Trump offering Canadian aluminum and steel companies tariff relief if they move to U.S.

And he bitches against our US liquor ban as a "trade irritant"? Get fucked. 

> The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future. > The U.S published the notice on Thursday during a tense week that saw both American and Canadian officials publicly air their grievances. > "It’s a very aggressive tactic by the United States," said international trade lawyer William Pellerin. "This really reinforces the approach that we’ve seen from the United States for a while now, which is simply: We win if you lose." > U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy is focused on using steep tariffs to try to push foreign companies of all kinds to move production to the U.S. As part of that strategy, the administration has been clobbering Canada’s aluminum and steel sectors with tariffs for more than a year, escalating to 50 per cent. Pretty aggressive position, slight suspicion this isn't going to go over well trying to actual take industries from Canada.

Get fucked, signed a Canadian.

Why is this something that has to be "offered"? Wouldn't there be no tariffs by default if a company is in the US?

How do you deal with a deranged war monger.

**The reason** why aluminum production is in Canada is because that's where the c**** electricity is. One of the reasons why Canada makes so much steel is because the iron ore is in Canada and because it makes **no economic sense** to transport almost worthless but very heavy iron ore on a long distance. Always refine the ore as close as possible to the extraction site.

Just say sure then never move 

Canada will put US liquor back on the shelves if they move their distilleries to Canada.

Any attempt should result in nationalization.

Rapist/abuser vibes here. He hurts the industries with tarriffs. Says I'll stop hurting you if you let me own you. Americans must be proud. Edit: Americans going to work support Trump. If you aren't protesting, you are supporting him with silence.

And you can trust he won’t change his mind the second you make the expensive move.

What a moron. The reason they are in Canada is because of 1.) c**** electricity and 2.) close to the source It is like asking someone to relocate the gold mining company to a country but leave the gold mine and smelter behind.

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MAGA US: raiders, pirates and criminals

He still doesn't understand tariffs, he genuinely thinks other countries pay for them.  He has the IQ of a toddler. 

What a great deal, no innovation at all. Just a weak underhanded attempt to steal companies. No way, you're a conman, and who knows the shit you'll pull once the companies come over.

"We dont need anything from Canada." President Dufus

"I promise I'll stop hitting you if you give me what I want" is this guy's only tactic. People who believe him keep getting hit.

The aluminum is in Canada.  The power needed to make it is only c**** enough in Canada. What are these companies supposed to make in the US? May as well ask United Fruit to move banana production to Maine.

Trump is forgetting that at least in Quebec where the majority of Canadian aluminum is made electricity is plentiful c**** and green. These are three facts that will drive aluminum companies to stay here. I am pretty sure in fact, one of the biggest producers Rio Tinto is starting to put its green aluminum in production calledElysis, a process that will entirely take green out gases from manufacturing out of the equation. Also, this region has been the heart of aluminum manufacturing in Canada for near a century; as a result, the workforce here is knowledgeable. Well trained the supply chain is fine. Tuned and the logistics requirements are all in place. I really doubt that orange man can overcome these structural benefits with this sweet deal when he’s six months away from losing Congress.

He’s just as stupid as the people he represents.

F*ck Trump and any American who criticizes us for buying Canadian 🇨🇦. US had the buy American movement in the 30’s and they increased the threshold over the years. They cry when we stop purchasing their goods, and now this nonsense? This just strengthens our resolve to buy Canadian and support local whenever we can.

As a Canadian, I say we back off from negotiations and wait for him to die or get impeached. There's no f****** point. We're better off to spend our time negotiating with countries that mean well and aren't f****** insane.

Sure. I'm going to make plans and spend a ton of money to open a plant in the US, knowing Trump will change his mind or be out of office long before the plant actually opens....

Aluminum isn't complex, just requires a c*** load of power to refine, so it tends to be located where power is very c****, so near Hydro electric power plants. So if you really want to relocate one, step 1 is to build massive dams. Best get started, I'm sure it will be done in a day or two.

I'm sure the steel plant owner that voted for him is gonna love this. This offer really only makes sense if they were already making plans to open in the US.

