“Canada called me a couple of weeks ago, they want to be part of it, to which I said, ‘Well, why don’t you just join our country. You become 51 — become the 51st state — and you get it for free,’” Trump told the assembled officials.
“So, I don’t know if that made a big impact, but it does make a lot of sense.”
Trump also claimed Canada is having “a hard time up there” because “as you know, with tariffs, everyone’s coming into our country.” The president then boasted about investment leaving Canada and other countries and going into the United States, pointing to automobile plants.
I love how “Canada” called him. Not one particular person, just Canada as a concept.
And that he didn’t tell this to graduating diplomats, whom would see through this peaceful transition
He told this to soldiers… hmmm….
And that he didn’t tell this to graduating diplomats, whom would see through this peaceful transition
In this sentence, “who/whom” is acting as the subject of the clause “who/whom would see through this peaceful transition” and thus should be in the nominative case “who.”
Easiest way to know when to use “whom” is to replace the word with “he/him” and follow the “m.” If “he” makes more sense, use “who.” If “him” makes more sense, use “whom.”
And if you’re not sure, just use “who.” It’ll stand out a lot less if it’s wrong, since “whom” is gradually falling out of use.
Somebody calls him just to fuck around and says “Hello, this is Canada”.
He’d believe you, but only if you were doing the Bob and Doug McKenzie voice.
This is why Rick Moranis came out of retirement.
“Hullo, this is Tim Canada. Tim Apple gave me your number.”
Wenn man anruft ist keiner da.
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You’re not really Canada! You’re just ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution!
Is it beaver you’re lookin’ for 🎵
Who called you and when, and what did this imaginary Canadian tell you…
Also the idea that Canada that wants to join America just because of the tariffs introduced by America is retarded.
as you know, with tariffs, everyone’s coming into our country.
Say what? Pretty sure there’s record numbers of people leaving the country right now, and tourism is down across the board so people aren’t even coming in temporarily never mind permanently. If we needed any more proof Trump was delusional this is certainly it.
You’re absolutely right, there’s no way Canada wants anything to do with the absolute cluster fuck Trump has turned the US into.
“Is Canada in the room with us right now?”
I see Canada. Walking around like normal people. But it doesn’t know it’s Canada.
God I hope so.
Thiel called him up and pretended to be Canada
I’ve watched part of this speech, and it made me wonder if his handlers actually sometimes roleplay stuff for him. Like, some stories he tells sound like they’re based on things he experienced in real life, but they’re obviously absurd, so maybe it was just things that were played for him to make him feel good?
E. g. the part about the leaders of Azerbaijan and the other country (Trump seems to have forgotten its name, once again):
Azerbaijan was — this was going on for 36 years. They said, it’s not solvable, sir. You can’t — don’t do it. I said, I will do it. I will do it. And I got on the phone with the two countries. They were great. They were great. I knew immediately. I knew as soon as I started talking to them, we’re going to solve that war. And we did. Now they’re so happy. Now they’re friends. One said he’s been President for 32 years — 22 years. He said, you know, for 22 years, I did nothing but kill his people. They were in the room together at the Oval Office. And they started off spread like this. They have the beautiful Resolute Desk. And one was here, and one was here. You couldn’t get further away. That’s the furthest I’ve ever seen two people in front of me. And as the hour went by, they got closer, closer, closer. And at the end of the hour, we had it done. And they hugged and hugged and hugged. And I said, that’s so nice, and you’re going to remain friends. And I spoke to them — one of them — the other day. He said, no, he’s now my friend. But for 22 years, he’s been the head of Azerbaijan for 22 years. And the other guy — great guy, too — seven. And you know that war. That was a war that was not solvable. He said, for seven years. And the other one said, for 22 years, all I did was kill his people. That’s all I’ve done. I said, well, we’re going to put a stop to that. So we solved that.
Well ok, maybe he’s just completely talking out of his ass here. But look at this story about some tariff billions they found on a shelf:
But the money coming in is, we’ve never seen anything like it. The other day, they had $31 billion that they found. Thirty-one billion dollars. So we found $31 billion, and we’re not sure from where it came. A gentleman came in, a financial guy. I said, well, what does that mean? He said, we don’t know where it came. I said, check the tariff shelf. No, sir. The tariffs haven’t started in that sector yet. I said, yes, they have. They started seven weeks ago. Check it. It comes back 20 minutes later. Sir, you’re right. It came from tariffs. Thirty-one billion. That’s enough to buy a lot of battleships, Admiral, to use an old term.
When he says a “gentleman came in, a financial guy”, I really wonder if it was some staffer dressed up to tell him a feel-good story about tariffs.
(got the transcript from here)
Not enough tears in the guy’s eyes and calling Trump “sir” to be a classic Trump word salad.
This idiot really thinks that Canada will just roll over and let itself be eaten alive just because he hurt their economy a little. They’ll just bite the bullet, diversify their trade partners and get out of it stronger than they were before.
We will literally burn the place to the ground and make sure you spill blood on every inch of this land before you get it
One of Canada’s prime defenses, and America’s too, is that it’s fucking massive dude. There is literally no amount of troops you can deploy that can effectively cover that much land, especially the northern reaches, which leaves ample space for guerrilla movements to form. Even if the US took the lower 100 miles, they’d have to deal with the fact that Northern Canada would never surrender and Southern Canada would never let it be a peaceful occupation. Good luck trying to find those guerrilla networks in several million square km of forest and mountains.
Yeah it’s huge, but like Russia, most of that is empty space. You don’t need to control that land. And it’s cold continental land, almost tundra, not the dense jungles of Vietnam.
