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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:45 AM Jun 2018

Trump economic adviser: Trudeau 'stabbed us in the back'

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 06/10/18 09:13 AM EDT

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday tore into Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for “double crossing” President Trump with critical comments about U.S. trade policy.

“He was polarizing. He really kind of stabbed us in the back,” Kudlow said in strikingly critical remarks during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“He did a great disservice to the whole G7,” he added.




Kudlow specifically took issue with Trudeau's comments at a post-summit press conference given Trump's summit on Tuesday with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, and repeatedly called the Canadian's actions a "betrayal."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391535-kudlow-trudeau-stabbed-us-in-the-back
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Trump economic adviser: Trudeau 'stabbed us in the back' (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
It is Trump who is putting America in jeopardy. Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #1
Trump is creating problems and enemies where there were none before. forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #39
I am so disgusted and ashamed to see what Trump is doing and saying to our Allies and insults Pachamama Jun 2018 #2
You and me, both, Pachamama Ohiogal Jun 2018 #15
Kudlow should be fired, impeached, recalled bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #3
Cokehead Larry and Revenge Mustache hatrack Jun 2018 #4
Sounds more like a pair of "stuporvillains" to me... JohnQFunk Jun 2018 #9
TRUMP "did a great disservice to the whole G7." neeksgeek Jun 2018 #5
I remember adults BeyondGeography Jun 2018 #6
Well NOW trump knows how it feels; since he's doing it ALL the time. nt 7962 Jun 2018 #7
Are we supposed to believe some TV economist?? C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #8
Since Obama and his Tan Suit are no longer available... Hugin Jun 2018 #10
It's ALWAYS projection with conservatives! canuckledragger Jun 2018 #24
Yep, right down to their "apologies"... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #26
Oh, there's other addictions in my family too that they won't admit to. canuckledragger Jun 2018 #30
LOL, pretty much ck4829 Jun 2018 #50
This is pretty standard authoritarian thinking. malthaussen Jun 2018 #11
Two phrases come to mind from my reading of German history: thucythucy Jun 2018 #14
Very cult-like ck4829 Jun 2018 #48
absolutely no way to trust or believe anything trump or his people say...trump has the track record beachbum bob Jun 2018 #12
Trudeau did not kiss tRump's ass. That's a betrayal in eyes of Trumpanistas. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #13
This entire "milk" dispute needs to be explained. luvtheGWN Jun 2018 #31
Good points. Also, Nunes is a dairy farmer. tRump is paying back Nunes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #37
I have more confidence in any G-7 Marthe48 Jun 2018 #16
I think you mean "G-6"... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #27
Thanks for pointing that out Marthe48 Jun 2018 #47
Did the media swallow Kudlow's spin whole or did they push back? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #17
kudlow is just another Repug ass**** katmondoo Jun 2018 #18
Thank God, Sunday News face the nation will have Obama experts on this Morning. Sunlei Jun 2018 #19
Coward Donald made nice while he was there, saying how great things were going. keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #20
Putin must be grinning ear to ear. world wide wally Jun 2018 #21
Guess what dt fools Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #22
Sounds better in the original German from 100 years ago muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #23
Today's latter Nazis are using lessons learned from the pre-Nazis. keithbvadu2 Jun 2018 #45
Kudlow is a sycophant weasel. Every word he's ever uttered is disingenuous. nt Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2018 #25
It is beyond ridiculous that this has even started treestar Jun 2018 #28
Yep, the countries (United States & Canada and the other G7) got to listen to a asshole that had turbinetree Jun 2018 #29
Actually, anyone trying to enter Canada luvtheGWN Jun 2018 #33
Yepper, spot on turbinetree Jun 2018 #42
Yeah, the Canadian immigration process is no joke. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #46
Canada betrayed us? Firestorm49 Jun 2018 #32
Dangerous Demagoguery colsohlibgal Jun 2018 #34
Kudlow's a POS! KPN Jun 2018 #35
Show of hands: who believes a word Kudlow says ever? rurallib Jun 2018 #36
I am ashamed that this POS Kudlow speaks for America! workinclasszero Jun 2018 #38
Stabbed in the back? SCVDem Jun 2018 #40
You think he "stabbed you in the back"? ascap_scab Jun 2018 #41
Quite some projection by Kudrow. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #43
That's straight-up Nazi talk. And they know it. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #44
We need to start coming out and saying the Trump admin does not speak for the US ck4829 Jun 2018 #49
Did kudlow karma come around and stab himself empedocles Jun 2018 #51

forgotmylogin

(7,533 posts)
39. Trump is creating problems and enemies where there were none before.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:39 PM
Jun 2018

He thinks by manufacturing problems he thinks he knows the solution to, he looks great when he solves them.

