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Canada calls out Trump's 'almost funny' gaslighting
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The Deal Was Never Done. Washington Just Expected Canada to Surrender.
A Trade War With an Author
Donald Trump’s trade war is not an impersonal dispute that simply “happened” between neighboring countries. His administration imposed the tariffs, Trump supplied the annexation taunts, and American negotiators tried to dictate which Canadian vehicles deserved relief.
The immediate dispute concerned medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Canadian negotiator Janice Charette…
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