U.S. President Donald Trump says the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is “irrelevant” to him and Americans don’t need Canadian products.
While touring a Ford plant in Michigan, Trump said he wants to see more cars built in the United States and the U.S. doesn’t need vehicles made in Canada or Mexico.
Asked if he will renegotiate CUSMA, which is up for review this year, Trump said “we can have it or not.”
Yeah, what idiot negotiated CUSMA, anyway?
It was Sleepy Joe Biden or Barrack HUSSEIN Obama. No way was it negogiated by Glorious Brain Rot President Trumpie.
End the DMCA in Canada, ship potash to Europe. No aluminium south.
Steel for Canada only, or real allies.
No nickel. Critical for jet engines.
Someone apply for an injunction to stop shipments of nickle south. Today.
Go to court today.
Today.
*DMCA
Thank you.
I mean he has a point. The CUSMA was the brainchild of an idiot.
Asked about raw materials coming in from countries like Canada, Trump said “we have a lot of our own raw materials.
As long as this doesn’t turn into “We’ll take the resources we need. Otherwise China or Russia will.” we’re good.
Also it’s pretty funny looking at Farley’s face there, who knows full-well that Ford can’t manufacture vehicles in the US at present without Canadian parts production. AFAIK there is not enough skilled labour in machining / tool-and-die left in the US to even start production there.
AFAIK there is not enough skilled labour in machining / tool-and-die left in the US to even start production there.
TIL …
I double checked myself:
Key Headwinds: Challenges Threatening Survival and Growth
Structural Talent Crisis: The “Silver Tsunami” and Skills Gap
This is perhaps the most lethal long-term risk. A wave of retirements is sweeping away highly skilled moldmakers, while younger generations lack both the expertise and the inclination to enter the trade. Decades of offshoring have created a massive break in knowledge transfer, leaving shops unmanned and innovation stifled
Critical industries such as food and medicine rely greatly on foreign tool makers. In the case of global conflict, the United States is not in the position to easily bring manufacturing of critical components back to its own shores in a timely or cost-effective manner.
Notice the dependency isn’t just on Canada. It’s also on China, Mexico, etc. The Canadian dependency of US automotive is just one part of the problem. A lot of production in the US and Canada is dependent on overseas materials and parts even when the product says “Made in Canada.” This is why folks who focus on critical minerals are missing the forest from the trees. The most serious dependency is the labour and production expertise that’s been shipped overseas - a structural problem. Recreating that is a many-year-long process that can’t be fulfilled by the market, as the market already decided against it. I’m not saying we shouldn’t do it. Just casually sizing the problem and the solution in the context of dependence and independence of other countries.
Don’t need their cars anyway! I’ve never owned a US vehicle and I never will! Does this fool think that we will still buy US vehicles - trade is not one-way! Duh! 🙄
Guess they don’t need fertiliser anymore then.
Their peat moss imports primarily come from Canada. Some 80 - 90% from what I could find.
There are a few other suppliers that might be able to step up, but the USA seems to be feeling pretty independent these days… I’m not sure how that would go for them
and so much for that project that required …
/checks notes
lumber.
Guess I’ll never be able to rebuild my fucking garage
You just have to scavenge parts from an old garage. Like cars in Cuba.
We’re doing that with PCs now too.
I’ve been doing that with PCs since the last century. There’s no saving the rotted-out, raccoon-piss-soaked wood.
I’m sure you could still afford a single 2x4 and some nails. Then you can take what you want.
And let’s see them survive with only 300k BPD of heavy crude from Venezuela.
They removed sanctions on Belarus specifically to get potash, venezuela to replace our oil.
Don’t kid yourself. They are gunning for us hard.
Not with all the shit between Trump’s ears, you’re right.
Electricity too
…or water.
The fuck they get our water. We’re gonna have enough issues to deal with supplying people here. They ain’t getting none of ours.
Good luck with your vast reserves of domestic Potash, Donny.