And we know how to live on the land with very little. I will live outside in winter and eat dirt and ice before I cede one centimetre of land to fat fascist yanks. Amerikkkans can’t function without their Starbucks, SUVs, steady diet of McDonalds and medi-chairs to get around. So - enjoy a neverending insurgency fuckfaces. Aunties can poison wells too.
But likewise, while Canadians are able to deal with this terrain, out southern 200 km is very similar to America’s northern 200 km, and a lot of us sound and look like a lot of you. Infiltrating America and attacking domestically would be easier for Canadians than just about any other country.
There is tundra and arctic, but there is Boreal Forest too.
DonOLD Shittler and sycophants have no idea how fucking petty Canadians truly are. If US fascists try to take our land and resources we go full scorched earth without any discussion amongst ourselves. Speaking of FAFO.
Pettiness is the ultimate motivator. I’m not doing this for pride, or greed. God, country, people, etc.
I’m doing this now because fuck you, that’s why. Because you deserve this, and you have it coming.
Hahahaha me too. Fuck you americans. Just cause.
🛎️🛎️🛎️
Actually if I recall, America is having a shortage of Canadian visitors and I, for one, have noticed very little change in my lifestyle due to tariffs.
The tariffs are absolutely fucking up our country right now, and I live in the US, and we absolutely deserve it. It’s affecting every single one of my projects (I work in an engineering/manufacturing company). Turns out 10-25% tariffs really cuts out a lot of the margin for people so we’ve had to significantly bump prices on aerospace components. This in turn will drive ticket prices up eventually as well. It’s also affecting our groceries. And then the side effects of all of it, is the boycotts from numerous countries. It’s absolutely crushing our trade.
That said, all of the boycotts are absolutely fantastic. Keep it up. Our lead-addled half of the US needs to understand what isolationist policies do to our country. Maybe it’ll be the wake up call that people need to understand that international cooperation is the key to success.
Our lead-addled half of the US needs to understand
Ooft, good luck with that bit. You have to understand, these are people of the land.
Ive found buying Canadian is actually cheaper. Im literally saving money by not buying overpriced, hyperprocessed American shit tier food.
I mean, the joke is that Canada would agree to be a single state.
Or that America would ever let Canada vote.
US won’t let US vote next election
If he wants a 51st state so badly why not make it DC? Or American Samoa. For a country that revolted due to taxation without representation, they sure do have alot of “territories” that aren’t being represented as their own states.
Puerto Rico
They Said no.
It’s almost funny how full of shit he is. How has he not turned from orange to brown yet?
It would be hilarious if he wasn’t the god damn president.
The tariffs aren’t working in the way this idiot thinks they are, least to the desired effect because he’s a braindead fuck. Countries are realizing workarounds so that they don’t have to strictly abide by America’s tariffs and whatever they feel they don’t need from America or ship to America, they can and will live without.
The tariffs are hurting Americans more than anyone else. Dumbass.
I am watching this and wondering how long before the global economy decides not to treat the USD as the standard…
A great deal of our success has been being a solid and easy choice as a global currency, and this really screws that up.
The global economy treats no currency but the USD as standard right now, yet there are many economies that are doing just fine.
For the moment, but that is changing.
Canada called me a couple of weeks ago, they want to be part of it
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GirlfriendInCanada
Girlfriend in Canada
A convenient way for a character to disabuse the idea that they’re either gay, too socially inept for a relationship or simply unlucky in love is to claim that they indeed have a girlfriend — but the other characters have never met her because she lives in Canada. She doesn’t visit very often, but when she does they just spend all day in bed. Look, here’s her entry in his phone’s contact list. No, you can’t see a picture.
The idea is that since “she” lives in a different country, and presumably would have to get a passport and go through all that hassle in order to visit her “boyfriend”, it’s particularly tempting to make her Canadian as a way of discouraging others from asking too many questions.
The tactic could be scaled up.
Canadians, you are too good an ally to be wasted on the US. The EU looks longingly in your direction.
I’ve always preferred Europeans’ values and attitudes more anyway.
As an American, same. Although they do smoke too much.
Agree on too much smoke. A French person told me they were doing much progess on that front recently though.
Hey look! A distraction!!
FYI Donald Shitler, citizens in Canada have plate carriers and high powered rifles. You can buy them online.
Talibans peak was 100k insurgents, estimates put Canada at 1.1 million. Have fun dipshit.
Yeah, it’s not just that number of people who’d be insurgents, it’s that Canada’s a bit more advanced tech-wise than the Taliban, and the US’s defense infrastructure has predominantly NOT been engineered for decades to repel any sort of land invasions. We also look, and outside of those crazy newfies, we sound like most generic Americans, making identifying potential threats that much more difficult.
I also think a number of civilians and military would straight up revolt at the prospect of attacking a country with a century of personal and economic bonds.
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I can only hope the military is bound to the Constitution and not the old crazy, dangerous man.
If the US military is your last hope of holding on to a democracy, I’ve got wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and countless regime changes in Latin America and the Middle East to prove otherwise.
If you’ve read the Constitution then I’ve got some bad news for you. Unless you interpret its amendments, then good news. But then there was the Southeast Asia doctrine by Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon… which is bad news. But then there is good news if you follow the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Oh but then there’s some muddy waters about Emergency Powers which goes back and forth with the Supreme Court which ultimately is bad news. Even worse was the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Terrorists passed by Congress around 9/11.
Realistically none of this matters because Trump has never had a precedent of following the law or respecting boundaries with little girls so I guess I just wasted a few moments of your time.
