“Short Term Disruption” – Digby's Hullabaloo

Reporter: You promised Americans you would to try to reduce costs..

Trump: Tariffs don’t cause inflation. Tariffs cause success. There could some temporary short term disruption. And people understand that pic.twitter.com/3LNipd0hm8
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 31, 2025

Trump’s daft tariff war has begun and Canada is fighting back:

BREAKING: Justin Trudeau announces 25% tariffs on $155 billion of American goods.

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— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) February 2, 2025

Trudeau:

JUST IN: B.C. Premier David Eby says he directed B.C. Liquor sales
to immediately stop buying American liquor from red states and remove the highest-selling brands from those states from the shelves of the province’s liquor stores. pic.twitter.com/fNAEFOjDlG
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 2, 2025

I really like that they’re targeting red states. That’s the smart way to do it.

The consequences are going to be painful. All those Trump voting auto workers who didn’t care about Biden walking the picket line or what he did for the unions are going to wish they had made a different decision.

Canadians booing the U.S. national anthem isn’t something I ever thought I’d see, but this is what happens when you let a psychopath criminal with isolationist and protectionist policies back into the White House.pic.twitter.com/n0695YAPXk
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 2, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: The Canadian government is finally realizing—this isn’t about fentanyl or the border.

Trump wants to economically cripple Canada into submission.

His goal? Make Canada the 51st state.

CBC now coming to terms with this reality.
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— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) February 1, 2025