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Trump adviser hopes Canada fentanyl dispute will be solved by end of March (www.reuters.com)

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White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday he was hopeful a dispute with Canada over accusations of the deadly fentanyl opioid entering the U.S. across its northern border could be resolved by the end of March.

His comments on ABC News's "This Week" raise the possibility that tariffs due to be reimposed by U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of the month could be stayed further.

In reality, Canada is responsible for a minuscule proportion of drug smuggling into the United States and it wasn't immediately clear what progress Hassett was referring to.

Democratic U.S. Senator Adam Schiff from California, who appeared after Hassett on ABC, called the adviser's comments "incomprehensible."

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[–] paddythegeek@lemmy.ca 52 points 6 days ago (2 children)

While fentanyl is deadly serious, the “crisis” of it flowing over the US border is the made-up emergency on which Trump bases his legitimate authority to levy these tariffs. Without an emergency he would have no legal basis to fuck around like this without violating our trade agreements (which he signed last time around), so it’s part of the narrative, regardless of any amount of truth to it.

The “crisis” will end only when they determine it is no longer useful to pursue these tactics and switch to some other type of fuckery. It’s just as likely that he will declare them resolved as a face-saving measure so he can stop the bleeding at home. Art of the deal!

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

legitimate authority

Yeah, no.

[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago

"Only an idiot could have agreed to these trade deals!"

It's rare, but occasionally he'll truth shart.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 39 points 6 days ago

"It'll be gone by April!" - Trump on COVID

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The dispute isn't about fentanyl. It's obvious through basic scrutiny of the argument and by Trump's actions. Stop entertaining that blatant lie.

[–] docus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There is no fentanyl dispute. Just an unfounded accusation from one side. Just like there was no shouting match in the whitehouse, only one sided shouting. Sick of “journalism”

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think these people stopped being journalists a while ago. I don't know what service they are performing now.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

I don’t know what service they are performing now.

They are servicing those in power.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

This is no way means that Trump-favoring media outlets won't simply paint this as an enormous win on both fentanyl and trade to domestic supporters.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They are missing the oblivious solution…if they stop testing for fentanyl, then there won’t be anymore fentanyl deaths. Simple as

[–] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago

... Or add Clorox.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

It’d be fucking grand if every trump supporter would OD by the end of March.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Little d talking about fentanyl was nothing but a bullshit excuse to do whatever the fuck he's doing with his market manipulation.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Too late, companies already layer off people and are already shifting to US manufacturers. And so in the coming months and years the price of things will just spiral up to the moon.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Can we just lie to them and say we got none to spare. This, solving this "crisis."

[+] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The reason trump is trying to force his Mexico strategy on Canada is the plan when he divided Mexico and Canada was probably for Mexico to cave.

Instead Trudeau did and Mexico stood firm.

trump was always going to attack the weak link, he just didn't expect it to be it to be Canada. Then had no plans on how to claim the US Canadian border was dangerous.

[–] madscience@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How did Canada, or "Trudeau"as you put it, cave? We put in place retaliatory tariffs and trump caved, as far as I can tell

[+] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Weeks ago...

When trump tried to divide them, Trudeau tried to play ball.

That's why trump stopped talking about Mexico and attacked Canada. Eventually leading to Canada putting in place retaliatory tariffs...

If they'd have stood with Mexico since January, it wouldn't have gotten to this point.

It's like a drunk driver celebrating they survived the crash, you could have just never put yourself in that position in the first place buddy

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

When trump tried to divide them, Trudeau tried to play ball.

Like a mature adult who wants to explore all options to avoid harm to his country. That's not a sign of "weakness."

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And that would make sense if negotiating with a rational person...

Do you think trump is a normal president that will listen to logic and facts?

Because buddy....

I don't know where you and Trudeau have been the last checks notes decade to still think that. Hell, even before his entrance in politics, it wasn't exactly surprising.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We didn't lose anything by trying. We made no significant concessions that we now have to draw back.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We didn’t lose anything by trying.

It legitimized his rhetoric and emboldened him...

Now Canada has admitted an imaginary problem exists and has taken steps to stop something that isn't happening.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only MAGAs believe that. Any remotely sane person sees the situation as you do, as evidenced by the fact that Canada is now implementing counter-tariffs and the only people wailing about how unfair it is are said MAGAs. Who would never have been satisfied or influenced by anything we did, as it turns out.

Being known as mature adults is a good thing.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So...

This has been you agreeing with me the whole time?

You're exhausting bud...

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

You said Trudeau shouldn't have tried to negotiate. I disagree with that.

[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nice. A clairvoyant on the internet. Very original.

Trump had made it very clear since before his inauguration that he would be targeting Mexico, Canada, and China in his crusade against fentanyl.

Coincidentally, those three nations are also the US' largest trading partners, where the only legal avenue for applying tarrifs within the framework of his own USMCA (the greatest trade deal, maybe ever!) is to declare a national emergency. 'Tarrif', after all, is his favourite word. Right after 'make', 'that' and 'large'. He's been obsessed with tarrifs since the 80s. Any excuse will do. And 'fentanyl from Canada' is the excuse that he burped up after a particularly greasy bucket of chicken.

This trade policy by royal decree has been enabled by a national and bipartisan apathy to the abuse of legal loopholes and a general contempt toward foundational principles like the separation of powers. It's all very obvious. We don't have to guess at trumps motives or strategy here. He has rambled about it incoherently for years at this point. Subtlety is not one of his strong points.

That's not to mention the influence of the First Lady, Lord Ketamine himself.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Trump has also made it very clear that this isn't really about fentanyl, that's just a convenient excuse (he can't impose tariffs without congress unless it's for "national security.")

His real purpose seems to be some combination of "if I hurt Canada then that makes America stronger somehow" and "if I hurt Canada enough then they'll give up and submit to being conquered by America outright." He's said both of these things, and Trump is too cheese-brained to be an effective liar; when he shows you what he's really like you should believe him.

It's a war of aggression, essentially. Fentanyl is just his Gulf of Tonkin.

[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Right. Obvious to most except maybe those with only two brain cells strung together with spray cheese.