"I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada," Trump said.
    • rational_lib@lemmy.world
      9·
      15 hours ago

      Many theories:

      • Trudeau has criticized Trump in the past so it’s just a revenge quest
      • Trump wants to be emperor and trying to rule over neighbors is just what emperors do
      • Just some delusionial Trump bullshit that demonstrates his mental decline
      • (highly speculative) Influence from Elon, whose grandfather wanted to turn Canada into an NRx-style white supremacist corprate-fascist state 80 years ago and failed, hence the move to south africa. Conceivably Elon wants Trump to make him governor of Canada so he can finish the job. Generally I’m not in favor of wild intruguing speculation like this but it’s just too fun/horrifying to pass up.
      • ECB@feddit.org
        41·
        9 hours ago

        I think he’s just obsessed with controlling the arctic, since it’s going to be ice-free soon (and thus incredibly important for global shipping)

        It’s why his 3 main “targets” are Canada, Greenland, and Panama (for the canal)

    • floofloofOP
      11·
      19 hours ago

      Russia has long threatened Canada from the north, but Canada’s alliance with the USA deterred it from attacking. Now the USA is considering stealing Canada’s resources and gaining access to strategic Arctic waters, Russia will also know that Canada is vulnerable because the USA will no longer defend it. So now these two predators are circling Canada and may even be coordinating plans with one another.

      • Redex@lemmy.world
        1·
        9 hours ago

        I extremely doubt that Trump would give any of Canada to Russia. Just because he wants Canada doesn’t mean he wouldn’t interfere with a Russian invasion, to the contrary. He would probably use it as a pretext to anex Canada, but either way that’s never gonna happen. Russia doesn’t have the strength to invade Canada and it would be immensely stupid to do so.

      • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        17 hours ago

        While it sounds feasible, I wouldn’t think Russia has the leeway to flush more men into another losing invasion.

    • FrChazzz@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      Someone accidentally left the TV on Canadian Bacon and he caught a few minutes of it before he went to speak with reporters.