That's what the mob does...breaks your store window then offers you 'insurance' so it won't happen again.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
2. I am so disgusted and ashamed to see what Trump is doing and saying to our Allies and insults
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:50 AM
Jun 2018

Its horrible and embarrassing and I cannot believe that Trump and his cabinet and team is doing what he is doing....

Ohiogal

(32,091 posts)
15. You and me, both, Pachamama
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:22 AM
Jun 2018

I keep wondering when we will be able to rid ourselves of this nightmare.

bucolic_frolic

(43,311 posts)
3. Kudlow should be fired, impeached, recalled
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:52 AM
Jun 2018

he always was a mean-spirited barbarian with no regard for the viewpoints of other people, let alone foreign leaders

hatrack

(59,593 posts)
4. Cokehead Larry and Revenge Mustache
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:59 AM
Jun 2018

A new buddy-movie superhero blockbuster?

No, the public face of the Shitstain administration.

neeksgeek

(1,214 posts)
5. TRUMP "did a great disservice to the whole G7."
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:02 AM
Jun 2018

The language this Administration uses is getting incredibly dangerous.

Edited to add... I knew I'd seen "stabbed in the back" (Wikipedia) somewhere before. It was Hitler's explanation for why Germany lost WWI.

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
8. Are we supposed to believe some TV economist??
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:04 AM
Jun 2018

Geesh even mad-money stock-manipulating Cramer has more credibility

Hugin

(33,208 posts)
10. Since Obama and his Tan Suit are no longer available...
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:12 AM
Jun 2018

I guess the words-of-the-day in Trumptopia are Blame Canada!

canuckledragger

(1,667 posts)
24. It's ALWAYS projection with conservatives!
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:54 AM
Jun 2018

And doubly so with lying, narcissistic egomaniacs like Trump.

Ones like him will never acknowledge the negative consequences of their own behaviors and actions, because to do so would be admitting they're wrong...and his identity depends on convincing himself he's never wrong and everyone else is to blame.

Reminds me of my alcoholic relatives.

Wounded Bear

(58,721 posts)
26. Yep, right down to their "apologies"...
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:02 AM
Jun 2018

"I'm sorry if you felt offended."



Oh, and the reference to alchololics is spot on, though I would just say addicts in general. Addicts always seem to exhibit signs of narcissism and always tend to project their own insecurities and failings onto others.

canuckledragger

(1,667 posts)
30. Oh, there's other addictions in my family too that they won't admit to.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:29 AM
Jun 2018

A meth addicted sister that wreaks havoc everywhere she goes dragging folks down with her...then moves on leaving others to clean up the mess she's made in their lives.

An alcoholic abusive step-father that 'quit' drinking (not really. he just takes advantage more of holiday stuff with wine, etc.) changed nothing in the behaviour that was actually causing the problems. That's 'your' problem if you have a problem with his daily childish crap, not his. He's 'better' now and why do you have to bring up the past?

Both mother and step-father tend to hit the painkillers and anti-depressants hard, and isolate themselves from consequences by not associating with anyone outside the home. Frees them from the criticism they'd rightly receive pulling their shit on everyone else.

Yes, there's some HUGE similarities in alcoholic/addicts and narcissists like Trump. It's why I have a general disliking for conservatives in general seeing as they share a lot of the traits I've described, irresponsibility being a HUGE one.

Also, needless to say I haven't seen or spoken with the family for years now, and that's the way I want to keep it. It's toxic behaviour.

malthaussen

(17,217 posts)
11. This is pretty standard authoritarian thinking.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:13 AM
Jun 2018

If one doesn't agree with an authoritarian, than one is just deliberately stirring up trouble, because the primary quality of an authoritarian is that he is never wrong.

-- Mal

thucythucy

(8,087 posts)
14. Two phrases come to mind from my reading of German history:
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:21 AM
Jun 2018

"The Fuehrer is always right."

"My ideology is the Fuehrer" which seems particularly apropos conservatives and "Christians" who have abandoned all pretense to following any sort of consistent philosophy or ideology or religion, other than "Trump is our man."

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
12. absolutely no way to trust or believe anything trump or his people say...trump has the track record
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:18 AM
Jun 2018

of stabbing people in the back...he made money on doing so. He gets pissed when people don't take his shit.

