Pure apocryphal hogwash.
Who was the mysterious(non-existent?)lady? Mexico is 13x more insecure than Vancouver.
If this is how PP intends to build voter support(telling vague, inaccurate, possibly untrue stories), he and his party are doomed to occupy the Opposition benches for an eternity.
Betrayal and humiliation. That is how Trump treats America’s allies. I have been saying so ever since The Empire and the Five Kings. Here, my last column in Le Point. Israel is the latest case in a long series.
Multiple things that can be simultaneously true.
1) Canada and other middle power states have not pulled our weight on military spending for a generation. This has largely been the result of the peace dividend brought about by the unqualified generational success of NATO. Nonetheless, we deserve to be called out and even penalized for it.
2) This has been widely and nearly universally acknowledged. All of these states are now actively rectifying this collective failure. Rebuilding our military capacity will not happen overnight, but it is happening.
3) Hegseth et al. know this. This dude is engaging in a bad faith deflection by taking potshots at allies to distract from the most embarrassing strategic military failure by the United States in recent history.
4) Strong players don't pick on the weak.
@sarobertson_@el_reportero Probably true given the arrogance and ineptitude displayed by the Trump Administration on almost any issue related to Canada.
The rank incompetence of this rude and brutish frat boy is only outdone by his complete ignorance of what has always favoured America’s role on the international stage: success is achieved working with Allies not insulting them. The sad fact is he’s right on the issue: most NATO members must substantially increase their spending. But his arrogant, bullying approach only alienates allies rather than creates momentum towards a successful outcome.
@somersetbagpuss@TheRealThelmaJ1 Nope. He wouldn’t know from Adam how to eat escargots and frogs legs.
It’s confirmed the main course for the President will be a Royale with Cheese. All washed down with lashings of Diet Coke.
Da questo Vertice del G7 esce un messaggio chiaro: quando l’Occidente sa restare unito, sa anche essere più forte, più credibile e più capace di dare risposte ai cittadini.
In un tempo complesso, lavorare insieme fa la differenza.
Chinese EV’s are a clear and present danger to the NA automotive sector. Rather than work with Canada and Mexico to deter this threat, Trump opted for an isolationist, America First approach. His pernicious tariffs on a number of Canadian manufacturering sectors including autos left Canada little room to manoeuvre. Unimpeded access to the Chinese market is a key issue for many Canadian agricultural product exporters. Taking the time to explain the Canadian reasons for pursuing this policy(access for a limited amount of Chinese EV’s to Canada in exchange for access to China for Canadian agricultural products)was an astute move. The President doesn’t always know every detail and rumour has it he respects PMMC because he
Is not a pushover.
@RodAVanier That’s a cheap shot from the gallery @StaceyMonette27 . Actually I see PMMC dealing very ably and astutely with President Trump. In his interview with @kaitlancollins CNN last night he was better able to explain the Iran deal than the president himself has been able to so far.