Canadian PM Mark Carney Sends Blistering Message to Trump

Prime Minister Cardi of Canada continues to go for the kill shot. This is Donald Trump's worst nightmare. Just 24 hours after Prime Minister Cardi met with his counterparts at the European Union and European Council, announcing that Canada would become an associate member of the European Union. He sat down for a series of interviews where he laid out his new thesis of the global world order, where the midpowers unite and get stronger, the countries with shared values, Canada and the European Union align, have free trade and grow together, while the Trump regime pushes the United States further into weakness and isolation and Prime Minister Cardi showing exactly what it looks like to be the new leader of the free world. Let me show you what went down as Prime Minister Cardi just put the dagger into Donald Trump during these interviews. Prime Minister Cardi was asked, "Is there anything that you tone down with your announcement with this associate membership in the European Union?" Prime Minister Cardi says, "I never tone it down." That's absolute madness. You don't behave that way. You stand up, you're direct, you go elbows up, and you punch back. Why should Prime Minister Cardi said, "Let's play this clip?" Did you change any of the way in which you spoke about the EU-Canada summit, anything that you did here this week, with a view to what Donald Trump might say about that? Absolutely not. That way lies madness. I'd be absolutely clear about that. I speak for Canada. I speak in Canada's interest. I can't remember if I'm trying to manage my words so that it doesn't offend this country there or that country there. It's far better just to be absolutely clear what we're doing. This is a very positive association. The bilateral relationship between Canada and Europe, the tightest one to go back to where we started, the tightest one, that exists in a very positive alliance. It's much better and it's very much the mood of the country, of Canadians. Canadians want to build. Canadians want to move forward. Canadians want to do things. They want to solve problems. They don't want to react to things. They don't want to break things down. We have challenges. There's no question. People are in a good place. They want to come together. They want to build. We're not adjusting for what the US might think. China might think what Russia might think. Next up, Prime Minister Karni is asked. At this point, if the Trump regime continues to just threaten and harass, are you going to wait this out or are you going to submit and try to do some deal with the Trump regime? He's like, we already had a deal. It's called Kuzma, the Canadian United States, Mexico, agreement, or the US, the USMCA. Whatever you want to call it, the Trump regime is violating. Prime Minister Karni says we will not do a bad deal. No deal is better than a bad deal. And if we have to wait it out, we'll wait it out. It'll be bad for the United States. They're going to be the ones missing out while we're out here diversifying our trade relationships. Watch what Prime Minister Karni says here. Play this clip. Another way of asking would be you're willing to wait for the next US President if that's what it takes. What we'll have to if that's what it takes. And American families, American businesses will also lose out because of that. They're not winners in this circumstance. Now, Prime Minister Karni was sitting in Montreal. That's where this announcement of the associate membership with the European Union took place. Recall, I'll reporting a few months. Back when Prime Minister Karni was the guest of honor in Yerevan, Armenia at the European Council, meaning the first time a non-European country was invited to speak and to actually have a leadership role over there. That then led to this associate membership status. And as I said, there's a new global order forming folks in the United States is more deeply isolated. And weaker than before in the Trump regime thought that this bullying of Canada and Europe was just going to result in them capitulating. No, Donald, these places, especially like Canada, they think in terms of nations, national pride, Prime Minister Karni's not trying to enrich himself. He's not like you and your fricking disgusting piece of trash. Epstein class is fighting for the Canadian people. Elbows up Prime Minister Karni Yere in Montreal was asked about the rupture with the United States. And he goes, look, the problem was, we were too dependent on the United States. That was the post-World War II architecture. We've learned our lesson. So thus, we are diversifying our relationships. That's what you're seeing here, play this clip. We're over-dependent on the United States, too closely connected to the United States. And we need to build our strength here at home and diversify and deepen our partnerships with like-minded countries internationally. Now, when we look around the world, we see our values most aligned with those of the European Union, and in fact, we're very complimentary in what our strengths are. And that's why the partnership is moving. Now, it's very hard to quote, replace, certainly in the short term, the scale of the relationship with the United States. But again, what this partnership does, this association between Canada, the European Union does for both of us, is it makes us both more independent, more resilient, more prosperous, better able to live so our citizens can live their lives as they choose, and not have them influenced by a foreign technology company or a decision in some foreign capital. Prime Minister Karney then talks about sovereignty, and to be sovereign is not to be alone, and the U.S. is recognizing that right now. When