Trump says U.S. will hike Canada auto tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/24/trump-canada-auto-tariffs-trade-war.html

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owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 19d (1 reply)

"Trump fires a cannon directly through the hull of his own ship in an attempt to hit the Canadian's ship"

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 19d

"I'm gonna keep punching Americans in the dick! How do you Canadians like THAT? Had enough yet?"

--donnie, almost literally

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 20d

Alternative title: Donnie and his bootlick conservatives looooove taxing Americans when it glorifies their golden god-emperor.

SuiXi3D@fedia.io · 13 pts · 19d (1 reply)

…the same kind of tariffs that’ve already been shut down multiple times?

Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 19d

Marginally different ones

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 19d

Good luck explaining >$100,000 F150s to his base.

Canada needs to have a really hard think about continuing to subsidize the US auto sector in Ontario. At some point, Australia just told GM and Ford to fuck off and now the country has a nice selection of EVs to buy.

oyzmo@piefed.social · 3 pts · 19d

Trump says lots, and all is 💩 - imagine that guys breath 🤮