Counter-tariffs won't deter Trump from putting America First
Trump, with his latest round of tariff threats, looks poised to show the world that the U.S. will do whatever it takes to be great, again.
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, a long form interview with Breitbart's Joel Pollak on Canada-U.S. relations amid punitive tariffs.
"The irony is that even though it's a trade war, I think the things that Canada could do to avoid the trade war have nothing to do with trade or tariffs," he said. "They largely have to do with border enforcement and a kind of harmonization of diplomatic and military policies."
"And so I think he wants Canada completely on board."
🚨U.S. President Donald Trump puts a “tremendously high tariff” on Canadian dairy at 250%
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“They make it impossible for us to sell our lumber or dairy products,” he said, claiming Canada has been ripping off American producers for years. pic.twitter.com/A6fFt8COVo
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canada three days ago for not addressing its porous borders. In response, Canada introduced a 25% levy on $30 billion worth of American products.
Should the trade war remain unresolved, the Liberal government will expand counter-tariffs to cover another $125 billion in U.S. goods in three weeks time.
"I think he's trying to bring everybody into step, more than anything else," said Pollak. "So, I don't think that any amount of retaliation is actually going to shake him from this course."
"We don't need energy from Canada, we don't need anything from Canada": President Trump speaks on the self-sufficiency of the U.S. after scaling back Canadian tariffs. pic.twitter.com/EQ9tPeMfY7
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Trump appears determined to show that the U.S. can take more pain than any other country.
It could damage American consumers, damage the American economy to some extent, but that's a risk he's prepared to take in order to win these trade battles.
"I think this is about Trump assuming a mantle of leadership economically, politically, geopolitically, militarily moving forward [across North America]."
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Fran g commented 2025-03-09 14:28:42 -0400Thank you so much for that wonderful interview, its just what I needed. I’m a strong conservative in Alberta, love Danielle, HATE Trudeau/Carney. I am a supporter of Trump and not afraid to say it, however the last while with the tariffs, harder to defend. I started to think lately, am I crazy? This interview strengthened my resolve and confidence to continue to try to wake people up. We need Poilievre and Trump to work together. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-03-08 19:18:55 -0500Pierre Poilievre must act like a grown-up and visit Washington. The least he could do is call President Trump and talk things over. And Pierre must campaign against the Liberals, not Trump. It’s they who have gotten us into this stupid mess.
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Robert Pariseau commented 2025-03-08 09:36:21 -0500It is heartbreaking, but definitely not surprising, to view the commentary of those that view the trade war in the context of a classic terrorist feature. Then again, that’s the point: to prevent the “abused spouse” from breaking free and to prevent the abuser’s most hated enemy from breaking the abuser’s grip.
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Bernhard Jatzezck commented 2025-03-08 00:24:39 -0500Bruce, the honeymoon with Carney may not last long, but he’ll still be PM after the next election. This whole situation is meant to ensure that the Liberals will continue ruling.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-03-07 21:45:15 -0500How depressing that we’ll still have the Liberals around. And they might even declare an emergency over the tariffs. Most people want an election. And the honeymoon with Carney won’t last long.
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colin nicholson commented 2025-03-07 21:14:25 -0500So he puts a tariff on stuff and it comes back to the US and manufacturers have to pay US wages …What do you think is going to happen? Well the obvious – Yes prices will go up but the chinese will keep on making the stuff and loyal US citizens will still buy the Chinese stuff because it is better. It is already happening – US consumers prefer Teslas made in China to ones made anywhere else. So first up Elon (with a whole 20 odd percent ownership of the shares) is going to have to convince Tesla to shut down the chinese operation. None of you guys have any idea what manufacturing in china is like. Most of your outboard motors for the US market just for one – are manufactured in China. This is just not moving stuff back to US factories – the factories don’t exist any more and even if they do they have not kept apace with the new models turned out in China. Inflation – 12+% by Christmas.
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colin nicholson commented 2025-03-07 20:57:49 -0500Tariffs will kill the USA since the world economy has adjusted to make just exactly that happen. Global supply chains are too intertwined and just about every thing the US makes has a bit of China in it. The reverse does not apply. Trump is playing with fire especially with China.
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Cheryl Hirsche commented 2025-03-07 20:53:00 -0500Thanks Ezra, great interview. I always look for your show to recap and add sanity to the days news! I think your analysis of Trump is the best of any Canadian news. They do not get what Trump is after in spite of all the information coming at them. Perhaps like you? I watched every rally and tuned into Warroom, So I get what is going on. It’s made it hard to listen to the bewildered spinning from other Canadian sources. Appreciation to you and Rebel News.
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CĂ©line King commented 2025-03-07 20:52:09 -0500Trudeau is NOT a good example of who Canadians really are. Many of my friends are Americans. This trade war is not good for Canada or the US. This is Trudeau causing divisions between both Countries just like he did to Canadians during COVID. He pitted families against families because some were vaxed and some weren’t. This is what Trudeau is best at.
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CĂ©line King commented 2025-03-07 20:41:27 -0500Mark Carney is Trudeau re-incarnated. He has NO regard for the well-being of Canadians. Pierre needs to win the next election!
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Sean Staplin commented 2025-03-07 20:21:58 -0500I don’t think your guest has any idea who or what Mark Carney is.
