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Fox News is reporting that Trudeau warned Trump that his tariff proposal would kill the Canadian economy, to which Trump replied that Canada could then become the 51st state and that Trudeau could be governor.

That meeting did not appear to go well.

That meeting did not appear to go well.

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson plans to inject money directly into the nation's banks that need it.

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson plans to inject money directly into the nation's banks that need it.

All right, opening bell. We're down about 700 points.

All right, opening bell. We're down about 700 points.

Back into positive territory, up 300 points.

Back into positive territory, up 300 points.

What happens on Wall Street affects all of us on Main Street. It's the classic domino effect. Domino.

What happens on Wall Street affects all of us on Main Street. It's the classic domino effect. Domino.

So we know gold has plunged about 25% from its peak in the middle of 2011, and it got crushed in recent days. All of a sudden, that trap door opened up and gold fell.

So we know gold has plunged about 25% from its peak in the middle of 2011, and it got crushed in recent days. All of a sudden, that trap door opened up and gold fell.

The biggest one-day drop in prices in 33 years on Monday, with prices falling $140.

The biggest one-day drop in prices in 33 years on Monday, with prices falling $140.

I'm calling it a crash in the last two days. A crash and a half.

I'm calling it a crash in the last two days. A crash and a half.

Oh, a crash and a half!

Oh, a crash and a half!

Unless... The only thing I have to fear is the government, quite frankly. The government lying to you, the media not telling you the truth. I mean, gold is the original gold standard. And something doesn't smell right.