This is a great example of what is, to me, the most bizarre part of this bizarre timeline - this stinky-assed overgrown toddler actually believes this.
The way it works in his warped mind:
He wants to annex Canada, therefore annexing Canada is just and right and proper and smart and best, because everything he wants automatically is. (And a side note - his Kremlin handlers almost certainly planted the idea of annexing Canada in his mind in the first place, though it's an open question whether he knows that or not).
Canada unsurprisingly opposes annexation.
But it's his idea (not really, but that's a distinction he's not equipped to make), therefore it's the bestest and beautifulest and perfectest idea ever in the history of ever, and Canada's just being nasty and disagreeable about it.
And that's it. That's the extent of the thinking in his overgrown toddler mind - "I want and you won't give so you're mean.
His speech patterns and vocabulary were analyzed during his first term, and it was basically determined that he only has the reading comprehension and vocabulary of a third grader. The man is stupid.
I haven’t seen anyone talk about this and I think it needs to be considered. When considering this clip, consider how trumps supporters will see it.
What we know about Trump supporters:
trumps supporters have turned off their critical thinking skills
Many of them have below an 8th grade reading level
They always have Fox News or another right wing news source turned on - they are addicted to it
They already like and trust Trump, and believe him to be some kind of mastermind
They are not a majority, but there is a concerning amount of them
That means what they will get from this clip is:
Canada should have already belonged to the US
The US has a right to Canada
Because trump called Canadians “nasty”, there is a reason to invade Canada, and Canadians deserve it
Canada has a lot of resources that the US can use.
To most people, Trump sounds like an imbecile, but to his supporters, he sounds like he knows what he’s talking about, I personally think he feeds them reasons to be upset without actually making any logical arguments. We all can see that but his supporters can’t. What I’m trying to get at is MAGA’s public opinions about Canada will change because of this interview. This isn’t just bumbling Trump giving a bizarre interview, it’s intentional propaganda to change his viewers’ allegiances.
He’s awful confident it’s a good plan, so they fully intend to make that a non-issue in elections. We are going to have to fight for our right to vote in the next election.
Better yet. Let's make the border between the two countries fluid. Any US state that borders Canada, or any Canadian province that borders the US, can vote to switch countries at any time. Require a large 2/3 majority threshold. Which nation does a better job providing for its citizens? I say we let states/provinces decide for themselves and vote with their feet.
This is actually a really good idea. Make national scale regions fluid so that you can create them and merge them together as desired and make it Democratic. Bolo'bolo suggests something similar
2024: Canada imports ~$480 billion total from the USA. Divided by 40 million Canadian population, that's $12,000 for every man, woman, and child spent on American shit.
USA imports ~$586 billion from Canada. Divided by 400 million population, that's only $1,465 per capita, and that's only 1/8th of the amount that Canadians bought from the USA in return.
##BUY CANADIAN, BE FAIR!
You can't compare apples to apples when one side of the equation has 10 times the population. If we're trying to be fair, Trumpistan needs to buy 8 times more Canadian shit!
Tariffs on the Canadian side will be reciprocal and will only serve to make us stop buying Murcan shit, leading to an even bigger Trumped-up deficit and the loss of their biggest, best customer. Likely long-term.
Hey UK and Australia and New Zealand and other commonwealth nations: you should sign a mutual defense pact, if that’s not already a thing, and it specifically should not include the US. Invite some other euros too, if you can get them.
Mexico poses no threat. Easily controlled by throwing it further into disarray, backing a cartel or installing some other dictatorial wannabe. What we have always done south of the border.
Canada poses a threat because of it's ability to remain sovereign. It has shown itself to be able to retain a functional democracy independent of US and kremlen influence. For the most part anyway. If Canada joins the EU, Krasnov's enemy in on his doorstep which makes it even more important they try and succeed to become part of the EU before Krasnov supplants all democracy in the US which is likely before the midterms.
There is also the fact that he sees Canada: white, Mexico: brown. Racism defiantly playing a huge factor in his every decision.
Puerto Rico is a US territory already, he doesn't care about. Not rich or white enough.
Across the ocean, I think he is interested in South Africa. Musks homeland. Possibly a strategic place for invading Australia when Krasnov and putin start their martch.
He has already expressed interest in Greenland. Natural resources and military advantage, keeping Europe separated from Canada/US when the new Axis of Ameri-rus begin to march.
Trump is not smart enough to set the chessboard but competent enough to follow orders from the kremlen.
Just some thoughts on what might be behind the motivation to annex Canada, Greenland and possibility South Africa.