Trump warned it would be "very hard" for the two countries to come to a trade agreement after Canada announced its intention to recognize a Palestinian state.
How does using tariffs to bully Brazil into leaving his fascist pal Bolsonaro alone, or bully Canada into helping Israel’s genocide, fit into the emergency economic powers Trump claims to justify highjacking Congress’ power of the purse?
It doesn’t of course. This is a rhetorical question. But what’s staggering here is, Trump’s tariffs are blatantly, in-you-face-level illegal, and yet nobody even tries to stop him - let alone try him / impeach him / help him fall off a window at the top floor of the Trump tower Russia-stylee. The mind boggles…
How does using tariffs to bully Brazil into leaving his fascist pal Bolsonaro alone, or bully Canada into helping Israel’s genocide, fit into the emergency economic powers Trump claims to justify highjacking Congress’ power of the purse?
It doesn’t of course. This is a rhetorical question. But what’s staggering here is, Trump’s tariffs are blatantly, in-you-face-level illegal, and yet nobody even tries to stop him - let alone try him / impeach him / help him fall off a window at the top floor of the Trump tower Russia-stylee. The mind boggles…