lots of jobs will be lost. Yes the average American will be worse off. But I have never seen a right wing politician honestly care about those things. And the wealthy will use this time to buy up all the assets as the economy fails.
Comment by SpicyButterBoy at 02/02/2025 at 09:00 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Even many pro-Trump pundits seem to be shaming their head
Very good Freudian slip.
Comment by fireflash38 at 02/02/2025 at 12:50 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
He wants accolades for fixing the problem he created
Comment by AmenFistBump at 02/02/2025 at 21:41 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Officially they're in response to concerns about border security, i.e., drugs (fentanyl) and illegal immigration.
I suspect the real reason is something different. Everything is just a negotiating tactic to Trump.
Comment by WorksInIT at 02/02/2025 at 16:33 UTC
-1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I think they disagree with the method, not with doing something for these reasons.