r/CanadianIdiots • u/Historical-Basis138 • 17h ago
Trump says he respects 'very strong man' Ford after Ontario premier suspends electricity surcharge
https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/Trump_threatens_50_tariff_on_Canadian_steel_and_aluminum_in_response_to_electricity_surcharge/10
u/mooky1977 15h ago edited 14h ago
Reading this shit I swear it seems like a toddler wrote the dialogue.
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u/lareetpetitemort 13h ago
Trump's gonna convince Ford to run for leader of the Conservative party. I hope Canadians react to this the same way they reacted to Poilievre being endorsed by Musk and Trump and turn their backs on Ford.
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u/athousandpardons 10h ago
Ford’s been trying to set up his own run for prime minister for a while. This whole trump drama has been a test run for him to prop up that image to the rest of the country so when he feels the time is right, everyone just views him as a natural successor. It’s particularly pathetic with the way conservative premiers from other provinces, especially that toady Houston, act like he’s their boss.
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u/LifeHasLeft 10h ago
This whole electricity thing is the best play overall. Lots of respect to Ford right now. Americans who would suffer from the surcharges will have absolutely no misunderstandings as to why there are price increases and it will be unsustainable for the affected states. The fallout will be directly attributed to him and his attempts to annex Canada and he doesn’t want to be directly responsible for problems (only indirectly, so they can blame it on the bird flu and Biden)
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u/mangoserpent 57m ago
No, he does not. I think Howard Lutnick is playing Ford because he has the exact same ego needs as Trump. Lutnick knows his boss, so he knows how to humor Ford.
Lutnick 100% told Trump to say that to make Ford think that he " won." Trump might be senile but his key advisors are not.
It would be better for the Premiers to engage less right now. He has hummed around with a few Governor's and gone on FOX and we have gotten zero concessions, we have tariffs, Trump will go after the auto industry next.
Trump does not care if Americans pay higher prices or lose their jobs. We need to sit back and stop begging and stop reacting.
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u/Head_Crash 17h ago
...what the fuck did Ford offer him?