I can't wait until the day I wake up and can read this guys obituary

Cool, we will just up taxes on US tech industries instead.

The man is a f****** moron.

That kind of BS is the whole reason Carney does not waste any effort responding and continues on the path he is setting. Better no deal than a bad deal. Ignore the Hegemony, keep calm and Carney on.

Big beautiful obituary please

Headline: Tramp says another inane thing.

I would love to be able to turn off the flow of power just for 5 min. Not enough to hurt the Americans just to make Trump realize how interconnected the countries are. It would not take a long power outage to "educate".

He really thinks other people are as stupid as he is.

Steel and aluminum manufacturing isn’t something that’s easily moved. You have to build entirely new mills from the ground up. You have to find somewhere that’s got a spare 350MW of power on their grid that they can allocate. You have to negotiate billion dollar contracts for not just construction, but engineering and design, and automation. Then you have to find skilled labor that’s able to run and maintain the equipment, which frankly the US has a shortage of.

Americans y'all deserve everything that's coming at you and more. The English language needs another word to describe this level of dumbassness.

Aluminum production needs c**** power. Hey Donny you got any c**** power in your diaper, or is it still full of caca, just like you. That’s why American aluminum production is always a loser. I am so tired of this grifter trying to screw us over. I support Mark Carney 100% in his efforts to transition our economy to alternative markets. I am not so naive to think that our relationship with the us is unimportant, but we need to do whatever we can to reduce that reliance. Carney was right in Davos and I am very happy he is leading our country. Dealing with Trump is always a win lose proposition, not to mention he is a liar, dishonest, and his word cannot be trusted.

America owes us so much for all the bullshit they put us through. Tens of thousands of jobs lost. Lives upended from the betrayal of our “closest ally”. All orchestrated by a cabal of the most disgusting and prolific **CHILD SEX TRAFFICKERS** the world has ever seen. Who, of course, aren’t facing any consequences. Because that’s what America is. What a shameful place. 

The monumental stupidity and arrogance of the Trump regime is truly staggering.

Why the hell would they move to the US when they have very very very c**** hydroelectricity in Canada?

The art of the deal, ladies and gentleman. The hatred towards this pedophile, and convicted criminal, is real and will not be quick to lessen. America has lost its greatest ally, and we don’t forget (unlike the USA forgetting that we fought for them, fought with them, died for them, sheltered their citizens during 911, and helped them secure numerous advantageous trade deals). Oh well, Trump can continue to destroy America from the inside out. Elbows up, fellow Canadians. My boycott of everything American will now continue for life. Who, in their right mind, would ever want to move to America now or even visit it? It’s a 3rd world country run by a despot and his sycophant pedophile friends… America has fallen, a new Babylon has risen. Trump is the spirit of Apollyon, the antichrist ushering in the “golden age of America” just as predicted throughout history. For shame, America, for shame.

How exactly does one move aluminium and steel processing plants, exactly? The answer is, you don't. You have to build new ones, and they have to be built where the resources and infrastructure can support them. It takes 2-5 years to build one (depending on size) and can cost close to a billion dollars. And that's just for the plant. You also have to consider logistics, people (CoL is higher than Canada, so is health insurance), training, and so on. You're looking at billions of dollars to "move". Trump continues to prove that he has no idea what he's talking about and can't even do basic math.

The raw material is still in Canada you moron

This is so stupid it doesn't make any sense as there is a reason why Canada can produce aluminum and steel cheeply and its because of power and the resources that don't travel. Are their negotiators clowns, morons or both.

Fix your shit America.

Quiet piggy.

The aluminum is in the ground and that ground is in Canada 

As a Canadian Trump can 🖕

Or Canada can just wait until you get impeached lol

He expects them to just pack up those foundries and that hydro electricity, eh?

Sounds desperate and uneducated considering tariffs don't apply within borders

The cascade of stupidity continues. I don't know which is more scary- that many administration staff involved in this 'offer' don't know you can't 'move' aluminum smelters and steel mills, or that they knew and were too chicken-shit to tell the Emperor that his 'idea' is asinine.

Hmmmm but the natural resources are in Camada