{"id":230361,"date":"2025-02-02T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/breaking-economies-could-be-just-the-first-step-for-expansionist-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T16:37:11","slug":"breaking-economies-could-be-just-the-first-step-for-expansionist-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/breaking-economies-could-be-just-the-first-step-for-expansionist-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking economies could be just the first step for expansionist Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump claims this tariff gut-punch at his three largest trading partners is just a matter of common sense.<\/p>\n

They in turn are imploring him to see reason, with Mexico and China calling for dialogue and cooperation.<\/p>\n

Follow live updates: Trump ignites trade war<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday<\/strong><\/a> night – as he announced a reciprocal 25% tariff on $106bn worth of American goods – that the last time he had spoken directly with the US president was at Mar-a-Lago before the inauguration.<\/p>\n

Much good that visit did him.<\/p>\n

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President Trump is defying the wisdom of decades that free trade encourages growth and prosperity in an interconnected global economy.<\/p>\n

He is intent on rebalancing trade deficits, bringing manufacturing home and encouraging foreign investors to set up shop in the US.<\/p>\n

His justification for tariffs is that they will force Mexico, China and Canada to halt the influx of fentanyl, its precursor chemicals and illegal migrants into the US.<\/p>\n

Mexico is already working hard on both measures.<\/p>\n

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One of the few areas of diplomatic engagement with China over recent years has been the resumption of cooperation on counter-narcotics.<\/p>\n

And as the Canadian prime minister said yesterday, only 1% of illegal fentanyl or illegal immigration crosses into the US via that northern border, and Canada is taking additional measures to reduce that further.<\/p>\n

It is surely just a pretext.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps most alarming to any believer in the sovereignty of nations is the thought that President Trump really means it when he says “Canada should become our cherished 51st state<\/strong><\/a>“.<\/p>\n

He does not seem to be relenting on his threats against Greenland, after a testy conversation with Denmark’s prime minister where he refused to back down on his demands on the territory.<\/p>\n

Read more:
Why has Trump targeted Mexico and Canada?<\/a>
How Donald Trump’s tariffs could impact consumers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why does Trump want Greenland?<\/span>
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His secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is currently in Panama – where Trump has threatened to take the Panama Canal by force<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Break Canada’s economy and this expansionist US president may believe he can bend their will.<\/p>\n

Canada has more than just a trade war on its hands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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