Rep. Carlos Gimenez on CNN alludes to military strikes on Canada: "Instead of taking kinetic action, he's taking economic action in order to protect American lives."
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When are your reporters going to get a real backbone.
We Canadians are polite but when we hear nonsense we call it out.
Plus cnn could just do their own research and call bullshit instead of “he said he said”
Americans don't see Trump as clearly as Canadians and Europeans do. We are too reluctant to see Trump as he really is. We make excuses. We are in denial. The fundamental break from our former allies has already occurred. Think that any talk of invasion needs to be taken seriously.
CNN is owned by Warner Bros Discovery, which is run by David Zaslav, who supports Trump because he thinks Trump will offer his company an "opportunity for consolidation." He's a wannabe oligarch, just like Trump, and CNN coverage won't ever really challenge Trump on anything substantive.
There’s already reports that televisions in mess halls and other communal spaces are locked on Fox, but “leftist” (though truly centrist) news sources are blocked by IT.
They’ve been trying to sway the military for a while, so they won’t refuse orders as being illegal.
If you want to help citizens maybe pass a universal healthcare bill so they can get treatment and maybe they don't decide to self medicate and risk ODing?
They're saying the problem is that Mexico and Canada are pushing these drugs but why aren't they seeing the same amount of ODs or even a similar per capita number? The problem isn't the supply, the problem is the demand. As long as there's demand there will be supply.
He's trash, CNN/she's trash for having him on; what a complete waste of oxygen, electricity, real estate, etc. Everything about that was stupid and wasteful. We are all dumber for having watched it.
It’s NOT about Fentanyl. It’s about Trump being upset when he tried to renegotiate NAFTA and got totally outclassed in negotiations by the Canadian representative… who was a woman
This is about a butthurt misogynist with thin skin
I'm old enough to remember when the Dotard threw out that horrible deal called NAFTA and replaced it with a big beautiful new treaty of his design. Such a beautiful trade deal, no one saw such a deal before. Now, he hates it, never mentions it was his own deal.
“I look at some of these agreements, I’d read them at night, and I’d say, ‘Who would ever sign a thing like this?" - Donald, on the deal he came up with, and signed.
It’s important for Americans to understand: she also helped Ukraine become an independent nation and has been on Putler’s hitlist ever since (seriously look it up. She’s been banned from Russia for some time.) Trump is carrying out Putin’s orders here.
He as much as admitted it. Said he has to renegotiate because “she is a whack”. Which means “The Great Negotiator” didn’t get what he wanted or what he thought he got, because he’s a moron.
Gimenez *rambles uninterrupted*
CNN host - "right"
Gimenez *rambles uninterrupted"
CNN host - "right", then five seconds of mild pushback and cuts to commercial
Maybe Americans should kick their fentanyl habit?? Also who threatens our good friends in Canada? Trump is unwell and on a diabolical vengeance tour. He thinks he’s EVITA for god’s sake!!
CNN is trying to appease Felon 47 and his Nazis, giving them equal airtime, and not calling out lies. Our nation is under attack from within and our journalists are failing to expose overt lies..
They are who I blame the most, besides these crazy cultists. I don't get why the media, knowing that an act is illegal has "debates" about it. Do they debate the merits of murder with a fucking panel...
The Fentanyl argument with respect to Canada (my country) is not based on truth. 1 %! Truth matters and when you are imposing harmful illegal tariffs. And DJT pardoned in January 2025, Ross Ulbrecht, creator of Silk Road dark web marketplace where apparently illegal drugs were sold (per BBC).Why?
Why in Gods name are we are at any kind of war with Canada? Our most stanch ally who sent troops to fight and die with our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Who always has our back. This is insane!!!
Did she really not interject when he said “kinetic action”. WTF?! Those words should never be used when talking Canada/US relations. Are they using this fentanyl bullshit to manufacture a reason to invade us?
