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[–] kia@lemmy.ca 203 points 1 year ago (6 children)

In 6 months, he's going to be talking about how Canada started this trade war.

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 157 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's basically saying it now. He is calling his current tariff "reciprocal".

[–] match@pawb.social 89 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the classic American strategy of preemptive reciprocation

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Preemptive Reciprocation" I love it 😝

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Premature reciprocation

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

"It all started when he returned my punch..."

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Weapons of mass devaluation

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Six months? At this pace I'm expecting tomorrow.

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

In 6 months the trade might drop from trade war.

[–] finder585@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Trump has already blamed Canada, along with every US ally, for "taking advantage" of the USA. Not so fun fact, these are the very same trade deals that Trump signed during his first term.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

I've already seen (USian) conservatives claiming that

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

He hasn't already?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

They be talking about it for years. Kinda like how 'Lost Cause Confederacy' idiots call it "the war of Northern Aggression" even though it was started by the confederates shooting at an American fort.

That’s only if he’s still breathing in 6 months