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tblue37

(67,057 posts) Sat Sep 20, 2025, 10:48 PM Sep 20

US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra had the nerve to give a speech scolding Canadian business leaders for not

defending US policies.

US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra had the nerve to give a speech scolding Canadian business leaders for not defending US policies. It's not reasonable to ask businesspeople to jettison their intellect and integrity to defend the indefensible. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T11:42:55.944Z

The Trump administration has violated trade treaties - including those signed by Trump himself - to launch unprovoked and unjustifiable economic aggression against Canada. A US ambassador is paid to do PR for that outrage, but he won't find willing volunteers to help him.
— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T11:45:43.437Z

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US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra had the nerve to give a speech scolding Canadian business leaders for not (Original Post) tblue37 Sep 20 OP

Politico article is from the end of July. applegrove Sep 20 #1

As is Frum's comment though equally applicable to Hoekstra's repeat performance a few days ago. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 20 #2

Total gaslighting "we are threatening you so fawn dawn fawn us" applegrove Sep 20 #4

The idiots in Felon's administration have a really weird sense of entitlement Attilatheblond Sep 20 #3

applegrove

(128,383 posts)

1. Politico article is from the end of July.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 10:52 PM

Sep 20

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,848 posts)

2. As is Frum's comment though equally applicable to Hoekstra's repeat performance a few days ago. . . nt

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:29 PM

Sep 20

applegrove

(128,383 posts)

4. Total gaslighting "we are threatening you so fawn dawn fawn us"

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:39 PM

Sep 20

No? (Hoekstra)

Attilatheblond

(7,336 posts)

3. The idiots in Felon's administration have a really weird sense of entitlement

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:35 PM

Sep 20

Goes WAY beyond the normal RW White guy self importance. They all need to be locked in padded cells.

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