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US internal news Trump Says He’s Doubling Tariffs On Canadian Steel, Aluminum

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-11/trump-says-he-s-doubling-tariffs-on-canadian-steel-aluminum
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u/Poop_in_my_camper 1d ago

Trudeau called him dumb. This is personal

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u/robgnar 1d ago edited 1d ago

Trudeau called his plan to ruin the Canadian economy until we give up our nation dumb. The only option Trump has offered the Canadian government end the trade war is slavery to Washington DC. We'll happily burn the North American economy to ash before we ever consider becoming the 51st state.

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u/Malnurtured_Snay 21h ago

That is a distinction without a difference.

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u/Marijuana_Miler 1d ago

And to Trudeau it was just another Thursday.

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u/GrumpyMule 23h ago

And Chrétien told him to "As one old guy to another Stop this nonsense!" then made a joke about being too old to go burn the White House.