Biden said he hopes Trump "rethinks" his tariff announcement, which would affect two close U.S. allies.

Summary

President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico as “counterproductive,” warning it could harm relationships with key trade partners.

Trump announced the tariffs would remain until illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking are stopped, drawing criticism from economists who argue the costs would fall on consumers.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum disputed Trump’s claim that she agreed to “close borders.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed the importance of maintaining strong U.S.-Canada trade ties in response to the proposal.

  • wellheh@lemmy.sdf.org
    184·
    13 days ago

    Blaming Biden when Americans failed the vote is a strange take. It is not Biden’s fault Americans voted Trump over Harris- adults are responsible for their own choices so why not American voters? Do you expect him to act like Trump did on January 6 and initiate an insurrection?

    • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      102·
      13 days ago

      I’m blaming the entire apparatus for not clamping down on corporate playgrounds dealing Russian misinformation. I’m blaming Dems for believing the fallacy you can’t be progressive in America and caring for donors more than votes. I’m blaming institutions that allowed the systemic dismantling of education that replaces civilian choice with ideological dogma. And most of all, I’m blaming the human race for spiraling down the same toilet bowl we always do when corporations think unions are a little too popular. This entire mess is just a chain of clown shows insisting they hold true wisdom.

    • takeda@lemmy.world
      5·
      13 days ago

      Yeah, I am so fucking disappointed in the results, I did everything I could, and that baboon still won.

      I also at first wished Biden would do something, but I don’t see how that could be accomplished without resulting in civil war.

      I mean unless there was some kind of fraud he actually even got a popular vote.

      Where IMO Biden dropped the ball was:

      • still ignoring social media. They are currently have more power than MSM with no responsibility that MSM would have for spreading false information (people still don’t understand that what they post on Facebook, Twitter and others doesn’t matter, because what others see is still controlled by the social media sites. Now with generative AI they can even generate content and then promote it. This is why those companies are interested so much in generative AI)
      • waiting 2 years to start prosecution of trump’s crimes
      • irreticent@lemmy.world
        5·
        13 days ago

        Where IMO Biden dropped the ball was:

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        waiting 2 years to start prosecution of trump’s crimes

        Yeah, WTF was up with that‽ It almost feels intentional that he was allowed to get away with everything.

    • WraithGear@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      13 days ago

      Its Biden’s fault for being an establishment pick, and doing nothing for his time in. And wile that’s not fully true, he did not promote progressive ideals. In some cases he chose the opposite of progressive policies. Then Harris got the nomination, promised more of the same. So i understand why people didn’t bother voting. I have been vocal about absolutely hating the democrats for what they were doing, but i still voted for Harris, because … i am in harm prevention mode.