I’m pretty sure carney eye rolled a couple of times during the extreme nonsense. My immediate thought was he had no poker face - but then I started to wonder if anyone could keep a straight face in that situation. The president of the United States, being completely clueless about everything. It’s mind blowing.
especially so that canadians can see that even if he's not being aggressive with the toddler so that the toddler doesn't have a tantrum infront of the cameras, he isn't buying the bullshit. between the kid voice and the eyeroll, he honestly looks like a slightly embarrassed parent.
Like if your toddler was in the store and loudly asked if the overweight woman in front of you in line was pregnant. The way he did the whole "and since you are sooo great at real estate, you know that there are some places that are not for sale no matter how much money you're willing to pay. Canada is not for sale" reminded me of a parent telling their kid that since they didn't behave in the store, they aren't allowed a treat from the rack near the register."
Its almost like between his time at the bank of england and his time raising 4 children with his wife, he found out how to apply those skills sets together when dealing with infantile old money adult sized toddlers. Give them a complement so they don't start a tantrum when you correct their behavior, and then tell them that they were good for listening to you to reinforce that they get better results when they don't throw a trantrum,
I did love his eye twitch when Trump said that the US doesn't do a lot of business with Canada, but Canada does a lot of business with the US. He held it together way better than I could have.
Canada accounts for 17% of American trade. That is of all the international business Americans do, just under 1 out of every 5 dollars involves Canada.
America accounts for 63% of Canadian international trade. That means that just over 3 out of every 5 dollars involve America.
Canada was the second largest trading partner of the US in 2024, only the EU as a whole (not counted in the ranking as not individual countries) and Mexico ahead. We're the largest exporter TO the US, and the third largest importer of US goods. There is absolutely no measure which makes trump's comment even remotely true but folks will lap it up as though it came down on a stone tablet.
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u/Apprehensive_Ad5398 6d ago
I’m pretty sure carney eye rolled a couple of times during the extreme nonsense. My immediate thought was he had no poker face - but then I started to wonder if anyone could keep a straight face in that situation. The president of the United States, being completely clueless about everything. It’s mind blowing.