blackbird Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 Here are a couple examples of false claims coming from Trump lately. It is impossible to know if he actually believes these things himself or knows they are false. One would think with all the advisors around him, he would be told the truth. But who knows. quote Canadians’ views on becoming the 51st state Trump said Thursday of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: “I called him Governor Trudeau because they should be the 51st state, really. It would make a great state. And the people of Canada like it.” Facts First: Trump’s categorical claim that “the people of Canada like it” is false. Though it’s certainly possible to find Canadians who support the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, the idea is overwhelmingly unpopular with the Canadian public as a whole. A December poll by the firm Leger found that 82% of Canadians said they didn’t like the idea and just 13% said they liked it. The idea has been denounced by federal and provincial Canadian leaders from left to right. The US trade deficit with Canada Trump said Tuesday that the US has a “$200 billion” trade deficit with Canada. Facts First: False. The US goods and services trade deficit with Canada was about $40.6 billion in 2023, according to the US government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, nowhere close to “$200 billion.” Even if you only consider trade in goods and ignore the services trade at which the US excels, the US deficit with Canada was about $72.3 billion in 2023, the bureau reported, still far shy of Trump’s figure. And it’s worth noting that the deficit is overwhelmingly caused by the US importing a large quantity of inexpensive Canadian oil, which helps keep Americans’ gas prices down. unquote Fact check: Debunking Trump’s false claims about Canada | CNN Politics Why is evangelical Christians would vote for someone like this is the question. I think the reason is because the system is only a two party system and politics is not a Christian enterprise. Both sides appear to be acting or believing in un-Christian ways and policies in many ways. If Christian do not vote, then they leave the choice for government entirely to the non-believers who do not uphold biblical principles of right and wrong generally speaking. The system only allows one candidate to be chosen for each party and in the case of the Republicans, the candidate with the most popularity was someone who has questionable ideas. There simply is no choice. Each side has serious issues. 1 Quote
Deluge Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 16 minutes ago, blackbird said: Here are a couple examples of false claims coming from Trump lately. It is impossible to know if he actually believes these things himself or knows they are false. One would think with all the advisors around him, he would be told the truth. But who knows. quote Canadians’ views on becoming the 51st state Trump said Thursday of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: “I called him Governor Trudeau because they should be the 51st state, really. It would make a great state. And the people of Canada like it.” Facts First: Trump’s categorical claim that “the people of Canada like it” is false. Though it’s certainly possible to find Canadians who support the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, the idea is overwhelmingly unpopular with the Canadian public as a whole. A December poll by the firm Leger found that 82% of Canadians said they didn’t like the idea and just 13% said they liked it. The idea has been denounced by federal and provincial Canadian leaders from left to right. The US trade deficit with Canada Trump said Tuesday that the US has a “$200 billion” trade deficit with Canada. Facts First: False. The US goods and services trade deficit with Canada was about $40.6 billion in 2023, according to the US government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, nowhere close to “$200 billion.” Even if you only consider trade in goods and ignore the services trade at which the US excels, the US deficit with Canada was about $72.3 billion in 2023, the bureau reported, still far shy of Trump’s figure. And it’s worth noting that the deficit is overwhelmingly caused by the US importing a large quantity of inexpensive Canadian oil, which helps keep Americans’ gas prices down. unquote Fact check: Debunking Trump’s false claims about Canada | CNN Politics Why is evangelical Christians would vote for someone like this is the question. I think the reason is because the system is only a two party system and politics is not a Christian enterprise. Both sides appear to be acting or believing in un-Christian ways and policies in many ways. If Christian do not vote, then they leave the choice for government entirely to the non-believers who do not uphold biblical principles of right and wrong generally speaking. The system only allows one candidate to be chosen for each party and in the case of the Republicans, the candidate with the most popularity was someone who has questionable ideas. There simply is no choice. Each side has serious issues. Yeah, I wish he'd get off that line of thinking. Canada is fine just the way it is. Quote
Dougie93 Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 2 hours ago, blackbird said: It is impossible to know if he actually believes these things himself or knows they are false. One would think with all the advisors around him, he would be told the truth. But who knows. President Trump is simply making an example of Canada "America's closest ally & trading partner" so when the President crushes Canada from on high it sends a message to the rest of the world "don't f*ck with us ; look what we just did to Canada, imagine what we will do to you" 1 Quote
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