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Idk I feel Trump doesn't understand that America already pretty much owns Canada. Given all the things he says, I don't think he understands how American imperialism works in general. Otherwise I can't comprehend why cutting USAID, defunding CIA, tariffing Taiwan etc. helps his class other than some short term gains that will be long term disasters (for the US)
I think Trump wants to go back to more direct imperialism where the US uses hard power to keep its vassals inline instead of using soft and subtle methods. He wants a clear master/slave relationship.
Pretty sure he thinks soft power is woke or something. He just needs to look tough, regardless of the actual outcome. It explains threatening to double existing tariffs on Columbia over a dozen or two deportees. Backing down would make him look weak, and that wouldn't animate his base, nevermind the economic consequences of doing that to a country that grows all our coffee.
It's funny how he wants essentially the same thing as all these other ghouls, but wants to take the most unsubtle and ineffective route to get there. Maybe he is the harm reduction candidate?
I think that's probably exactly what it is. He just needs to feel manly.