She probably didn’t have time to process what he was saying in that moment. I’m fully aware of what the word “kinetic” means but I’ve never heard “shooting missiles into another country” called “kinetic action”.
Trump is no different than Putin. It's a declaration of war, plain & simple.
Americans, time for you to take kinetic actions against your fascist government. You know your assignment: just do it fast before we enter the WW3, courtesy of dictator Trump and his fascist goons.
Ok award this guy “Euphemism of the Year”
In translation he’s say they are doing this instead of military action. To “Save American Lives” from the far less than 1% of the fentanyl that enters the USA from Canada. The whole “threat” is a BS reason that allowed Trump to use his emergency powers.
He also said he doesn’t believe what Putin says when Putin tells Russia Trump is doing what Russia wants - re Zelensky & tariffs & aligning w Russia - ding tray what Putin says-
That’s what Zelensky said- “I don’t trust Putin” & was crucified by trump Vance & the GOP & the compliant media!
Just How Long, Did It Take What Idiot Adviser, To Convince #SEXOFFENDER #CONVICT #Trump, To Use That Lame-Ass "Stop the Fentanyl", Excuse, To Levy These Stupid Tariffs-That Will ONCE AGAIN Only Harm Americans?!
"Off Your Butts-And Back Into The Booths", America!
Imagine saying “protect American lives” from Canada… what a pathetic example of a Representative of America. These lowlifes are absolute disgraces to us.
Canada, please forgive Americans for these traitors. They aren’t us.
We Americans aren’t doing much to stop this, admittedly myself included. I need to be out on the streets, but I’m mostly posting here and complaining with my friends. I need to do more.
Let's not throw stones here. Ontario just elected Doug Ford and a big percentage didn't vote at all. We could still wind up with Maple Maga. I'll take any support from any American who is calling this out. I'm tired of fellow Canadians acting like the average Canadian is somehow better.
Oh, I agree completely … but I’ve never heard any of our awful leaders call for war against any of our allies - Americans need to prove they will stand up for themselves before we can have any hope they’d do the same for us
Americans will do something, but people underestimate how quickly a democracy can be dismantled. Aside from calling your Reps every day and protesting, what can the average person do? Considering the damage he's done, there was no excuse for electing Ford again, but it happened. An epic fail.
Agree, again … but so far, all Americans have done is vote in favour of this, so until something meaningful materializes, we need to take this very seriously
the ultimate goal is to break Canada, have those proud Canadians begging for statehood, we have positioned stryker vehicles on the southern border, they’re not to intimidate migrants, how long before they’re at the northern border
Perhaps start with the Sackler family who started the opioid crisis.
These Republican MAGAs are very, very dangerous. I wonder who is going to stop them.
More fentyl come IN from the US to Canada. Totally pointless tariff thing based on absolutely nothing but a man who doesn't understand basic economics trying to bully it's strongest ally for PR
Unfortunately far too many in the media can't hold these fuckers to account, they let them evade a direct answer and just let them continue to spout more lies with little to no pushback. Been going on for a long time and if you are GOP you are never expected to actually answer the question.
This is nonsense. The UK nuclear deterrent is independent. The missiles are pooled with the US and undergo maintenance at King's Bay but apart from that America has zero input.
"It’s often said the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system is not ‘independent’ or that the UK doesn’t have the ability to use the system without the US agreeing to it, in reality the UK does retain full operational control over the system."
The US has broken all the rules. Didn’t they sign a trade agreement with Canada and Mexico? Didn’t they promise security for Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear arsenal? I don’t know whether any country will be looking for approvals from these shysters.
F-35s that use US electronics can be grounded remotely via their firmware. It’s effectively DRM for fighter jets! But replacing the US hardware with a domestic equivalent is quite doable - the Israelis did it already. It should also be possible to crack the F-35 firmware and bypass the US DRM.
That’s not true. Britain does need American tech to maintain their ICBMs, but they can fire all the missiles that are currently in working order without US approval.
