Candidate for Canadian Prime Minister pledges to target Tesla vehicles with 100% tariffs
R-FLA Rep. Greg Stube shares his views on the ongoing Democrat meltdown over Doge in “Evening Edit.”
top Canadian lawmakers And the candidate for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor is calling for 100% tariffs on Tesla vehicles to combat tariffs from President Donald Trump.
Chrystia Freeland was working Trudeau’s Finance Minister He is currently running to replace Trudeau as prime minister until she resigns in January. Her economic policy drives Canada to deliver “the biggest trade hit the US has ever endured.”
“We’re going to chase after some of the important American stakeholders in the White House,” Freeland told CNN this week. “I have proposed a 100% tariff on all Teslas. I am asking all countries affected by this tariff to join us. Our retaliation will be a part of a specific Trump constituency. targets.
Freeland also targeted Wisconsin dairy farmers and said they were “important” to Trump.
Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops at the US border in exchange for a suspension of tariffs
If Christia Freeland wins the election, Elon Musk’s Tesla could face Canadian tariffs. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We don’t intend to let the products sell in Canada anymore,” she said.
The Freeland threat comes after Trump suspends his tariff plans for both Canada and Mexico. The two countries agreed to several surrenders to stem the tariffs and give them time for further negotiations.
Palantir CEO promotes Elon Musk’s Doge, the ability to hold “a sacred cow in a deep state.”
Christyre Freeland, a former Trudeau government official, has pledged tariffs on Trump’s allies. (Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images)
Freeland’s appeal reflects sentiment from other Canadian officials. Canadian lawmaker Jagmeet Singh has suggested that Canada should “fight back” against Trump’s tariff threat.
“Elon Musk is very loud. He’s attacking our country very loudly. We don’t let it stand. So if you shoot us, we’ll fight back I’m going to do that,” Shin told reporters the week before. “So Elon Musk thinks he can tweet anything he wants. Yeah, we’re going to put tariffs on him. I want it to be something that affects him.”
CNN host Boris Sanchez spoke with Singh on Monday and asked how he felt about Trump’s story of bringing Canada to the 51st state. Singh warned that Canadians are known for being polite, “Don’t take our kindness for weakness,” and said to the proposal “Hell no.”
Potential Canadian Prime Minister Jagmeet Singh warned President Donald Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk that Canada will respond to US tariffs with its own tariffs.
Click here to get the Fox News app
“I believe I’m a good neighbor and I have a good relationship, but I believe very firmly. Donald Trump I only understand power. He acted as a bully in many situations and now he acted as a financial bully. The only language that a bully understands is the language of strength. So we have to show that we are ready to fight back,” Singh replied. “We may be smaller. We may be against the bigger opponent, but it will hurt both of us. That’s a bad thing. It will hurt Americans It will hurt Canadians. We need to show that it’s wrong and we need to show that we are ready to fight back and defend what we have. There is.”