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Chapter 1: How did Canada respond to Trump's tariffs?
Canada went elbows up. They stood up to the Trump regime. And right now, Canada knows that they successfully pushed back against Donald Trump. They see how weak and pathetic the Trump regime is right now. And Canadian leaders are just saying how stupid the Trump regime's policies are that are crashing the United States economy, frankly, while the economy in Canada and in Europe is resilient. Why?
Because we told you They were prepared for this moment. They are united. And the United States Trump regime was saying, oh, the tariffs are going to be the greatest thing. And then Donald Trump revoked the tariffs. He puts the tariffs on, revokes the tariffs, put them back on, revoked them again, claims he's going to put them back on on April 2nd.
But Canada's like, you realize how pathetic you look right now? Look, consumer confidence in Canada is actually soaring right now because Canadians were ready for this moment. Unlike here in the United States, where consumer confidence is absolutely plummeting. Here in the United States, the Atlanta Federal Reserve is predicting a negative 2.8%.
GDP contraction, whereas they previously expected a former President Biden's economy was just put into autopilot. GDP growth of about 3% to 4%. In the United States, we're talking about stagflation right now. Stagflation means contraction in the GDP.
high inflation it's like the worst case scenario economists here are talking about recession great recession and even depression based on donald trump's stupid policies you take a look right here at canadian grocery stores they all look like this american liquor still removed from the shelves canadians are sick and tired of this stupid cycle of donald trump here it is right here
I make a stupid decision. Something really bad happens. I convince my followers the problem is now magically solved. I reverse my stupid decision. Or how about this chart right here? Donald Trump, I'm adding tariffs. Trump supporters, that will create jobs. Trump, I'm removing tariffs. Trump supporters, art of the deal. Donald Trump, I'm adding tariffs. Trump supporters, this will create jobs.
Donald Trump, I'm removing tariffs. Trump supporters, art of the deal. I think you get the point right here. Let's take a look at what Chrystia Freeland has to say. She's the former Canadian Minister of Finance. She's running for leadership in the Liberal Party race. It's really her against Mark Carney.
Right now, the Liberal Party, by the way, is soaring in the latest polling up four to five percent over the Conservative Party because the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poliev, really went maple maga. And then Donald Trump went and screwed over Canada. So being maple mag and not the greatest place to be under Pierre Poliev, who was really getting pushed by the Elon Musk algorithms.
He did the Jordan Peterson podcast and talked about, you know, all of the things that Elon Musk and Doge were doing in America that Poliev said he wanted to do in Canada. Not the most popular place to be. And the polling in Canada is reflecting this unprecedented liberal surge. I mean, I don't think they've seen this level of popularity since, what, 2000 or so.
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Chapter 2: Why did Donald Trump flip-flop on tariffs?
Play this clip. There are obviously conversations ongoing right now with the U.S. administration. But as I've said a number of times, we will not be backing down from our response tariffs until such a time as the unjustified American tariffs on Canadian goods. are lifted.
Here is Prime Minister Trudeau again giving a great response to Trump changing his mind on tariffs at the end of last week. Let's play it.
Foreign Affairs Minister yesterday called all of this a psychodrama. How do you characterize it?
Thursday. And here's my buddy, by the way, you all know him by now, Canadian member of parliament, Charlie Angus. Here was an incredible speech. I'll give you a short portion of it that he gave in Ottawa about how Canadians have stayed united, how they've stood up, how they were prepared. And now the American economy is tanking because of the stupidity of the Trump regime.
Once again, he's huffing and puffing and threatening to blow our nation away. And like last time, as soon as Canada stands up and shows that we are not afraid, suddenly the mega crew start backpedaling and maybe there's going to be a deal in the works. Maybe they're going to have something figured out. Maybe, maybe not. I'm not here to give anyone false hope.
Because Canadians understand that this is not a trade war we're talking about. This is a war by other means. A war of disinformation and ridicule, questioning our right to exist, our sovereignty, our borders, very much the way Vladimir Putin launched his disinformation war in the years leading up to the brutal invasion of Ukraine. It's a siege war.
He's poking us and trying to see if there's divisions, if there's fear. What he's learning very quickly and what the world is learning is that Canadians know what is at stake and we will not bend or break. Because Donald Trump believes we have no right as a nation and we will always be there for our nation. But I want to compare what's happening in Canada to the dumpster fire USA.
Because what we've seen in just 60 days is that Donald Trump has burned up the great American century. He's burned through his alliances with key allies. He's burned through Americans leadership role on the international stage with his disgusting attack on President Zelensky and his willingness to put America on side with North Korea and Russia. So this is how the great American century ends.
It's not with a bang or with a whimper. It's like some kind of tacky roadshow from the World Wrestling Federation. And now Donald Trump has decided to go further by blowing apart the greatest economic trade relationship in history, plunging our nation and our people into chaos. But what he's really doing is making America weaker. more divided, more alone.
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