Summary
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced backlash for mocking Canada during a visit to the U.S.-Canada border in Vermont.
At the Haskell Free Library, which straddles both countries, Noem repeatedly stepped over the border line, declaring with a grin “U.S.A. No. 1” and calling Canada “the 51st state.”
Critics, including Canadian officials and social media commentators, condemned her remarks as insulting and unprofessional.
The stunt comes amid heightened U.S.-Canada tensions, with Trump imposing tariffs and openly suggesting annexation, prompting a strong response from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It literally has nothing to do with us. He’s using tariffs to fund massive tax breaks for the rich. He sold cabinet positions and is allowing the billionaires who bought them to destroy the departments overseeing their industries in order to maximize profits. He doesn’t give a shit about Canada or Mexico or China. He just sees us as a source of billions of dollars that he can transfer to the wealthy.
I hope that the riots in the streets start up sooner rather than later.
I don’t think there’s a single person here who would disagree with you.
Same. But uncoordinated opposition just leaves a lot of dead “lone wolf crazy gunmen”
Good reminder to keep organizing.