Trudeau Grimly Warns the World That Trump Can No Longer Be Trusted
Source: The New Republic
Trudeau Grimly Warns the World That Trump Can No Longer Be Trusted
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Tue, March 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM EST·4 min read
Within weeks of returning to office, Donald Trump has tossed America’s greatest alliances in favor of a rocky relationship with Russia—and world powers have taken note.
The battered relationships are partially the result of Trump’s spontaneous trade war, threatening America’s economic relationships with a handful of its longest allies, including Canada, Mexico, the U.K., and a collection of European nations.
The president’s controversial tariffs went into effect first thing Tuesday, imposing 25 percent levies on Canada and Mexico as well as a 10 percent tariff hike on Chinese goods. In return, Canada and China slapped the U.S. with equal tariffs, while Mexico promised to do the same with further details to come Sunday. The spontaneously unpaused levies immediately followed reports that Trump had directed administration officials to draft a proposal that would lift sanctions on Russia.
In doing so, Trump has morphed America—previously understood to be the strongest global power—into an international pariah.
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Yes, everybody here has known for a long time that Trump is untrustworthy.
Now, America's allies are admitting it out loud.
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