Summary
Donald Trump’s push to annex Canada as the 51st U.S. state is confusing due to its sudden and unexplained emergence.
Initially praising Canada as an ally, Trump now aggressively seeks annexation, imposing tariffs, criticizing trade deficits, and challenging established borders and treaties.
Former officials and congressional Republicans express bewilderment, stating they have “no clue” about Trump’s motivation.
Canadian leaders and the U.S. business community strongly oppose the move, citing sovereignty and economic harm.
Republicans also question Trump’s strategy, noting annexation would add millions of liberal-leaning voters and complicate American politics.
I mean it really isn’t confusing if you look at it through the lens of Putin told his lackey to fuck up everything he could concentrating on wrecking our strongest trading and defense relationships.
Seen through that lens it’s very clear what the agenda is: Weaken the US and its allies.
It’s not really confusing. His whole strategy, as we saw during his first term, is to do and say so much outrageous stuff that no particular scandal can stick with him. He also thinks being a bully is being a good businessman.
I doubt he would actually want to annex anywhere, but it’s easy ragebait that he can keep bringing up to keep news on that and off of his crimes.
Agreed. The outlandish stuff is actually a little bit safer. Actually dangerous geopolitical stuff that might kick off something he can’t control, because it might realistically happen, he avoids like the plague unless it carries some kind of strong benefit to him personally. He just likes to talk shit because it’s fun. I don’t think it is any more complicated than that.
I suspect that this is why Musk was brought in. Musk is actually willing to take an axe to the main pillars of the building, in a lot more energetic and systematized fashion than Trump would be inclined to.
Exactly. Makes Putin look less bad for annexing Ukraine
The Canadians are our homies, why would orange want to hurt our homie? They’ve been with us thru thick and thin, and now orange wants to fuck things up for us? Don’t think we want this either dear Canadians, those ball guzzlers just regurgitate whatever orange says. Even if it hurts us, by Canadian goods only until orange leaves office, if not sooner because homies should only kiss, not attack.
Why believe Congressional Republicans at their word when they say they don’t support this talk or don’t know where it is coming from? They’re collaborator filth. They will “suddenly” fall in line when something actionable is put forth.
They could show their disapproval by impeaching Trump. They would never though.
It’s not confusing, he’s a megalomaniac who thinks foreign policy should resemble a game of Risk. Outside a tight circle of influence, everyone else is disposable meat that annoys him and deserves whatever punishment they receive. It’s not new behavior.
How tight is that circle? Mr Trump seemed to abandon Mr Giuliani at a crucial time, and I thought the two were thick as thieves.
Giuliani was a useful idiot with a law degree and a certain amount of 9/11 good will. Better idiots with fewer ethical standards and law degrees are throwing themselves at him, and he doesn’t need to pretend to give a fuck about American lives or first responders now that he’s in power. Like everyone else who rode the 9/11 wave and thought it was amazing for poll numbers and easy fundraising.
Climate change will make the southern 2/3 of the USA unlivable within a few decades. Canada has a lot of land. Trump’s teamwants it and the resources within.
Republicans also question Trump’s strategy, noting annexation would add millions of liberal-leaning voters and complicate American politics.
You mean millions of insurgents literally trying to murder every Republican politician and burn America to the ground. Not sure why their voting habits would be relevant in the face of that.
I think a lot of Americans are completely unaware of just how fucking furious we are at this flippant talk of destroying our country and subjugating our people. Even a lot of the ones who are unsympathetic to Trump don’t understand just what this kind of talk means to us.
Yeah, voting in an American election would be the very last thing I’d be doing. There’s no way in hell I’m becoming American while I’m still alive
Nobody here wants this
I’ll bet there are some in Alberta.
Yeah they don’t realize they’re getting into an Afghanistan or Vietnam but where their homeland is wide open to cross border attacks.
It was on one of the pieces of paper he agreed to sign when he accepted the money and ‘technical assistance’, so he’s 100% on board.
“Canada only works as a state,” Trump said Thursday. “We don’t need anything they have. As a state, it would be one of the great states anywhere. This would be the most incredible country, visually. If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it, between Canada and the U.S. Just a straight, artificial line. Somebody did it a long time ago, many many decades ago. Makes no sense. It’s so perfect as a great and cherished state.”
They’re all “artificial” lines Donald
“We don’t need anything they have […]”
I say again, “okay, Dougie, blink the lights a bit.”
Shut down 4 red states for the weekend and see how it goes.
Yet the line south of Texas is inviolable, sacred, a proud bulwark…
Well, yeah, Mexicans are brown people.
The cost both monetarily and in manpower to invade Canada would be astronomical
You don’t try to understand insanity, you treat it.
He simply wants to make America bigger
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-painting-that-explains-trumps-foreign-policy-c387323a
I don’t know what people find so confusing about this. This is the business mindset. If you’re not growing your failing. Empires get bigger by taking more land. Therefore the American empire must take more land. It’s not rocket science. It’s a child’s view of ‘winning’.
Republicans: I vigorously maintain that dementia is, in fact, pretty fucking cool.
If you are confused by any of this, you have turds for brains.
He is a dementia-riddled adult psychopath, and will do anything he wants to destroy this country and everything we stand for because he’s mad that 1000% of people don’t let him and his insane, monstrous plans.
Either do everything you can to resistance stop him, or just lay down and let it happen. There is no in between.
Endless you actively and openly resist Trump, you are an absolute fucking Nazi, just like he is. Four, without your active and strong resistance, you might as well just be ready for every horrible thing he does.
Shame on you for thinking there is anything in between the freedom of the people and Trump‘s Nazi thinking that there could be compromise puts you on the same historical ridiculousness as Neville Chamberlain, and the results will be no less than the same, and very likely far worse because you did not stand up and resistant
I hope your milk toast, appeasement and make you happy to the bread. Everyone else left living on earth will hate you forever.
Remember that
Hate to be that guy, but it’s “milquetoast.”
Edit: banned, troll.
Removed by mod
You just gonna call everyone who writes something you don’t like a Nazi?
Oh shit, did I just become a Nazi?
I’m not responsible for your feelings. And I’m definitely not responsible for everything that you and your friends said that to you, as being Nazis
If you don’t like being called a Nazi, stop being a fucking Nazi
If you don’t like being called a Nazi, then stop being a Nazi.
The problem here is Nazis, not the fact that I happen to notice that you and all of your friends are Nazis.
If you don’t want to be called out as a Nazi, stop being a Nazi
