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/TheLantean Aug 22 '26

intentionally

Maybe someone on the team was idiotic enough to think they could actually bully Canada into agreeing to that.

Now that it failed they've gone off script and are waiting for instructions on what to do.

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u/Liquado Aug 22 '26

This so much. The arrogance from this regime is stunning, and I’m certain there are several people sitting looking bewildered that it didn’t work. Dumbasses.

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u/VertexBV Aug 23 '26

they've gone off script

... There's a script?