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Slowly, Individuals who don’t intently observe politics appear to understand that the Donald Trump they voted for in 2024 was the identical one that ran for workplace in 2016 and 2020.
The 2025 model of Donald Trump is a declining previous man who appears decided to make historical past by buying extra territory for the USA. First, there was Greenland. Then got here the Panama Canal. Trump’s obsession has not too long ago turned to the concept of annexing Canada and making it the 51st state.
There’s a thread of thought working between each Trump’s tariffs and his want to takeover Canada.
Trump posted on Reality Social, “We pay lots of of Billions of {Dollars} to SUBSIDIZE Canada. Why? There isn’t any purpose. We don’t want something they’ve. Now we have limitless Vitality, ought to make our personal Vehicles, and have extra Lumber than we will ever use. With out this large subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable Nation. Harsh however true! Due to this fact, Canada ought to change into our Cherished 51st State. A lot decrease taxes, and much better army safety for the individuals of Canada — AND NO TARIFFS!”
Trump seems to imagine that he can break the Canadian financial system and destroy your complete nation with tariffs.
Simply so everybody is evident, the US doesn’t have limitless vitality as a result of the USA doesn’t do its personal vitality extraction. The vitality that’s extracted belongs to the fossil gas companies and is offered on the worldwide market. Trump additionally means that we deforest the nation in order that we’ve lumber.
When you assume Trump’s obvious concept of taking up Canada with tariffs is loopy, hold studying as a result of there may be far more.
