Trump says Americans 'don't need' Canadian products, calls CUSMA 'irrelevant'

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/13/trump-says-americans-dont-need-canadian-products-calls-cusma-irrelevant/

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is "irrelevant" to him and Americans don't need Canadian products.

While touring a Ford plant in Michigan, Trump said he wants to see more cars built in the United States and the U.S. doesn't need vehicles made in Canada or Mexico.

Asked if he will renegotiate CUSMA, which is up for review this year, Trump said "we can have it or not."

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 215d (1 reply)

Yeah, what idiot negotiated CUSMA, anyway?

ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 6 pts · 214d

It was Sleepy Joe Biden or Barrack HUSSEIN Obama. No way was it negogiated by Glorious Brain Rot President Trumpie.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 55 pts · 215d (13 replies)

Guess they don’t need fertiliser anymore then.

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 44 pts · 215d (5 replies)

and so much for that project that required ...

/checks notes

lumber.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 215d (3 replies)

Guess I'll never be able to rebuild my fucking garage

HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 215d

I'm sure you could still afford a single 2x4 and some nails. Then you can take what you want.

Corngood@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 215d (1 reply)

You just have to scavenge parts from an old garage. Like cars in Cuba.

We're doing that with PCs now too.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 214d

I've been doing that with PCs since the last century. There's no saving the rotted-out, raccoon-piss-soaked wood.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 215d

And let’s see them survive with only 300k BPD of heavy crude from Venezuela.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 215d

They removed sanctions on Belarus specifically to get potash, venezuela to replace our oil.

Don't kid yourself. They are gunning for us hard.

darkdemize@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 215d

Not with all the shit between Trump's ears, you're right.

Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 215d (2 replies)

...or water.

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 215d (1 reply)

The fuck they get our water. We're gonna have enough issues to deal with supplying people here. They ain't getting none of ours.

Auli@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 210d

But their companies are.

shittydwarf@piefed.social · 7 pts · 215d

Electricity too

ryanpdg1@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 213d

Their peat moss imports primarily come from Canada. Some 80 - 90% from what I could find.

There are a few other suppliers that might be able to step up, but the USA seems to be feeling pretty independent these days... I'm not sure how that would go for them

kevinrns@mstdn.social · 44 pts · 215d (5 replies)

@RandAlThor

End the DMCA in Canada, ship potash to Europe. No aluminium south.

FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 215d

Steel for Canada only, or real allies.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 215d (1 reply)

No nickel. Critical for jet engines.

kevinrns@mstdn.social · 9 pts · 215d

@Thedogdrinkscoffee

Someone apply for an injunction to stop shipments of nickle south. Today.

Go to court today.

Today.

#cdnpoli

danielquinn@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 215d (1 reply)

*DMCA

kevinrns@mstdn.social · 5 pts · 215d

@danielquinn

Thank you.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 29 pts · 215d

I mean he has a point. The CUSMA was the brainchild of an idiot.

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 215d (2 replies)

Asked about raw materials coming in from countries like Canada, Trump said “we have a lot of our own raw materials.

As long as this doesn't turn into "We'll take the resources we need. Otherwise China or Russia will." we're good.

Also it's pretty funny looking at Farley's face there, who knows full-well that Ford can't manufacture vehicles in the US at present without Canadian parts production. AFAIK there is not enough skilled labour in machining / tool-and-die left in the US to even start production there.

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 215d (1 reply)

AFAIK there is not enough skilled labour in machining / tool-and-die left in the US to even start production there.

TIL ...

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 215d

I double checked myself:

Key Headwinds: Challenges Threatening Survival and Growth

Structural Talent Crisis: The “Silver Tsunami” and Skills Gap

This is perhaps the most lethal long-term risk. A wave of retirements is sweeping away highly skilled moldmakers, while younger generations lack both the expertise and the inclination to enter the trade. Decades of offshoring have created a massive break in knowledge transfer, leaving shops unmanned and innovation stifled

From

Critical industries such as food and medicine rely greatly on foreign tool makers. In the case of global conflict, the United States is not in the position to easily bring manufacturing of critical components back to its own shores in a timely or cost-effective manner.

From

Notice the dependency isn't just on Canada. It's also on China, Mexico, etc. The Canadian dependency of US automotive is just one part of the problem. A lot of production in the US and Canada is dependent on overseas materials and parts even when the product says "Made in Canada." This is why folks who focus on critical minerals are missing the forest from the trees. The most serious dependency is the labour and production expertise that's been shipped overseas - a structural problem. Recreating that is a many-year-long process that can't be fulfilled by the market, as the market already decided against it. I'm not saying we shouldn't do it. Just casually sizing the problem and the solution in the context of dependence and independence of other countries.

engene@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 215d

Don’t need their cars anyway! I’ve never owned a US vehicle and I never will! Does this fool think that we will still buy US vehicles - trade is not one-way! Duh! 🙄

Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 213d

Good luck with your vast reserves of domestic Potash, Donny.