Summary
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs after Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% on energy, set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Trump justified the move by linking it to fentanyl smuggling concerns.
Trudeau called the tariffs “unjustified” and imposed 25% tariffs on $155 billion in U.S. goods, with $30 billion effective immediately and the rest in 21 days.
He warned of price hikes and job losses in the U.S., arguing the move violates Trump’s own trade agreement from his last term.
I hope you’re right, but I don’t think it’s hyperbole to call them a cult anymore, if it ever was. I think they will literally reject all evidence and blame whatever scapegoats are decided on by the administration.
A chunk of them definitely will. We just need enough to make it an issue, which probably isn’t all that many.