Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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ZenMode said:
Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause

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Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to deploy 10,000 national guard troops to block drug trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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'Ooof!' Trump mocked for falling for 'trick' in Mexico tariff deal

President Donald Trump temporarily backed down on his tariff threats against Mexico after reaching an agreement with his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo — which prompted a range of reactions.The two nations' presidents each announced an agreement on sending Mexican forces to the border to...
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"Mexico has made similar agreements without the threat of tariffs," posted Sam Stein, of The Bulwark and MSNBC. "Here in 2021 they agreed to surge the same number of troops to help with migration. Here in 2022 they agreed to invest an additional $1.5b. Here in 2023 were 15 administrative actions."
 
ZenMode said:
Panama Bends to U.S. Pressure, Grants Free Navy Passage Through Canal
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Panama Bends to U.S. Pressure, Grants Free Navy Passage Through Canal

Panama promised free passage for US warships through the Panama Canal and said it will withdraw from China’s signature lending program after Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the government during his visit on Sunday.
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Pound foolishness … threaten to invade an ally to shake a few duckets from their pockets and give Trump a chance to preen about what a successful bully he is.
 


“I’d like to see them become the 51st state … we don’t need them for anything …”
 
Paine said:
Great start. Much better than Schumer’s strategy of sitting back and waiting for these literal authoritarians to be hoisted by their own petard.
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I think it's all part of the same strategy. I don't think Raskin and others are going rogue or anything.
 


“Canada’s very tough, you know, Canada’s very you know we’re not treated well by Canada and we have to be treated well. [Talks about American banks not being allowed to do business in Canada] and it’s what we talked about and I think we’ll win most of the subjects but for some reason a lot of things have been very unfair with Canada …”
 
rodoheel said:
I think it's all part of the same strategy. I don't think Raskin and others are going rogue or anything.
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I certainly don’t think they’re going rogue, but I’m wary to attribute anything even semi-effective at garnering media attention to Schumer. I’d imagine individual congresspeople and senators have a great deal of leeway to pursue these things on their own, especially if they feel leadership isn’t doing so. Doubt there is some kind of unified Democratic strategy at all at this point anyways. Media wise, at least. Jeffries seems to have a legislative strategy, but that alone is not enough.
 
nycfan said:


“Canada’s very tough, you know, Canada’s very you know we’re not treated well by Canada and we have to be treated well. [Talks about American banks not being allowed to do business in Canada] and it’s what we talked about and I think we’ll win most of the subjects but for some reason a lot of things have been very unfair with Canada …”
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“… Domestic banks, led by the Royal Bank of Canada, dominate the Canadian market, but U.S. banks already have a presence in the country. For example, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. employs 600 people with teams in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, according to its website. Similarly, Citibank Inc. in 2019 celebrated 100 years in Canada.

U.S. banks are also members of the Canadian Bankers Association, which represents more than 60 banks.

The CBA said U.S. banks make up half of all foreign banking assets in Canada, with 16 subsidiaries and branches worth around $113 billion in assets. These banks provide financial services, such as corporate and commercial lending, treasury services, credit card products, investment banking and mortgage financing, it said.

… But analysts expect the trade war to hurt Canada more than the U.S., which has an economy that is about 10 times larger.

Analysts expect the trade war to push the Canadian economy into a recession, which could significantly impact the stocks of Canadian banks.“

financialpost.com

Trump takes aim at Canada's banking sector as tariffs loom

Donald Trump is pushing to increase the presence of U.S. banks in Canada, a day before his proposed tariffs take effect. Find out more.
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“… In a Truth Social post, Trump said Mexico agreed to put 10,000 of its soldiers at the U.S.-Mexico border to address his concerns over the flow of migrants and the deadly drug fentanyl into the U.S.

That prompted Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to call on Trudeau to send Canadian forces “troops, helicopters (and) surveillance to the border now.”

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also suggested sending there is a role for the military to play at the Canada-U.S. border.

“Right at the border crossing, it is the responsibility of the (Canada Border Services Agency) and the Government of Canada. And I would say that if they brought that under the military arm, we could have our military present there as well,” Moe told reporters on Monday.

… Several foreign banks do business in Canada as Schedule II banks, whereas Canada’s big banks are all Schedule I. …”

nationalpost.com

President gripes about Canadian bank rules, Trudeau works phone to president as trade war looms

The day before his tariffs come into effect, U.S. President Donald Trump questioned why American banks aren't allowed more access to Canada
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Schedule I are domestic banks and Schedule II are Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. and other foreign banks, with the branches having minimum CDN$ capitalization requirements. It is true that domestic banks dominate the market in Canada but not true that U.S. banks can’t do business there, they just have to do it through a Canadian subsidiary subject to Canadian banking laws and regulations.
 
lawtig02 said:
From reporting this morning, we shouldn't be surprised if Trump cancels the tariffs sometime this afternoon. If so, he'll declare it as a massive win even if nothing really changes, just like Colombia. It's government by terrorism. I can't imagine why anyone abroad would ever believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
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Actually, I think the Candian tariffs are much more likely to go on for a while. Trump has already gotten what he wants from Mexico. They're going to play along with his border charade and engage in further discussions later from which Trump is likely to extract some concessions even if they are minor.

However, with Canada, I do think he really does want to absorb Canada into the US. He has never come close to saying that Mexico, Greenland, or even the Panama Canal Zone should be the 51st state, only Canada. There is no easy 'win parameter' with Canada and he has clearly stated what the desired end result, is: expansion of US territory to include Canada.

On the other hand, this may all just be distraction for what Musk is doing with Doge assuming you believe that Musk is following Curtis Yarvin's plan for reinventing the US into a dictatorship/monarchy/startup with a CEO (Trump) and a Board of Directors (Thiel, Andressen, Horowitz and other billionaires) as some believe is already ongoing.
Butterfly Revolution Step 1: Campaign on Autocracy
Butterfly Revolution Step 2: Purge the Bureaucracy
Butterfly Revolution Step 3: Ignore the Courts
Butterfly Revolution Step 4: Co-Opt the Congress
Butterfly Revolution Step 5: Centralise Police and Powers
Butterfly Revolution Step 6: Shut Down Elite Media and Academic Institutions
Butterfly Revolution Step 7: Turn Out the People


 
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