Kinda like how when anyone down here says anything positive about Trump, ANYTHING, they are instantly relegated to all kinds of derogatory adjectives and nouns.
Funny how Democrats were building him up as one of the best ever just a few years ago. Now they agree.
Trump threatens Canada trade deal over support for Palestinian state ‘Oh’ Canada,’ President Trump mocked on social media as his reinstated ‘Liberation Day’ deadline looms James Liddell Thursday 31 July 2025 Donald Trump has warned that Canada’s support for Palestinian statehood would make cutting a trade deal with its northern neighbor “very hard.” As Trump’s self-imposed tariff deadline looms, the president blasted Canadian President Mark Carney’s decision to join the U.K. and France in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine,” Trump wrote on Truth Social early Thursday morning. “That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!” Carney announced Wednesday that Canada has “long been committed to a two-state solution” that would see would see an independent Palestinian state “living side by side” with the state of Israel. The move would further isolate the U.S. from key allies as international pressure grows over the starvation crisis in Gaza, fueled by Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid. Donald Trump has lashed out at Canada after it announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state (AP) Just hours earlier, the U.S. Senate rejected two resolutions introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel. While the measures failed, more than half of Senate Democrats supported them, signaling a growing shift in Washington’s stance toward the war in Gaza. Before Carney’s announcement, both the U.S. and Israel had previously criticized similar declarations by France and Britain, saying that they reward Hamas and do not help efforts to achieve a ceasefire. As Trump threatened to blow up trade talks with Canada, his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Israel on Wednesday, the White House confirmed to The Independent. Witkoff could also travel to Gaza and visit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid centers, a U.S. official told Axios. The White House has not publicly confirmed the report. Trump and Carney have repeatedly come to blows over trade negotiations (AFP/Getty) Trump’s warning to Canada comes hours before he is set to reinstate his “Liberation Day” tariffs on Friday for countries that have not struck trade deals with the U.S. The president has often pressured allies to change policies by threatening higher tariffs or stonewalling trade negotiations. Trump set an August 1 deadline for Canada to reach a trade deal with the U.S., with the two nations embroiled in an on-again, off-again trade war for months. Failing to do so would mean Canada could be slapped with a 35 percent tariff for goods that don’t comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. Carney previously hinted last week that the Canadian government is in no rush to finalize a deal by Trump’s deadline, noting the objective is “not to reach a deal, whatever it costs.” Countries including the U.K., South Korea, and Japan, as well as the European Union trading bloc, have recently finalized trade deals, with specific rates to be applied for the goods they sell to the U.S. Meanwhile, the rest of the world stands in limbo, with Trump being clear that those who do not reach deals by the deadline will face higher levies.
Idiots like Vanny are celebrating the new federal taxes they are paying. The USAians, too ignorant for words.
The call is growing for a post-Netanyahu, post-settler future, grounded in justice, accountability, and real diplomacy. Increasingly, the West is shedding its hesitations and saying out loud what many have long implied: Israel’s hardline hawks are the root of the problem, and Hamas is a symptom, not the cause. Hamas expected most of its fighters to be killed in the act of breaching Gaza’s border. It was meant to be a high-casualty breakout designed to shock, not a day long sustained occupation. If Israeli defenses had functioned as expected, casualties would have been far lower, and the global narrative might have portrayed it as a desperate, failed uprising. Instead, Israel’s catastrophic failure to protect its own civilians allowed the massacre to unfold in full view. The result was a sudden and visceral shift in moral perception. That handed Netanyahu a blank check for retaliation, and he has used it without strategic restraint. But the tide is turning. Across Europe, the old binary of Israel versus Hamas is breaking down. Fewer politicians accept the idea that Netanyahu’s government speaks for all Israelis, let alone for all Jews. The claim that unquestioning support for Israel equals support for Jewish safety is being challenged even in Germany. American doctor working in Gaza invites Witkoff to visit Nasser hospital Yolande Knell BBC Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem An American doctor has invited President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff to visit the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza where he is currently working. “There are children that are starving. I’ve seen them with my own eyes,” Dr Thomas Adamkiewicz, a paediatrician tells the BBC. “This is barbaric. It’s a crime scene.” During his trip to the region, local media says Witkoff is expected to visit the aid sites in Gaza run by the controversial US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. “Apparently Mr Witkoff is going to be here not too far away. If that’s ok with the staff here, I’d like to invite him to see for himself what’s happening here,” says Adamkiewicz, who is volunteering with the American humanitarian organisation, MedGlobal. “I’d meet him in person.” The paediatrician describes seeing young children in the emergency room, passing out and disoriented from lack of food, and says it is “heart-breaking.” He says that his Palestinian colleagues are “gaunt” because they had not eaten proper meals in days. He also speaks about helping to treat an 11-year-old who is most likely paralysed for life. The boy had already lost siblings in the war and was shot while trying to get food for his family.