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[KernelPanic]

So this happened:

White House staff called the Prime Minister’s Office last month to urge Justin Trudeau to persuade President Donald Trump not to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to multiple Canadian government sources.

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/ne...urged-trudeau-to-call-trump-over-nafta-threat

His own staff has foreign leaders call Trump to change his mind.

 

[Kinsei]

The US has a fucking toddler running the country.

 

[Savitar]

When you got to call another country leader to tell your own what to do for the good of all.....

 

[Simon Belmont]

That makes Trudeau the real POTUS, right?

 

[Abstruse Moose]

That makes Trudeau the real POTUS, right?

Leader of the free world.

 

[orochi91]

Is this even legal?

Are they allowed to contact a foreign government without permission and have them intervene like that?

 

[Phrozenflame500]

I mean it's well established at this point that Trump's decisions are influenced solely by the last person he spoke with. This is a valid political tactic now.

 

[HStallion]

I can see Trudeau getting this call and just being like,"Fuck really?"

 

[Mikey Jr.]

That can't be real, haha.

 

[Gleethor]

Actually sad

 

[HammerOfThor]

I mean it's well established at this point that Trump's decisions are influenced solely by the last person he spoke with. This is a valid political tactic now.

Also whether or not Obama would do it

 

[Sobriquet]

Incredible

 

[Volimar]

His own EPA and Park service is against him, his own State Department issues statements contrary to Trump's, and now his own White House has to beg a foreign leader to talk him down.

 

[Layell]

you're welcome NAFTA

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

His own EPA and Park service is against him, his own State Department issues statements contrary to Trump's, and now his own White House has to beg a foreign leader to talk him down.

Even the Department of Energy is going behind his back too.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Don't do it.

Let it all crash and burn.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Don't do it.

Let it all crash and burn.

How about no

 

[ColdDeckEd]

Is this even legal?

Are they allowed to contact a foreign government without permission and have them intervene like that?

Does the current administration even care about legality?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

do we have to burn the white house down again

 

[sikkinixx]

you're welcome NAFTA

man he looks like his dad in that picture

 

[Boke1879]

I just have nothing else to say.

 

[Marvie_3]

What a joke of a president we have

 

[CazTGG]

Ok, Canada is tired of winning, guys.

That makes Trudeau the real POTUS, right?

PRETTYUS

 

[HStallion]

I'm imagining a Trailer Park Boys type where Trump is Ricky and Trudeau is Bubbles where Ricky is trying to get out of a deal with NAFTA made while with the trailer park while he was in jail and Trudeau trying his best to persuade him otherwise. Angela Merkel is Julian.

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

Makes since since US and Canada have the tightest bilateral relationship.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

How about no

Idk we, Americans, need to be taught the hard way for all of our fuck ups.

 

[brian577]

Idk we, Americans, need to be taught the hard way for all of our fuck ups.

Obviously we don't give a shit about the people who knew better right?

 

[Hyun Sai]

Is this the real life ?
Is this just fantasy ?

 

[KHarvey16]

Idk we, Americans, need to be taught the hard way for all of our fuck ups.

It's very brave of you to volunteer those most in need.

 

[JustenP88]

"He likes cake. Get him cake and he'll listen."

 

[cdyhybrid]

I'm okay with a Trudeau shadow presidency.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Obviously we don't give a shit about the people who knew better right?

And trump is president. It's impossible to reason with his base.

 

[darscot]

I suspect he was in on it, he probable wanted a sounds bite that the US and Canada had hugged it out.

 

[jstripes]

Is this even legal?

Are they allowed to contact a foreign government without permission and have them intervene like that?

 

[CazTGG]

I'm okay with a Trudeau shadow presidency.

This is the future liberals want.

 

[jstripes]

I'm imagining a Trailer Park Boys type where Trump is Ricky and Trudeau is Bubbles where Ricky is trying to get out of a deal with NAFTA made while with the trailer park while he was in jail and Trudeau trying his best to persuade him otherwise. Angela Merkel is Julian.

Who's Lahey?

Also, Ricky has a far better command of vocabulary than Trump.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Is this even legal?

Are they allowed to contact a foreign government without permission and have them intervene like that?

Why would you not be allowed to talk to a person from a foreign government

 

[brian577]

And trump is president. It's impossible to reason with his base.

So everyone should be punished because of them?

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

So everyone should be punished because of them?

Yes?

The ones that voted because their morals instead of the greater good should definitely be punished.

Those that didn't vote and could have should be punished.

Really the only people that shouldn't be punished are those that actually could not vote lol.

Am I being sarcastic? I actually don't know.

 

[HStallion]

Who's Lahey?

Also, Ricky has a far better command of vocabulary than Trump.

Kim Jong Un is Cyrus

 

[SolarPowered]

Let's trade leaders for a week, Canada. As a bonus we'll lift the lumber tariffs and I promise we won't try to keep him afterwards. We just want the feel of a president even if only for a short while.

 

[Netherscourge]

I'm confused...

Doesn't Trump pick his advisers?

Why would he pick people who disagree with his own policy to be his advisers?

 

[CazTGG]

Let's trade leaders for a week, Canada. As a bonus we'll lift the lumber tariffs and I promise we won't try to keep him afterwards. We just want the feel of a president even if only for a short while.

Only if Trump goes golfing with Kellie Leitch in Florida for that time.

I'm confused...

Doesn't Drumpf pick his advisers?

Why would he pick people who disagree with his own policy to be his advisers?

No one can be mad at Canada besides us Canadians!

 

[Mivey]

I'm confused...

Doesn't Trump pick his advisers?

Why would he pick people who disagree with his own policy to be his advisers?

What policy?

 

[Fuzzy]

That makes Trudeau the real POTUS, right?

Leader of the free world.

I think everyone owes gutter_trash an apology.

 

[Netherscourge]

What policy?

Trump campaigned on ending NAFTA. But he's letting his own advisers talk him out of it?

-This is the same guy who's firing everyone in every department who disagrees with him or worked against his campaign policies with the previous administration.

 

[KernelPanic]

Trump campaigned on ending NAFTA. But he's letting his own advisers talk him out of it?

Trump campaigned on whatever he thought would get him elected.

 

[gabbo]

Idk we, Americans, need to be taught the hard way for all of our fuck ups.

Ya, and tanking the economies of two other countries who are smart enough not to elect pumpkin spice man-children, but are also stuck with US borders is fine while you're at it, right?

I think everyone owes gutter_trash an apology.

Let's not get crazy

 

[ahoyhoy]

If Trump really wanted to end NAFTA he wouldn't have let on half of Wall Street.

Unless their plan is to replace it with something that fucks the poor more.

 

[gutter_trash]

That makes Trudeau the real POTUS, right?

Justin Trudeau = leader of the free world