The president-elect recently quipped that Canada should become the 51st state and has proposed imposing tariffs on it.

Summary

Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada” on Truth Social, following recent discussions about tariffs on Canada.

Trump has joked about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, linking the idea to U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico.

Trudeau, responding to tariff threats, pledged to counter any unfair trade measures.

The remarks have sparked lighthearted responses, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford joking about the War of 1812 and Sen. Bernie Sanders referencing Canada’s healthcare system.

  • where_am_i@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    163·
    13 days ago

    I beg your pardon, out of the 100 kids old enough to talk, 51 said this is the best kid to rule the kindergarten.

    • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      13 days ago

      Remember student councils? Doing like elections and shit in grade 6 or whatever.

      People campaign on shit like ‘no school on Fridays if you vote for me’ or ‘a Nintendo in every class’. And people vote accordingly.

      And that’s the extent of our political education and it continues to work even when spoke by the same demonstrable liars and idiots.

      • where_am_i@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        26·
        12 days ago

        And exactly why, as an adult, can’t I vote for “no work on Fridays”? Why can’t I decide for myself as adult “I don’t want to spend money on universal healthcare, I want to spend it on weed, and if tomorrow I get cancer I’ll happily die, I’ll take that gamble”. Who are you, anon, to take that choice away from me and, who the f are you to dictate me how to responsibly live my life?

        And if you think you know what’s best for me, or for whoever else voted for the “wrong for them” politician, then you’re simply against democracy. State this clearly “I know what’s best for people, and they don’t cuz they’re sheep trusting the wolf”.

        And suddenly instead of being a resistance fighter you turn into a benevolent superior being whose help is somehow unappreciated. A very different picture in my opinion.

        • Bgugi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 days ago

          You can’t vote for those things because nobody is actually offering them. That’s the point of the student council analogy.