What do Americans think about Trump's threats towards Canada?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau really is an awful negotiator, as he prefers a trade war over fixing our borders.
Rebel News spoke with Canadians over the weekend on Trump's inauguration and whether or not America still has allies up north.
"When Trump's in office, America's going to get better," said one onlooker. "When America gets better, the world's going to get better. When the world gets better, Canada gets better."
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to annex Canada recently through "economic force" as part of his "America First" agenda. The comments follow a series of jabs and a 25% tariff over its open borders. Naturally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the humour to heart.
"It's just memes, really, but it's got Trudeau a bit rattled," said another. "I'll tell you what, he [Trump] does that sometimes."
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For weeks, Trump facetiously claimed that Canada would become the 51st state. Only recently, did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledge Trump's unorthodox approach to diplomacy.
âWhat I think is happening is President Trump, whoâs a very skillful negotiator, is getting people to be somewhat distracted ⊠to take away from the conversation around 25 per cent tariffs,â Trudeau told CNN in a recent interview.
On the 25% tariffs, Canadians considered the tactic "more of a smack in the back of the head than a declaration of conflict." One supporter says the dispute is "something that can be negotiated very easily," noting all Canada needs to do is curb illegal immigration and the drug trade into the United States.
Trudeau really is an awful negotiator, as he prefers a trade war to fixing our borders. He wants this fight. And he wants Canadians, particularly Albertans, to pay the price.

Ezra Levant
Rebel Commander
Ezra Levant is the founder and owner of Rebel News and the host of The Ezra Levant Show. He is the author of multiple best-selling books, including Ethical Oil, The Libranos, China Virus, and most recently, Trudeau's Secret Plan.

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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-01-20 20:12:24 -0500Americans sure are clueless about Canada. That includes Donald Trump. Sure we rely on America for military protection but what about our trade surplus? And once dopey Trudeau gets out of the way, both our countries will prosper. It’s the Liberals and Democrats which have impoverished both countries. And it takes years to drill and ramp up production. There’s also the heavy crude angle. That refinery in Texas needs Alberta crude. To retool it to use lighter oil would take a few years and money which they won’t make back immediately.