Canadian Lawmaker Spots ‘Something Deeper’ Brewing Amid Trump’s Trade War | EUROtoday

Canadian lawmaker Charlie Angus knocked Donald Trump on Friday after the U.S. president threatened to escalate his commerce struggle with the nation ought to it work with the European Union to trigger “economic harm” to America.

Angus, when requested by Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network if Trump is “scared” by how Canada and the EU have responded to his plans of additional tariffs, noticed “something deeper” brewing in America that Canadians are centered on: “watching our nearest neighbor slip into totalitarianism.”

“When we see people being pulled off the streets, when we see people at universities being grabbed, detained, rendered and kidnapped, and when we see Kristi Noem doing this really disgusting video in front of half-naked men in an overcrowded El Salvadoran prison cell,” Angus mentioned.

“We’re looking at a nation that we don’t understand anymore and we don’t want to be like that nation and we’re thinking, ‘If we go down the road with this regime, we’re talking about the disappearance of the rule of law.’”

Angus, a fierce critic of the U.S. president, argued that if America can’t respect the “rule of law” of its residents then how might individuals anticipate the nation to respect worldwide legislation.

“And it certainly doesn’t respect us as Canada,”Angus mentioned.

“So we have no choice, we have to make decisions and we’re going to make decisions that benefit our region and our people first.”

The feedback by Angus — a member of the Canadian Parliament with the left-leaning New Democratic Party — arrive after Trump unveiled plans to place 25% tariffs on auto imports that may go into impact on April 3, simply at some point after he seems to be to announce plans for “reciprocal” tariffs on international nations.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referred to Trump’s auto imports plan as a “very direct attack” on his nation, declaring that the “old relationship” Canada had with America has now ceased to exist.

On Friday, Trump took to Truth Social the place he revealed that he had an “extremely productive call” with Carney, including that the 2 look to satisfy “immediately” after Canada’s federal election subsequent month.

Check out extra from Angus’ interview with the MeidasTouch Network beneath.