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Donald Trump suggested using "economic force" to acquire Canada, citing trade deficits and national security benefits.

He also claimed the U.S. "subsidizes" Canada by up to $200 billion annually.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the idea, saying, "there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell" Canada would join the U.S.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden praised Trudeau’s leadership as he prepares to leave office amidst rising U.S.-Canada trade tensions and tariff threats under Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because he has real political power.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Very limited, compared to his predecessors. Plus, he's got a lot less money to invest/spend. Not my problem (I'm not a US citizen nor I live in the US) but his voters too should be able to separate his fuckery from his actual political actions (whatever they will be)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Plus, he's got a lot less money to invest/spend

The richest man in the world is backing him and is part of his government. There's no bottom to his access to wealth. Entire militaries and governments are beholden to Melon...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

A lot of rich men are behind the other leaders, and their business are not space and cars...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is it more limited when his party also controls the house, senate, and Supreme Court?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Limited in the world, it's not the 80s anymore, not even the 90s or the 00s...back then a US President was the closer thing humanity had to a world leader

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

In that sense you are probably right, but I would say he has more power to make bad decisions that can still seriously fuck shit up abroad than any president from those decades too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Very limited compared to his predecessors.

How do you figure that? The multi-decade expansion of executive powers coupled with the increasing politicization of the judicial system and the kowtowing of the entire right wing in the US as well as his clear predilection for overstepping the already increased power he’s legally given make the opposite true.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Long story short: a US President is not the world leader anymore, just a world leader, in a very close race, but still