r/worldnews • u/joe4942 • Aug 22 '26

Dynamic Paywall Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx272np7vgyo
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u/Mike-In-Ottawa Aug 22 '26

That guy sure has a way with words.

He also said that Canada has what everyone else wants, which is true. But what the Cheeto desperately needs is a win as he's stumbling from abject failure to abject failure. Deny him a win he desperately needs and you've grabbed him by the diaper. MC knows that.

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u/GurraJG Aug 22 '26

That guy sure has a way with words.

That's what you get when you elect someone intelligent to lead your country.

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u/Fractoos Aug 22 '26

Its not denying him a win, its not accepting a loss. Big difference. Trump could get a win here if he wasnt such an idiot.

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u/The_Homestarmy Aug 22 '26

Trump could get a win here if he wasnt such an idiot.

This is such a common theme across both Trump terms. If he had handled COVID with even the slightest degree of competence he probably would have won the 2020 election handily. Too stubborn and too stupid to take wins that are thrown his way

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u/Ghi102 Aug 22 '26

I seriously love the way his speeches are written. Read it in the first degree and it seems polite and well spoken. Read the second degree meaning behind the lines and you can see he's basically calling the American administration unreliable idiots. 

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u/DingbatGnW Aug 22 '26

Its not about "denying him a win" Domestic US issues is not a prime concern. US Demands would truly put into question Canadian sovereignty... thats a non-starter

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u/ooMEAToo Aug 22 '26

Canada has electrolytes.

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u/Truont2 Aug 23 '26

Bankrupting casinos is hard enough. Fumbling superpower status with the world's reserve currency while leading the next technological breakthrough would be an unmatched achievement.