Current Events > Trump to Trudeau: "didn't you guys burn down the White House"

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Antifar
06/06/18 1:57:59 PM
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/war-of-1812-donald-trump-justin-trudeau-tariff/index.html

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN.

According to the sources, Trudeau pressed Trump on how he could justify the tariffs as a "national security" issue. In response, Trump quipped to Trudeau, "Didn't you guys burn down the White House?" referring to the War of 1812.

The problem with Trump's comments to Trudeau is that British troops burned down the White House during the War of 1812. Historians note the British attack on Washington was in retaliation for the American attack on York, Ontario, in territory that eventually became Canada, which was then a British colony.

When asked if the comment was received as a joke, one source on the call said: "To the degree one can ever take what is said as a joke. The impact on Canada and ultimately on workers in the US won't be a laughing matter."

The White House and the National Security Council did not immediately return CNN requests for comment.

During the Burning of Washington, on August 24, 1814, first lady Dolley Madison famously rescued a portrait of George Washington before fleeing the White House.

Trudeau has publicly denounced the "national security" justification for the new tariffs.

"The idea that we are somehow a national security threat to the United States is, quite frankly, insulting and unacceptable," Trudeau told NBC's Meet the Press.

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland questioned the Trump administration's move on CNN.

"And I would just say to all of Canada's American friends -- and there are so many -- seriously? Do you really believe that Canada, that your NATO allies, represent a national security threat to you?" Freeland asked on CNN's "State of the Union."

Freeland met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker Monday to relay Canada's concerns regarding the tariffs, a Corker spokeswoman told CNN.

Corker, whose state of Tennessee is home to foreign and domestic auto plants, questioned Trump's national security justification in a statement last week.

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Muffinz0rz
06/06/18 1:59:25 PM
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Caution999
06/06/18 2:00:33 PM
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Trudeau is a complete joke though
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_BIueMonk
06/06/18 2:00:38 PM
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fucking dumbass.

next we'll launch a war on germany
"Don't think we forgot about WWII!"
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Antifar
06/06/18 2:02:22 PM
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Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though

Yes, he is, but that's not really the point of this story.
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yusiko
06/06/18 2:03:44 PM
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Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though


trump is a much bigger joke and its hilarious that you are so delusional you dont see that
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ThyCorndog
06/06/18 2:05:20 PM
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yusiko posted...
Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though


trump is a much bigger joke and its hilarious that you are so delusional you dont see that

This
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BLAKUboy
06/06/18 2:05:25 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
i refuse to believe that there is anyone left who still legitimately defends this ridiculous orangefaced shitsack. anyone who appears to be doing so is just putting us on and getting a kick out of it.

Can we say "No shit, Sherlock" under the new flaming rules?
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Eat More Beef
06/06/18 2:06:49 PM
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Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though


Sure, I'm not a big fan of how he didn't do shit for either election reform nor veterans, but you shouldn't throw stones, homie; glass house and all that.

On topic. Seriously? We're considered a threat to national security? That's the most bullshit excuse for imposing tariffs on us that I've ever heard
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0AbsoluteZero0
06/06/18 2:08:09 PM
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yusiko posted...
Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though


trump is a much bigger joke and its hilarious that you are so delusional you dont see that

Sad but true
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UnholyMudcrab
06/06/18 2:08:36 PM
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BLAKUboy
06/06/18 2:08:47 PM
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Eat More Beef posted...
On topic. Seriously? We're considered a threat to national security? That's the most bullshit excuse for imposing tariffs on us that I've ever heard

9/11 let the government just shout "NATIONAL SECURITY" or "TERRORISM" about anything to avoid questions. It's not really working so much anymore, though.
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Frostshock
06/06/18 2:09:08 PM
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1) I'm pretty sure an army led by a proper British man from Britain did that.

2) We weren't Canada yet in 1812.

That said though, that's hilarious. Props to Trump for coming up with that on his toes.
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BLAKUboy
06/06/18 2:11:20 PM
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Frostshock posted...
Props to Trump for coming up with that on his toes.

Trump doesn't come up with this stuff. Someone told him about the White House burning and he only remembered maybe a third of the details.
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Parappa09
06/06/18 2:11:42 PM
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why is trump even bringing that up? what does that have to do with the tariffs imposed on canada?
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Antifar
06/06/18 2:12:28 PM
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Frostshock posted...
That said though, that's hilarious. Props to Trump for coming up with that on his toes.

It's a legitimately a great line.
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BLAKUboy
06/06/18 2:12:49 PM
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Parappa09 posted...
why is trump even bringing that up? what does that have to do with the tariffs imposed on canada?