That is actually incorrect. The UK retains full operational control of its missiles. None of them are equipped with the Permissive action link system that US warheads have. Nor can the US stop them by "turning off GPS" as they are guided by using a stellar guidance system and dont use GPS
Maybe the US is the one with this consumption/addiction problem. If there's no demand, there's no offer. But I guess prevention/treatment are not a priority. Locking people up is.
@jagmeetsingh.ca @charlieangus104.bsky.social Apparently Trump and the Republicans are weighing a physical attack on Canada? Shouldn't this elicit a strong response from the government of Canada and also the entire world?
I believe this is a part of his plan from the beginning but the EU, UK, Australia, Mexico, and others have said they'll defend us. And trump can't break a NATO agreement without consequences. Americans seem to have no clue about how things work. So it will not bode well for the U.S. to invade.
I disagree that it is a simple thing to call back resources to redeploy. Resources will have already been spent/used, and troops will have been injured and exhausted.
This is especially true since we outsource the basic needs to private sector, leaving our troops…
“I’m just going to close this interview with some basic facts to point out the obvious lie of all this, but I won’t actually ask you to deny it because we all know you’re just another scared little stooge”
Fascists fabricate foreign threats for retaliation because intimidation is how they control the majority for the profit of a minority of wealthy sociopaths.
Here’s a thought why don’t American stop taking fentanyl. They solved the problem if there are people so fucking stupid that they wanna take drugs they’re gonna find a way to get them and take them.
I mean...not invading Canada would indeed mean many many many Americans would not die in a pointless war in which they lost all of their historical allies?
If it really was such a big problem (which it isn't, his numbers are fake), then why doesn't the US secure its borders better instead of tanking its own economy?
The country with the strongest military in the world can't protect its own borders? Relies on "weak neighbors" for protection instead. 🤣
OH, PUULLEEZZ! Gimenez!! Pay attention!!He’s not attacking Canada! He’s attacking US! Wake up, and then grow a pair! That would actually give you the appearance of a backbone…
I was literally in America just last November, and not a single American I met had an issue with us Canadians, nor us them. It's baffling it's come to this in just a few months.
It's amazing that in like less than month Canada in minds of Republicans has gone from a close US ally to somehow this existential threat that must be punished or outright destroyed.
So in addition to destroying government, the economy, and generally civil society, they're now attacking literally and figuratively our closest ally. We live in the absolute dumbest, cruelest, destructive, timeline.
Fentanyl overdose death rates are higher in the US than in Canada, and way higher in the US than in Mexico or China or any other country in the world. Have we tried telling people not to take fentanyl?
He’s doing what his handler is telling him. It’s about making the western world unstable while Vlad takes over Eastern Europe. Nothing to do with safety of US citizens - which is a rich thing to say while cutting all government services that keep the vulnerable citizens alive & cared for.
Hey Carlos, why don’t you go investigate the stoppage of investiagting Russian Cyber attacks on Americans which you had no idea was happening until today??? Lil bitch
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We Canadians are polite but when we hear nonsense we call it out.
Plus cnn could just do their own research and call bullshit instead of “he said he said”
We are a part of nato so there is that.
Americans remind me of typical Russians now.
They’ve been trying to sway the military for a while, so they won’t refuse orders as being illegal.
Is that a joke?
They lost their minds.
It’s NOT about Fentanyl. It’s about Trump being upset when he tried to renegotiate NAFTA and got totally outclassed in negotiations by the Canadian representative… who was a woman
This is about a butthurt misogynist with thin skin
But, attention spans.
Don't know if it's going to happen.
But she totally pisses off the authoritarians while getting stuff done.
and it's been a joy to watch.
The US can go in isolation mode.
Your boy 🍊 has been bamboozled by malevolent nonsense spewing advisors bearing 💰 💰💰 - and is owned by Vladdy
And they trashed her relentlessly, and still are.
