this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2025
245 points (100.0% liked)

World News

50516 readers
1908 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

KEY POINTS

Donald Trump said he had terminated all U.S. trade negotiations with Canada.

Trump said he was doing so because of an allegedly “fake” advertisement that Canada was airing that features former President Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs.

Doug Ford, the premier of the Ontario province in Canada, recently said the province would spend $75 million on ads to run in the United States featuring Reagan criticizing tariffs

top 33 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] gigachad@piefed.social 77 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I never heard about that ad but now I want to see it!

If anyone else does to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN_CVvzExpM

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When I heard about this, my first thought was "if he calls it 'fake news', it is probably spot on". It did not disappoint, to say the least.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Reality has a well known liberal bias.

Conservatism is a dead end death cult predicated on tribal fear and ignorance of the unknown.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not that I care much about what Reagan said, but if he, too said it, it's not a party political statement anymore but just common sense.

Plus, to a Republican this is like a double kick in the nuts.

edit: hmm. Tariffs aren't a bad thing per se - used sparingly and appropriately, in some situations they might make sense.

[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So Trump'd seen the ad three days prior to his supposed late night melt down. And he's again making large, market disruptive comments on a Friday, which will likely get toned down by Monday/Tuesday.

This just smells like more market manipulation on behalf of wealthy backers that want to fleece people further.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

that's the beautiful part about trump with all this, the idiot is so far gone and stupid that anyone even remotely smart/logical has to hedge on the assumption he actually carries through with whatever bullshit he says.

the wolves are running the show right now, and they have plenty of lambs and pigs to choose from

[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Buddy has been cranking out AI videos of himself since he got into office and he's gonna go cry over some real audio? 🤣

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

This is why he can't imagine Canada's ad is anything other than AI. After all its what he does and he is a genesis. /s

[–] rylock@piefed.zip 33 points 2 days ago

Oh no, Canada doesn't get to negotiate with the most dishonest and malicious administration in US history. What a terrible loss. I'm sure there was going to be a major breakthrough any minute now if not for this. Fucking loser.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they are “fake”… then why is he upset? They aren’t real ads. Right?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 days ago

we don't take kindly to logic and sense around these parts.

- skeeter

[–] theoriginalcows@lemmings.world 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump knows how effective advertising is in controlling what people think, that's why he's so upset about this.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

you give him more credit than he's due, seriously...every single person who has ever interacted with this guy has said they were surprised with just how stupid he is.

the man is incredibly easy to manipulate, him being so easy to manipulate is the only thing that makes manipulating him difficult, because he'll just flip to whatever the next guy tells him

he saw a video that challenged the reality his bubble has built around him, and like a child this frightened/angered him so he lashes out.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is that a real Reagan speech? I feel gross for agreeing with him on something.

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The worst people in the world were still more reasonable than the fascists today: https://youtu.be/YsmgPp_nlok

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've been saying that Idiocracy is coming true, but that was set in 2505. Seeing how far we've fallen in just 45 years, there's no way we make it 500.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 2 days ago

President Camacho was actually a good president, though.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yes, it's taken from this address: https://youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

it is impressive just how quickly the US fell to Murdoch and Co.

republicans used to have to atleast try and pretend they were complete pieces of shit, now they get to flaunt their true-selves out in the open

[–] filister@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

The king had his feelings hurt and he has no one to blame but himself.

He signed a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada during his first term which he isn't honoring anymore. And then he is annoyed that people are feeling angry at his shenanigans.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago

Would you look at that, the first snowflakes of the season came early! ❄️

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 28 points 3 days ago

Sure buddy. Why not. You are naked. We all see it. At this point you're just closing your ears going LALALALALA

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Someone needs to put him in an old folks home.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

An old folks jail.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 23 points 3 days ago
[–] hefty4871@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

"I saw an ad last night from Canada. If I was Canada, I'd take that same ad also," said Trump. "But I do believe that everybody's too smart for that." 

Later:

"Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED."

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think I'll eat some butter tarts about it.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Be careful with that. Buttery males is exactly how this all started.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Damn that's a slick joke.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Or a Nanaimo bar.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fascist Ford doing his best to help the child rapist by causing friction between us and Canada is my tinfoil hat theory.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

your not going to get anything from negotiating with trump, it should be perfectly clear now how this idiot and those behind him operate. "negotiate" and you just open yourself up to another shakedown later on

maybe seeing a video of their jesus saying tariffs with allies are stupid is what some idiots in america need to wakeup

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

You can't reason or make deals with the great Hamberder King because his mood swings depending on how full his diaper is.

World leaders should just ignore him. His word and his signature isn't worth anything.