the Trump regime thought that it could go it alone and start a trade war against China, well, China made a very simple move. Okay, you're going to put 150% tariffs on us. Guess what? We're going to shut down critical minerals. What happened? The United States economy plummeted, and Donald Trump tackled and paved right away and said, "Oops, we don't want to do that anymore." We're sorry about that, or look at Donald Trump going it alone with the Netanyahu regime in Iran. No allies, no planning, no consultation, and then Donald Trump's like, "Why is it anybody want to help me? Why?" Because you went into an unlawful catastrophic war, you freaking war monger sex predator. You're a play this clip. I've yet to find a country that in a world that's more dangerous and divided, it doesn't want to be more sovereign, more independent, better able to withstand shots. You quickly learn if you haven't figured it out yet, if you're in one of these roles, that to be sovereign is not to be alone, that you need like minded partners. Nobody is self-sufficient. The United States is not self-sufficient. The United States discovered that when China made restrictions on critical minerals, there's lots of other areas where the United States relies on other countries for certain critical aspects. More from Prime Minister Carney over here, when he is asked about, you know, talk to us about what your views are about the United States policies regarding Russia. You're playing this clip. There has been some variance in terms of U.S. actions with respect to restrictions on sanctions on Russia, provision of defensive capabilities to Ukraine. That's been unhelpful. I don't think there's been a wavering of resolve of other members to clear. There has not been a wavering of resolve. If anything has been a hardening of resolve of members of the coalition of the willing candidate included. The atrocities continue. ballistic missiles being fired into the equivalent of the old Montreal in Kiev. Russia lost another 35,000 plus soldiers in the last month. It's a pointless slaughter that's going on. So the resolve continues. More from Prime Minister Carney here about the associate membership status, let's play it. Well, I think the advantage of what we're doing is that we're, a few things are absolutely clear irrespective of the exact terminology that's used. President von der Leyen uses associated membership. We use associated membership. What does that mean? It means the closest possible partnership without being a full member of the European Union because Canada is not in Europe geographically and therefore cannot have accession. But what does that mean? What I just said. Well, we have some very specific examples that we're already either have done or we're negotiating towards. We have one of the most comprehensive free trade agreements, so-called CETA, exists is one of the most successful free trade agreements in the world. Working together on research cooperation there's various major European and Canadian facilities but I'll use Horizon Europe as an example of that. Bringing together our universities, our students through Erasmus+ everyone I think who watches this would be familiar with that. Digital trades, seamless trade, they're cooperating and this is a crucial point and then I'll hand back to you is there are a series of areas in this tougher world where certain countries, certain companies are using their technology as leverage to try to influence whether it's Germany, Canada, European, member states, other countries around the world. By combining in areas such as space technologies, artificial intelligence, weak critical minerals would be a third example, we become more sovereign, we become more independent and that is a big motivation both in terms of our closer association, Canada and the European Union but also this broader approach of finding like-minded partners in the Alliance. More from Prime Minister Karney over here about the middle powers earlier this year you warned if the middle powers are not at the table they're on the menu. Talk to us about the middle powers play this clip. The presidents of the US, China and Russia are preparing to meet next month. Early this year you warned if the middle powers are not at the table they are on the menu. Are Canada and Europe on the menu? No we're not and part of and to be clear I wouldn't describe the European Union as a middle power. I would describe Canada as a middle power and I think what's interesting about today is this initiative to have an Alliance for the future. Canada and the European Union were at the nucleus of this and if I can use a technical term sort of variable geometry and approach different countries coming together to address different issues we've seen it coalition of the willing for Ukraine we'll see it certain aspects of climate and others and that shows that the European Union, Canada, other middle powers in the case again making the distinction between the two can set the table and choose the menu. More from Prime Minister Karney over here about what was asked what's the best way to deal with Trump let's play this clip. Prime Minister what the best way to deal was Donald Trump? Well the best way to deal I would say this is a general point but is even more so with President Trump which is to be direct, to be clear, to be absolutely clear about what your bottom lines are. Show respect obviously but continue to bring the conversation the negotiations back to the core issues. It doesn't mean of course that you will necessarily agree with that but having those clear lines will in my experience at least it channels the the outcomes in a narrower way. Prime Minister Karney then is asked so Trump said he could see closer Canada EU ties