New tariffs by the Trump administration are going pretty badly among our allies. In a telephone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Authoritarian Donald Trump allegedly joked that the Canadians burned down the White House during the War of 1812.
If this really happened, and is not Fake News, it is incredibly tone deaf. America did invade Canada twice, both during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. On both occasions, we got our asses kicked. Nobody in America or England remembers the War of 1812. But Canadians do.
We also wanted England to surrender Canada to us as reparations after the Civil War. Then President Ulysses S Grant dropped that demand.
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When will his "fans" recognize that he is an idiot...an illiterate moron lacking in grace, compassion, skills or common sense but filled with plenty of noxious racism, sexism and xenophobia? Probably never.....
ReplyDeleteCanada did not burn down the White House in 1812. I'd like to see someone offer to donate $1 million to Veterans causes if Trump admits he was wrong on the facts, and apologizes to the Canadian PM.
ReplyDeleteAlso I think Trump should release his birth certificate, and it should be scrutinized closely for authenticity. Such shocking ignorance of our history raises questions about where he was born.
I believe Trump was joking, but it is failed humor bc the US did invade Canada twice.
ReplyDeleteInteresting fact about US demands for Canada following the Civil War, I'll have to read up on that.
ReplyDeleteHow about the State Dept official referencing D-Day yesterday in espousing our long and cooperative relationship with our friends in Germany! LMAO!!!
I am embarrassed by this president and by what his election shows to the rest of the world about this country. We should be ashamed.
ReplyDeleteThe British actually burned the White House and the Capitol as well as some other buildings in retaliation for the Americans burning down Canada's capital of York.
ReplyDeleteHe saw it on Fox and Friends so he's got cover and the people who watch Fox will be none the wiser to his ignorance. Russia is very proud of him.
ReplyDeleteBernie stick with the local news. Its more entertaining and your on top of it. Your getting swollowed up in the hate
ReplyDeleteFeeling "ashamed" know that flights leaving daily just pick a god socialist country that wil take real good care of you.... take California with you
ReplyDeleteI'm always amused when someone's viewpoints differ from the alt- right they are told to leave the country. As if the First Amendment only applies to them.
ReplyDeleteBernie,
ReplyDeleteWith all the history of our country that this president has gotten wrong in his tweets and speeches he might have been attempting humor, but I doubt he actually knew it was Britain and not Canada. I believe all he heard from somebody was that the burning of our capital was in retaliation for an invasion of Canada and he concluded in his moronic brain that it must have been Canada that burned D.C.
I'd love to see Trump's score on an 5th grade American history test, if he were to take one. I'd be surprised if he got a passing grade.
Free trade needs to be replaced by fair trade. President Trump understands this heart and soul.
ReplyDeleteUsing Trump, heart & soul in the same sentence would be laughable if he weren’t so dangerous. The same man who doesn’t need to prepare for his meetings w North Korea. JOKE.
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Well, if not Canada, at least we have a strong relationship with the government of Germany, www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/politics/state-department-heather-nauert-germany-israel/index.html
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ReplyDeleteso let's kill two birds with one stone.
Require all companies in Mexico who trade with the US or are US owned pay the US minimum wage to their workers.
currently
https://tradingeconomics.com/mexico/wages-in-manufacturing
The increase in wages in Mexico will increase the spending power of Mexicans to buy more American goods.
Less Mexicans would want to come to the US to work illegally.
Comrade trump could forget about building his stupid wall as it would not be needed.
and as Romney claimed the illegals would self deport.
The same would apply in time to all countries the US trades with.
Also US companies that chase the lowest wage in the world would have an incentive to save on transportation costs and make their products in the US benefiting US workers.
Of course the shirt you buy at walmart would be fifty cents higher but just look at that as the cost of making America great again.
Amazingly skillful...has otherwise critical thinking journalist and alike, talking and filling column inches with history lesson about 1812...
ReplyDeleteWonder what he does with his other hand?
Helping Trump get re-elected. That's all you and your ilk are actually doing. Thanks.
ReplyDelete"Interesting fact about US demands for Canada following the Civil War, I'll have to read up on that."
ReplyDeleteI learned about that reading Ron Chernow's Grant, which I highly recommend.
Bringing back jobs to the United States is a bad thing Mr O'Hare ?
ReplyDeleteThe Never-Trumpers continue to spiral down into utter madness. The horrific tariffs imposed by this Nazi president will raise the price of gasoline, while US food prices will actually decline with the retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries. In other words: If you can't afford gas, you walk. If you can't afford to eat; you die. Tough choices, huh?
ReplyDeleteMaking America great again. One victory for freedom and liberty at a time. Is being 'allowed' by the greedy establishment politicians with the spending problem to keep more of your own hard-earned money really something to complain about?
ReplyDelete1:30, are you confusing tariffs with tax cuts?
ReplyDeleteTrump is an ass. He has no sense of real history. He gets all his "facts" from Fox and friends. What an ass!
ReplyDeleteCanadians don't care. 90% of them live within 100 miles of our border. They have little national identity and most just want to be Americans, anyway.
ReplyDeleteNotice how you don't find Canadians sneaking in to live in the US. Get off your stupid nationalist platform.
ReplyDelete1:55 PM,
ReplyDeleteNot by any stretch of the imagination, but thanks for asking all the same.
I love the smell of tax cuts because they smell like victory for freedom and liberty.
1:30 PM
Then I don't understand why you think tariffs on steel and aluminum mean that you will "keep more of your hard-earned money." If anything you'll need to pay more for everything you buy that is made with steel or aluminum components.
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Read that Chamber of Commerce court jester big Toni Ianneli loves the tariffs. He said there will be short term pain but ultimately it will be great. Of course six figure salary and bountiful benefits Toni is a big representative of the banker class and they love high interest rates and companies needing loans.
ReplyDeleteKeep cheering Toni!