More than likely he first learned about the White House burning right before the call, but couldn't be assed to actually listen to the whole story.
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spudger
06/06/18 2:13:31 PM
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Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though

Dude stop
Its pathetic
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Caution999
06/06/18 2:14:13 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Please stop responding to Caution


Youre just jealous of how awesome I am big boy
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davyheinz
06/06/18 2:14:44 PM
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Caution999 posted...
UnholyMudcrab posted...
Please stop responding to Caution


Youre just jealous of how awesome I am big boy

Why do you know how big he is?
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Caution999
06/06/18 2:15:58 PM
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>_>
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creativerealms
06/06/18 2:18:02 PM
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Really?
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Muffinz0rz
06/06/18 2:18:17 PM
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Caution999 posted...
UnholyMudcrab posted...
Please stop responding to Caution


Youre just jealous of how awesome I am big boy

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josifrees
06/06/18 2:18:50 PM
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Imagine believing trump came up with that line on the fly.
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metralo
06/06/18 2:19:28 PM
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i cant wait until this fat stupid fuck is out of office

not like it matters though he{s done irreparable damage to this country
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Phantom_Nook
06/06/18 2:25:46 PM
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saudis were behind 9/11 yet the orange sack of shit sold them weapons.
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John_Galt
06/06/18 2:26:54 PM
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metralo posted...
i cant wait until this fat stupid fuck is out of office

Only 6 more years for ya

Hang in there, champ
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K181
06/06/18 2:27:49 PM
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A) The Canadians like to take credit for it, but the British were the ones that did it.
B) Dumb even for Trump standards.
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Abyssea
06/06/18 2:28:28 PM
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I wonder who it was who fed Trump this line. It sounds like something Rudy Giuliani would think of.
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Funkydog
06/06/18 2:34:32 PM
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Trump continues to find new lows to sink to each day.
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Villain
06/06/18 2:35:19 PM
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John_Galt posted...
metralo posted...
i cant wait until this fat stupid fuck is out of office

Only 6 more years for ya

Hang in there, champ


He could be dead before then though.
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DifferentialEquation
06/06/18 2:37:59 PM
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Trudeau is an embarrassment to Canada and should just keep his mouth shut, especially when in the presence of great leaders like Trump.
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Garioshi
06/06/18 2:39:42 PM
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this fucking guy
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Caution999
06/06/18 2:40:25 PM
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Abyssea posted...
I wonder who it was who fed Trump this line. It sounds like something Rudy Giuliani would think of.


it was me.
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Ryven
06/06/18 2:52:07 PM
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Parappa09 posted...
why is trump even bringing that up? what does that have to do with the tariffs imposed on canada?


Because America vs The World, in his mind.
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TheUsualSuspect
06/06/18 2:52:59 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
Trump is an embarrassment to America and should just keep his mouth shut, especially when in the presence of great leaders like Trudeau.

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Solar_Crimson
06/06/18 2:53:43 PM
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yusiko posted...
Caution999 posted...
Trudeau is a complete joke though


trump is a much bigger joke and its hilarious that you are so delusional you dont see that

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Uncle Choad
06/06/18 2:53:52 PM
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You people should be lucky you have some low level controversy to keep you busy on a daily basis.
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Caution999
06/06/18 2:53:58 PM
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lmfao at thinking Trudeau is good.

Like, now I know you're just screwing around. At least Antifar dislikes both of them.
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Serious Cat
06/06/18 2:54:51 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
i refuse to believe that there is anyone left who still legitimately defends this ridiculous orangefaced shitsack. anyone who appears to be doing so is just putting us on and getting a kick out of it.

This is what I thought early on in the campaign.
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Antifar
06/06/18 2:55:12 PM
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Please do not call Justin Trudeau great, thanks
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TheUsualSuspect
06/06/18 2:55:52 PM
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Caution999 posted...
lmfao at thinking Trudeau is good.

Like, now I know you're just screwing around. At least Antifar dislikes both of them.

I don't like Trudeau and I was just screwing around in that post, but he's a better leader than Trump. Granted that's like saying rock is better as a fuel for fire than metal.
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davyheinz
06/06/18 2:56:23 PM
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It goes:

Mueller
Trudeau
Trump

Best to worst
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/06/18 2:57:57 PM
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On the one hand I'd have laughed if 99% of people said that.

On the other my president is one of the people I won't.

Also tariffs are an attack on the free market and capitalism and I demand red hats start referring to themselves as authoritarian communists that believe they can plan an economy and not small government conservatives.
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TheUsualSuspect
06/06/18 2:58:56 PM
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So, stupidity of the Dipshit aside, has he actually given a valid reason for declaring Canada a security risk?
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TheUsualSuspect
06/06/18 3:06:49 PM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
TheUsualSuspect posted...
So, stupidity of the Dipshit aside, has he actually given a valid reason for declaring Canada a security risk?

all their beady little eyes and flappin' heads so full of lies

They're not even a real country anyways
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