US Tariffs

[loaders]

The only “concession” Mexico made was to place 10000 National Guard troops on the US border. Whether this is in addition to or replacing the 8700 troops they already placed there under the Biden administration has not been revealed. Hardly a “major” concession but hopefully enough for the Don to tell his supporters that he “beat down” Mexico and made them succumb to American might. If Trudeau plays his cards right, making some sort of allowance for American banks to increase their exposure here in Canada could get us a month reprieve as well. Remember, this isn’t about drugs, illegals or even making better trade deals. It is only to provide the Don with the theatre he craves and the opportunity it gives him to appear strong to his supporters. As long as they can chant…”USA…USA…USA” they’ll be satisfied.

 

[Freight Broker]

Major in the sense that it only bought Mexico 28 days.

About his unhappiness with banking.. I think we should just wait a couple of hours... by around 3:00 pm it will be about something else.. maybe bottled water.. who knows.

 

[jonny-chicken]

The great pumpkin has spoken... The tariffs that were supposed to take effect on January 20th that were later delayed to February 1st have now been delayed to March 1st...

Hmmm... I have a prediction for the future... The tariffs will be delayed to April 1st and will then be declared an April Fools Joke! Haahahahaa...

 

[Rob]

The great pumpkin has spoken... The tariffs that were supposed to take effect on January 20th that were later delayed to February 1st have now been delayed to March 1st...

Hmmm... I have a prediction for the future... The tariffs will be delayed to April 1st and will then be declared an April Fools Joke! Haahahahaa...

I don't care how he did or does it so long as they do not get put on period. Agent Orange is a wild card to say the least.

 

[LrgCar]

Not gonna lie, Fent Czar is gonna be a hard LinkedIn title....

 

[Freight Broker]

Could this just be his negotiating style? If so, it appears to be working.

 

[loaders]

So why didn’t Trump simply request these things without going through this whole drama? This is the way the orange moron does business now that he is the leader of the world’s most powerful nation. I will put a gun to your head until you give me what I want. All this additional personnel and the two, new shiny Black Hawk helicopters had better find more than the measely 20 kgs of fentanyl discovered last year. A big deal so that the headlines on Fox can read…”A big win for America”…..”Trump shows Canada and Mexico who’s boss”….Sickening!

 

[Freight Broker]

So why didn’t Trump simply request these things without going through this whole drama? This is the way the orange moron does business now that he is the leader of the world’s most powerful nation. I will put a gun to your head until you give me what I want. All this additional personnel and the two, new shiny Black Hawk helicopters had better find more than the measely 20 kgs of fentanyl discovered last year. A big deal so that the headlines on Fox can read…”A big win for America”…..”Trump shows Canada and Mexico who’s boss”….Sickening!

Sadly yes, that's exactly how it will play out.

He didn't request these from the outset because he himself likely didn't know what the justification should be.. As late as this afternoon he was going heavy on how unfair we've been on access to banking. a few hours later nothing about that mentioned on his second call with the PM... we're now back to chasing fentanyl at the border. Tomorrow is another day... no more drama until March 1? Haha.. I doubt it..

 

[senditover]

Could this just be his negotiating style? If so, it appears to be working.

You should give his book the art of the deal a read. This is his bread n butter.

 

[Freight Broker]

Maybe I will give it a read. I did attempt it years ago but never got through it...

This evening he once again stated that he doesn't need our products or energy.. which of course begs the question.. why have you been buying them for decades? Is there a clause somewhere that requires Americans to purchases Canadian products and energy? It's a serious question..It would be like me going to a store... buying a bunch of stuff.. and then bitching at the manager about how I could have bought the same stuff at another store closer to my house. Just makes no sense at all..