Why Trump Has It Out for Canada

Why does Trump hate #Canada so much? Because (like Putin and Ukraine) he can't imagine that it's actually an independent country and that it doesn't just do what he tells it to do. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"...Trump’s attitude toward #Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Russian President Vladimir Putin sees #Ukraine..." @radiofreetom.bsky.social is an interesting read especially as @mark-carney.bsky.social meets with #Zelensky in Calgary. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The explanation by @radiofreetom.bsky.social of why Canada lives rent-free in #PresidentDunce's head is a must-read. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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"When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game..." The latest from Tom Nichols...

I wonder whether America realises that they will be left with only mass murderers (Putin, Kim Jong Un) as friends. Trump has ruined the soul of America www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"I am humiliated as an American, and as a friend of Canada, to admit this, but Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Russian President Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners."

“We can only speculate about what goes on in the president’s head, but his actions suggest a pattern. When Trump is frustrated about something he can’t control, he lashes out at friends harder than he does enemies.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Even by the standards of Trump’s many fixations, his obsession with Canada has become not only weird but...destructive. He has opened a giant political and economic rift with one of America’s biggest trading partners, a sister nation, and an ally in the common defense of North America and Europe.”

🍊 Tom Nichols sees a pattern in Trump’s fury at Canada: when people he expects to fall in line instead act like sovereign equals, he lashes out harder at friends than foes. Carney’s refusal to bend turns Canada into an especially maddening target. ➷ www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Why Trump Has It Out for Canada When the president is frustrated, he lashes out at friends harder than he does enemies. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“The fact that Canada is led by someone Trump accidentally helped put in office probably irks him too. Early last year, Canada’s Liberal Party had been in power for 10 years and was facing a huge defeat in what seemed to be an impending ‘change’ election.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Trump values absolute loyalty over everything else—not that he always returns it—and he detests any sign that others, especially those who are supposed to be his friends and allies, might have views and interests of their own.” Gift article. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Trump’s inability to grasp the existence of independent nations drives the president to fury when countries & their governments refuse to play along with his delusions. He cannot understand why Iran won’t bend to his will, why NATO won’t instantly obey his orders. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Atlantic today: Why Trump Has It Out for Canada When the president is frustrated, he lashes out at friends harder than he does enemies. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“When Donald #Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game …” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Calling this asshole a "builder" is one of the most egregious lies they spew; he does NOT build. He destroys. He cuts corners, hires incompetent idiots, and then gets bored and walks away from the rubble. Time to take the keys away from this old fucker. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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"...Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Why Trump Has It Out for Canada When the president is frustrated, he lashes out at friends harder than he does enemies. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Greenland isn’t a real location—it’s a valuable chunk of territory nestled between Boardwalk and Park Place. The Strait of Hormuz isn’t an international waterway—it’s a thing to control somewhere between Kamchatka and East Africa.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Trump may hate Canada, but it’s hard to imagine what he thinks he’ll gain by causing economic pain to Americans along the Canadian border, especially in states such as Maine and Michigan, where Republicans are facing tight battles for congressional seats. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Why Trump Has It Out for Canada - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

I don’t always agree with Tom Nichols but I agree with this assessment. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... Taco is a screwed up con. A convicted rapist. A terrible business guy. A thief. But go on, maggots, tell us why you love him. You are as stupid as he is.

"I am humiliated as an American, and as a friend of Canada, to admit this, but Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners."

tRump's toddler temperment costs Americans. Bigly.

“This inability to grasp the existence of independent nations drives the president to fury when countries and their governments refuse to play along with his delusions.”

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"Trump values absolute loyalty over everything else—not that he always returns it—and he detests any sign that others, especially those who are supposed to be his friends and allies, might have views and interests of their own." (Need a mole in the WH acting as a loyalist to report on him.)

"Trump values absolute loyalty over everything else—not that he always returns it—and he detests any sign that others, especially those who are supposed to be his friends and allies, might have views and interests of teir own." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. ... [T]he planet, to Trump, is a big board game, like Risk or Monopoly." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Canada, in the president’s eyes, is less a sovereign nation than a real-estate parcel he forgot to buy because it’s in a neighborhood he never visits." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

@theatlantic.com 's @radiofreetom.bsky.social : Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"Trump’s attitude toward Canada is almost indistinguishable from the way Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine: not as a state but as some kind of historical anomaly that should be returned to its rightful owners." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Plausible

"When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent actual places filled with human beings who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game,..." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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'none of it has to make sense' Something I frequently remind myself. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/why-trump-hates-canada/688561/?gift=rMst1BY9gP1HWgkOEVmAKyTvEaWPeWKzEaDZd0UQmdQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share #canada #usa #trump #epstein #politics […]

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Why Trump Has It Out for Canada -- The superficial similarities between the U.S ... (Tom Nichols/The Atlantic) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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an excellent article by a great writer, @radiofreetom.bsky.social . 100% on the money as far as I am concerned. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

W/o reading past byline: He thinks the world as a Monopoly game. He that our allies don’t keep tally, they won’t swear a loyalty oath to him. He dreams of being our enemies. He wants this for the clear reasons make more $ power & to stay out of prison. He has never has a friend/ally bit.ly/4r1C5kQ

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"The only people Trump seems to respect are the autocrats in Beijing and Moscow and Pyongyang who, like him, view the world as a brutal competition for power and territory." Why Trump Has It Out for Canada - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

pretty succinctly explained. His "inability to grasp the existence of independent nations drives the president to fury when countries and their governments refuse to play along with his delusions."

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When Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors do not represent places filled with people who have distinct cultures, languages, and histories; the planet, to Trump, is a big board game, like Risk or Monopoly. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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