I thought the reason for trashing trade agreements and taking a wrecking ball to the Canadian economy with extreme tariffs was because of fentanyl coming from Canada at the border?

Apparently not, says Trump, from his speech at Congress tonight: “… Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again”.

By his own words, he has just shown his big lie.

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    The fun part about Trump’s voter base is that when you point to this, they’ll still say it was about fentanyl. That’s the beauty of presenting contradictory facts: idiots will cherry-pick whichever one they think makes themselves correct and everyone else wrong.

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      They’re not just idiots. They’re indoctrinated to the point of extreme mental illness; they’re a danger to society, and themselves.

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        They think they’re in on the game. When they finally find out they’re not, it’s going to be a rude awakening and too late.

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          You underestimate the cognitive dissonance of the average Trumper, there will be no awakening

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      In fairness to MAGAts, the only info they are getting is Russian propaganda through Trumps mouth.

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        We still have free access to information in the USA. Anyone who remains misinformed is making an active choice.

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        Until you hear GOP/Trump renounce “misinformation”, assume that wherever it is coming from, it is sponsored by GOP. It is counterproductive to blame Russia for Trump actions, because you are deluding yourself/fediverse into war on Russia will change Trump’s mind.