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Trump Don’t Play: Tariffs and the Little Trains That Couldn’t
Eva Vlaardingerbroek of The Netherlands summed up the Trump Effect in a single tweet:
“Trump is making America great again a little too fast. He hasn’t even been back in office for a month, and every single day he does something even more badass than the day before. It’s so cool, and as a European, it’s getting painful knowing we don’t have a single leader like him.”
Painful, indeed. While European leaders struggle to remember what a spine looks like, Trump is over here flexing economic muscle with the precision of a Mr. Universe. And the Left? They’re scrambling like roaches when the kitchen light flips on.
The desperation is so real that the bot farms have gone global. Tony Seruga tweeted:
“We just blocked over 5,000 botfarm accounts. Interesting they all pivoted from their passion for Ukraine to Canada at the exact same moment. Most originated from Chinese Communist Party PLA efforts using Canadian, US, and UK IP addresses.”
Translation: The globalists are running out of fake outrages, so they’re swapping Ukraine flags for Canadian tears. And for good reason—Trump just put Canada and Mexico on notice, and their economies flinched like a Chihuahua in a room full of exploding firecrackers.
When Trump Speaks, Markets Listen
If you thought Trump’s tariff threats were just political theater, tell that to the foreign exchange markets.
- The Canadian dollar nosedived to its lowest level since 2003 after Trump’s tariff announcement.
- The Mexican peso crashed to its weakest point since 2020.
It’s almost poetic. Canada is wailing about a 25% tariff while quietly accepting a 20% carbon tax hike on April 1st of last year. You can’t make this stuff up. Trudeau taxes his own citizens into submission, but when Trump asks them to pay their fair share, it’s suddenly a national crisis.
As for America? I think we can handle saying goodbye to maple syrup, and “Canadian bacon”.
Canada’s Free Ride Is Over
For decades, Canada has played the wide-eyed innocent neighbor while quietly stacking tariffs on American goods like a compulsive hoarder. Here’s a quick reality check on how “fair trade” has worked so far. These are some of the historical tariffs from Canada on the U.S.
- Milk: 270%
- Cheese: 245%
- Butter: 298%
- Chicken: 238%
- Bovine/Meat: 26.5%
- Steel: 25%
- Aluminum: 45%
- TVs: 45%
- HVAC Systems: 45%
Meanwhile, the U.S. provides Canada’s military defense while they spend next to nothing on their own protection. Talk about the ultimate free ride.
Now, the hard math:
- 77% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S.
- 84% of Mexico’s exports go to the U.S.
- Mexico exports to U.S. as a percentage of GDP: 35%
- Canada exports to U.S. as a percentage of GDP: 22%
- U.S. exports to Canada as a percentage of GDP: 1.5%
- U.S. exports to Mexico as a percentage of GDP: 1.2%
- Canada GDP $2.14 trillion
- US GDP $27.36 Trillion
If Canada were a U.S. state, it would rank fourth in GDP.
When Reality Hits Like a Trump Tariff
The pain is already setting in. Two of Canada’s fastest-growing food companies—Mid-Day Squares and Flourish Pancakes—are making a run for it, eyeing U.S. expansion instead of sticking around to suffer Trudeau’s economic mismanagement.
Mid-Day Squares, which initially planned to expand in Montreal, is now considering Ohio, Wisconsin, or Missouri. Why? In the words of co-founder Jake Karls:
“We need the U.S. as a business. It’s critical.”
No Borders, No Trade Deals
Trump’s tariffs aren’t just about trade; they’re about national security.
Fentanyl is now the #1 killer of Americans aged 18-45—with its ingredients sourced from China and funneled through Mexico and Canada. Neither country is doing enough to stop it.
Trump’s message? Either help stop the flow of poison, or pay the price.
The Bottom Line
Trump isn’t here to play “international feelings counselor.” He’s here to win—and for the first time in a long time, America isn’t rolling over to appease weaker economies.
Canada and Mexico can huff and puff all they want, but the numbers don’t lie. They need us far more than we need them. And with Trump at the helm, the days of America getting played are officially over.
Brace yourself, globalists. The tariff hammer has dropped.
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