Could this clown be any more condescending? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was laughing at Canada’s military capabilities last week during an interview on CNBC, and this Saturday during an interview with Trump’s daughter-in-law on Fox, he compared the country to a “little yippy dog” when asked about Trump’s failed attempt to bully them over the trade deal that Trump blew up at the last minute.
TRUMP: I want to talk about our neighbors to the north, Canada. President Trump offered Prime Minister Carney what you say was a highly favorable trade agreement that Carney blew up at the last minute. Canada is expected to impose those retaliatory tariffs. How do you see all of this playing out?
BESSENT: Well, know, Lara, I had a German shepherd, and there was a dachshund that used to antagonize her at the playground. And it kind of reminds me of that. It kind of reminds me of that.
And this little yippy dog, they used to just like bark away. And for a long time, 110 pound German Shepherd was ignoring the dachshund. And then one day she’d had enough.
And unfortunately, Prime Minister Carney did walk away. They were given the opportunity for a great trade deal and they didn’t want it. And it looks like it’s for political reasons.
The U.S., it is not much of a hit to us, if any, if any, because we’re hearing all these stories, inflation, that it is negligible. I would like someone to show me the statistical significance of these, the Canadian tariffs on U.S. prices. And I’m happy to debate them.
Tell that to the Americans who are going to be paying higher prices because of them.