as a hostile act against Canada and Karney's like he sees everything as a hostile act like you can't appease this guy so he thinks this is a hostile act that's a hostile act you're play this clip. President Donald Trump already said that he could see closer ties between Canada and the US and hostile act. Are you taking the risk of new tariffs? I mean we've been living with this for some time and there have been many justification for trade action against Canada that the United States has had and we our view is all of them unjustified under our trade agreement but it's important and I your questions an important one in the following respect what is this about? This is a positive association a positive partnership and we're creating a positive alliance for other countries to help solve global problems face up to global challenges whether it's climate change whether it's protecting freedom democracy in Ukraine the right standards around artificial intelligence and its applications so it's not against somebody it's for it's a positive act but what what signal does it send to China and the US that we're independent that we're our own actors and it's not again it's not designed to send a signal but if I were to interpret what's happening is that certainly Canada European Union clearly we have agency we have values we have a positive agenda we're moving forward. Prime Minister Karney then strikes back at Donald Trump's claim that Canada was engaged in election meddling play this clip. I wanted to ask you about some of the comments that have come from the US ambassador Pete Hoxtra and others who've been accusing Canada of election meddling ahead of the midterms I mean are you tired to borrow an expression of the US poking the bear. Well not a bear I mind the bear in this metaphor. I think Canadians are tired of it. I think that's very clear. Have you raised it with Trump? Wraised the fact that you know that these accusations keep flying. I think that might encourage more. Look we call out we call out the issue I call out specific issues with the United States. There are a wide range of wide range of them unfortunately. Prime Minister Karney says what his message would be for Putin whereas Donald Trump's like Putin you want to do deals with us? Here's what Karney says play this clip. And you said that if you see Vladimir Putin you will tell him to to get out of Ukraine similar to one of your predecessors Stephen Harper but do you do plan to seek a meeting with Putin while there? No I don't but I mean that's my message to him. My message to him would be we're going to tighten sanctions get out of Ukraine stop your war crimes. Then Prime Minister Karney talks about why it's critical that Canada is not dependent on Star Lincoln star shield play this clip. But you alluded to what Elon Musk did with Star Lincoln star shield that was a huge problem for Ukraine on the battlefield it took days to resolve it still has exposed the extent to which Ukraine is vulnerable. And there's nothing as far as I can tell that Canada that Europe can do to replace that capability now. Well I mean instantaneously you can instant how long will it take? It takes look I what our Leo constellation will be operable in 2028. Europe's a few years later I'll say roughly we can help bridge to Europe's constellation or and or we can help scale and pool those two constellations those are the types of things you can do if if you're deliberate about them and and and focus on them and accelerate and that's exactly what we're doing so the there are there are risks now we are not we have not hooked our dependencies to that system our defenses to that system nor would we given the track record and more from Prime Minister Karni over here talking about his very strange relationship with Trump let's plant relations or is it just a very strange release? Did you I don't want to I don't want to I don't want to read too much. Did you send him something back? I didn't actually I said thank you I said thank you but yeah no I haven't had occasion to put on the shirts because we don't have a mutually advantageous trade deal I look forward I look forward to the day that I'm wearing the Brooks brothers shirt as you say I'm not gonna wear all four at once but they are yeah they're sitting in my closet. What's the last gift you gave the president can't remember come on next well there was there was an Olympic hockey bet I heard some no there wasn't gentlemen's ways no there wasn't a bet we didn't bet on the hockey we talked about it and we talked about the World Series as it was going through I am trying to remember I know what I gave which was for the 250th anniversary of the United States we did a series of things as Canada we lit up this was to the American people president included we lit up various bridges cross-border bridges with the American flag nice touch I thought we sent 250 maple trees to be planted across border states and then we had some commemorative coins that were made which had on them tooth to side one was the American Eagle because as you know you know the American there's lots of American Eagles in Canada bald Eagles in Canada as well of course there's been the symbol of the United States and then on the other side his favorite monarch who happens to be King of Canada as well as the United States Prince the King Charles I should say well there you have it everybody Prime Minister Cardi Man that is how you lead maple Midas we love you maple Midas WTF America we have a whole chapter on maple Midas over here and I hear the WTF America sold out in a lot of Canadian bookstores I'm here and it's really hard to get we'll try to work with Canadian bookstores to get more of it. 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