Hope she'll be
#MarkCarney's lead negotiator.
CNN host - "right"
Gimenez *rambles uninterrupted"
CNN host - "right", then five seconds of mild pushback and cuts to commercial
Bizarre cult of la la land ignoramuses
Bunch of scumbag liars.
China just said the tariffs have incentivized them to do nothing about stopping fentanyl.
Good job, geniuses.
And yet if I suggested that not every current world leader needs to keep breathing air I'd probably be flagged.
From what?
More Ryans?
Get rid of these treasonous weasels, America: you've given them NO mandate to invade Canada
In this case, fuck off Carlos!!
Americans, time for you to take kinetic actions against your fascist government. You know your assignment: just do it fast before we enter the WW3, courtesy of dictator Trump and his fascist goons.
Regroup, rebel & revolt
Cmon
I feel you brothers and sisters.
(WTAF?)
In translation he’s say they are doing this instead of military action. To “Save American Lives” from the far less than 1% of the fentanyl that enters the USA from Canada. The whole “threat” is a BS reason that allowed Trump to use his emergency powers.
That’s what Zelensky said- “I don’t trust Putin” & was crucified by trump Vance & the GOP & the compliant media!
Just How Long, Did It Take What Idiot Adviser, To Convince #SEXOFFENDER #CONVICT #Trump, To Use That Lame-Ass "Stop the Fentanyl", Excuse, To Levy These Stupid Tariffs-That Will ONCE AGAIN Only Harm Americans?!
"Off Your Butts-And Back Into The Booths", America!
Canada, please forgive Americans for these traitors. They aren’t us.
These Republican MAGAs are very, very dangerous. I wonder who is going to stop them.
No sane person talks like that.
1) Almost no fentanyl comes from Canada
2) Trump has been pushing tarrifs as the core of his economic policy for years
Why didn't @cnn.com call him out for #2
Why didn't they followup on #1. Just throwing the facts out doesn't hold Gimenez accountable.
he replied “who believes anything Putin says —
I don’t “
she should have replied
“So you agree w Zelensky when he said Putin cannot be trusted
& yet you demand an apology from him?
"It’s often said the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system is not ‘independent’ or that the UK doesn’t have the ability to use the system without the US agreeing to it, in reality the UK does retain full operational control over the system."
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-confirms-nukes-completely-operationally-independent
F35 can be grounded remotely by the US, too...
Talking
Shit
The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Jaynes, 1977
#Canada was just minding its own business prior to Jan 20.
Under 1% of ALL fentanyl that enters US comes across Canadian border. In Feb that was cut by 97%
Your 400M population doesn’t need to be ‘protected’ from our 44M nation.
https://bsky.app/profile/doremusjessup.bsky.social/post/3ljkx7oo3rc2v
I suggest the Cook Islands.
Trying to get NATO to empty our war chests first.
I disagree that it is a simple thing to call back resources to redeploy. Resources will have already been spent/used, and troops will have been injured and exhausted.
This is especially true since we outsource the basic needs to private sector, leaving our troops…
At the very least, they won’t be fresh, and I’d bet the Americans plan on that.
A big asset is Canada accepting more refugees over generations. Neither country has had war on home soil, but more of us…
WTF way is that to end a BS interview.
Feet, Fire. Hold them to it for gods sake.
When are we gonna call the US what it is?
A dictature. It is a kleptocracy already.
Fuckers covet our resources. It's as simple as that.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3ljkwvr5f6y2g
The country with the strongest military in the world can't protect its own borders? Relies on "weak neighbors" for protection instead. 🤣
-Idiot politican trying to pull the wool over people's eyes.
B) how many gun related deaths were there in the last 5 years ?? Where’s the tax/tariff/levy/regulation on that ?
Nothing but a bunch of talking heads !
"How you gonna win the war on drugs if you can't even keep drugs out of prisons?"
His actions make perfect sense, if you assume he's Putin's bitch.