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But also the idea that maybe Chuck Schumer will be naked. So just have that in your brain.
I mean, always remember when you're talking about city union addresses that 90 percent of it will be forgotten within a week and including many of the promises that are made about what's going to happen in the future. If you look back at 2017, Trump's first one, he had nice words to say about Justin Trudeau. It says, you know, we support NATO strongly.
I mean, always remember when you're talking about city union addresses that 90 percent of it will be forgotten within a week and including many of the promises that are made about what's going to happen in the future. If you look back at 2017, Trump's first one, he had nice words to say about Justin Trudeau. It says, you know, we support NATO strongly.
I mean, always remember when you're talking about city union addresses that 90 percent of it will be forgotten within a week and including many of the promises that are made about what's going to happen in the future. If you look back at 2017, Trump's first one, he had nice words to say about Justin Trudeau. It says, you know, we support NATO strongly.
And he bragged a lot about how the stock market had done since his election. So I don't think we're going to see either of those or any of those. uh, discussed in great detail. And they spend most of the time talking about how they're going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something. And which didn't happen, not all at his hands.
And he bragged a lot about how the stock market had done since his election. So I don't think we're going to see either of those or any of those. uh, discussed in great detail. And they spend most of the time talking about how they're going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something. And which didn't happen, not all at his hands.
And he bragged a lot about how the stock market had done since his election. So I don't think we're going to see either of those or any of those. uh, discussed in great detail. And they spend most of the time talking about how they're going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something. And which didn't happen, not all at his hands.
Um, but it's, so we're going to hear things like that that don't really matter that much. And we're doing it on a day where we started a trade war. This is a much more consequential, a single day policy than almost anything he did last time around. Um, and, uh, I'm sure if Michael Moynihan is, uh, glancing down, uh, furiously at his desk. He's watching his stock portfolio continue to be massacred.
Um, but it's, so we're going to hear things like that that don't really matter that much. And we're doing it on a day where we started a trade war. This is a much more consequential, a single day policy than almost anything he did last time around. Um, and, uh, I'm sure if Michael Moynihan is, uh, glancing down, uh, furiously at his desk. He's watching his stock portfolio continue to be massacred.
Um, but it's, so we're going to hear things like that that don't really matter that much. And we're doing it on a day where we started a trade war. This is a much more consequential, a single day policy than almost anything he did last time around. Um, and, uh, I'm sure if Michael Moynihan is, uh, glancing down, uh, furiously at his desk. He's watching his stock portfolio continue to be massacred.
And also NATO, likeβ He's come up with six different rationales for Canada.
And also NATO, likeβ He's come up with six different rationales for Canada.
And also NATO, likeβ He's come up with six different rationales for Canada.
I think the answer is yes. And I would also point out that that White House press release, if you look at a map of where those border seizures happened, some of our states that border Canada have a lot of territory south of that border. And that's where some of those seizures took place wasn't necessarily like border introductions.
I think the answer is yes. And I would also point out that that White House press release, if you look at a map of where those border seizures happened, some of our states that border Canada have a lot of territory south of that border. And that's where some of those seizures took place wasn't necessarily like border introductions.
I think the answer is yes. And I would also point out that that White House press release, if you look at a map of where those border seizures happened, some of our states that border Canada have a lot of territory south of that border. And that's where some of those seizures took place wasn't necessarily like border introductions.
The reason that you mentioned fentanyl is that gives you the national security excuse. That's why. This is an emergency declaration. You need some reason for the emergency. So the emergency with Canada is fentanyl. The emergency in the southern border is for the cartels. I think it is appropriate to take it as BS, that it's just a fig leaf to do a thing that Trump wants to do.
The reason that you mentioned fentanyl is that gives you the national security excuse. That's why. This is an emergency declaration. You need some reason for the emergency. So the emergency with Canada is fentanyl. The emergency in the southern border is for the cartels. I think it is appropriate to take it as BS, that it's just a fig leaf to do a thing that Trump wants to do.
The reason that you mentioned fentanyl is that gives you the national security excuse. That's why. This is an emergency declaration. You need some reason for the emergency. So the emergency with Canada is fentanyl. The emergency in the southern border is for the cartels. I think it is appropriate to take it as BS, that it's just a fig leaf to do a thing that Trump wants to do.
And that's also illustrated by the fact that It's one of a half a dozen. You mentioned banks and there are U.S. banks that operate in Canada, including retail, but not in every single sector. And there is protectionism associated with that. But Trump has also mentioned the amount that Canada puts into NATO. There have been a number of different rationales for this.