President Trump remarked that Canada’s removal of retaliatory tariffs was “nice” and said he expects to have another call with Prime Minister Carney soon, emphasizing that he wants to be “good to Canada” and had a productive conversation yesterday.
Turning to Russia, Trump noted that President Vladimir Putin “may be coming” to the World Cup and expressed displeasure over the recent strike on a Russian pipeline. He reiterated that in the next two weeks “we’ll find out which way Russia and Ukraine will go.”
The comments highlight a striking contrast: Trump expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of hosting Putin at a sporting event on U.S. soil, an appearance that would require significant American security resources and create major public disruptions, while at the same time describing Putin—widely viewed as a war criminal—with a tone of welcome.
At the policy level, Trump signaled that economic sanctions on Russian oil remain part of his strategy to squeeze Moscow toward peace, yet criticized an attack on a pipeline that, while disruptive, is repairable. Meanwhile, Russia continues to escalate military action.
What a disaster, a pipeline was destroyed while military action is continuing to kill innnocent people.
What is wrong with the world.
On Powell:
- Powell is still too late. He should have cut a year ago.
He did actually. He cut by 50BP in September ahead of the election and again in November and December.
Gotcha!
