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Comment by lenerdenator

4 days ago

> Trump doesn't care about values at all, he cares about money more than anyone else does.

That's exactly what I'm saying. He's going to use this sort of deal as an example to Canadians that when it all comes down to it, they're no better than he is. He's going to say that you're perfectly fine talking trade deals with authoritarians who are literally abducting Chinese nationals on Canadian soil and doing God-knows-what with them [0], so long as the money is right.

[0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rcmp-chinese-police-st...

I think you are giving Trump way too much credit. He is a much simpler man - he sees a weakness or some leverage, then he will use that for financial gain. No more than that.