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groundloop

(12,640 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 02:58 AM Dec 2024

Trump belittles leaders of Canada and Mexico at Fox Nation's 'patriot' awards

Source: The Guardian


Donald Trump belittled the leaders of the United States’ closest neighbours, Canada and Mexico, at a Fox awards ceremony intended to celebrate his role as America’s greatest “patriot”.

Two weeks after threatening the two countries with 25% tariffs on their imports for supposedly failing to prevent drugs and migrants from crossing the border, the president-elect took evident pleasure in an audience chant that taunted Canada as the 51st US state.

The chant of “51” came at Thursday night’s Fox Nation’s Patriot of the Year ceremony, held in New York. Trump was given the top award by Sean Hannity, one of the network’s star hosts.

It alluded to the visit by Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last week, where Trudeau reportedly told the president-elect that carrying out the tariff threat would devastate the country’s economy. In response, Trump reportedly replied that “maybe Canada should become the 51st state”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-fox-news-patriot-award

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Dem2theMax

(10,613 posts)
1. Can't say what I'm thinking, so the only other thing I can do is this.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 03:03 AM
Dec 2024

America's greatest 'patriot?'

When are they going to learn how to spell the word traitor?

AverageOldGuy

(2,493 posts)
3. The guy who shot the United Health CEO . . .
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 04:07 AM
Dec 2024

. . . do you suppose he knows the address of Mar-A-Lago??

Asking for a friend.

rampartd

(1,741 posts)
8. why 51
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 06:03 AM
Dec 2024

shouldn't newfoundland and nova scotia have 2 senators and plenty of electoral votes?

just kidding, of course, i can not imagine the canadians going along with this, or an army led by trump loyal generals being capable of forcing annexation.

Karasu

(712 posts)
10. Neither can I, but under these fascist idiots, some half-assed attempt at it is more likely than adding DC or Puerto
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 06:54 AM
Dec 2024

Rico, as sad as that is.

The Grand Illuminist

(1,774 posts)
14. This is reversed stochastic terrorism.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 04:33 PM
Dec 2024

Even if they directly know it will never happen, they will rub it in to the point where they will get a left wing lone wolf.

J_William_Ryan

(2,502 posts)
9. 'Now that the fascist drones are parroting it, this "51" shit is getting disturbing.'
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 06:04 AM
Dec 2024

Anschluss – it’s what fascists do.

EarthFirst

(3,528 posts)
12. Someone ought to carry a placard that says "Third time's a charm..."
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 11:35 AM
Dec 2024

Everywhere TSF appears…

FakeNoose

(36,837 posts)
13. Why would Canada ever want to be part of the USA? No WAY would they ever consider joining us
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 04:27 PM
Dec 2024

EndlessWire

(7,579 posts)
15. He doesn't want the Blue States of America
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 05:15 PM
Dec 2024

to secede and become part of Canada. Or Mexico. That would be quite a bit more than he could handle.

Donald is such an embarrassment. Patriot?? He's a traitorous spy. He's a crook.

I tend to favor joining Canada, because I think that would make us part of the Commonwealth, and you could move from there. Mexico is also appealing. We already have familiarity with them. But, I think that neither of them would want us.

If I were Canadian, I'd be really angry--well, I'm American, and I am pretty angry right now--and it is very disrespectable to address Canada like that. Eff Trump et al.

It's all part of his shtick. If he started something like that, he'd be fighting on 3 fronts. He's not smart at all.

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