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
31. This entire "milk" dispute needs to be explained.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:30 AM
Jun 2018

Dairy producers in the US have been producing much more milk than they can sell -- either inside the US or outside. Canada once had the same problem, so a supply management system was put in place. A quota system is used and any farmer wishing to expand his/her production had to buy quota, but only if the need for more supply was required. Similarly, if a farmer decided to retire, sell the farm, go out of the milk production business, he/she could sell their quota to someone wishing to expand.

This was all put in place to ensure that Canadians had a safe access to high-quality milk and products --- no antibiotics, no bovine growth hormones allowed (unlike the US). US-produced diary products are still sold in Canada -- up to a point where the 270% tariff is imposed.

So, considering that US diary producers refuse to lower their production to suit their internal market, and considering that the US consumer population is 10 times what it is in Canada, should Canadians really even entertain the idea of reducing that tariff, as Trump suggests/demands? This Canuck says "Hell no"!

Marthe48

(17,035 posts)
16. I have more confidence in any G-7
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:23 AM
Jun 2018

member than trump. More confidence in any other economic professional than kudlow. And on and on. We're going to hell and they bought the basket.

keithbvadu2

(36,937 posts)
20. Coward Donald made nice while he was there, saying how great things were going.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:34 AM
Jun 2018

Coward Donald made nice while he was there, saying how great things were going.

Then he left and talks phony tough away from real leaders.

world wide wally

(21,755 posts)
21. Putin must be grinning ear to ear.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:35 AM
Jun 2018

An entire American government stays absolutely silent as a buffoon destroys our standing in the world so blatantly and obnoxiously.
FUCKING VOTE!

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
22. Guess what dt fools
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:42 AM
Jun 2018

It's SO annoying talking to people who's position isn't based in reason but rather in just wanting to 'Anger liberal' thinkers, why bother? We've tried, you guys think it's fun to break shit, and everyone else doesn't. We do NOT owe you every regard, courtesy, etc. He was a big asshole there (scowls etc...arms crossed, stomping his feet bc putin wasn't there...guess what? We don't have time to fiddle and coddle idiots who are destroying 200 years of a good thing, and the future for as far as the eye can see for our children. Go cry in moscow.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
28. It is beyond ridiculous that this has even started
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:07 AM
Jun 2018

The Dotard asserts we are some sort of victims of Evil Canadian Machinations regarding trade. And making it personal as to Justin Trudeau, of course. What is his point? He has to "win" over everybody?

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
29. Yep, the countries (United States & Canada and the other G7) got to listen to a asshole that had
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:15 AM
Jun 2018

alcohol and drug problems give his latest rendition of blaming a country of supposedly stabbing this country in the back with his supply side economics of trickle down yammer of Bull shit..................... .

Hey Kudlow......................F******

F****** Kudlow..................your a POS. and in your bio, you have NO formal economic qualifications, because you have no Masters degree when you were a "staff" economist at the federal reserve, in fact your degree is in History, and by the way, do you know ass**** how many Canadians have died under the auspices of the United Nations and NATO, to help defend United States, just maybe ass**** you should start at the beaches on Normandy and go forward...............here is a reminder:

https://www.historyonthenet.com/d-day-casualties/

http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/casualties/p_casualties_participating_nations.htm

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2013/10/02/the-international-vietnam-war-the-other-world-powers-that-fought-in-south-east-asia/


http://icasualties.org/OEF/index.aspx


In your delusion of hypocrisy and the sexual predators, Canada stabbed this country in the back--------------------right

Just maybe when your "boss" gets convicted if and when he does, he will be denied entry into Canada, because they kinda frown on convicts traveling into there country, even if they lie during a civil defamation cases.....................here is a reminder just for your history degree to ponder:

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Traveling_with_a_criminal_history


November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
33. Actually, anyone trying to enter Canada
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:32 AM
Jun 2018

who has a criminal conviction will be sent back home before even setting foot on our soil.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
42. Yepper, spot on
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 01:19 PM
Jun 2018

my point is that when his boss lies in his future civil depositions he will be denied to travel almost anywhere, because he will commit perjury

Jedi Guy

(3,259 posts)
46. Yeah, the Canadian immigration process is no joke.
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:03 PM
Jun 2018

When I went through it five years ago, my wife and I had to provide a ton of information. I had to do the full background check, fingerprinting, the works. We had to provide photos, receipts for travel back and forth to see each other, gift receipts for birthdays and holidays, phone call records, chat transcripts... on and on it went. I guess they wanted to make sure we had a legit relationship.

All totally worth it, though. I love living in Canada (except for the humidity in the summer) and I'm especially happy to be here since Dolt 45 is running the show back home. It's nice living in a country that takes care of its citizens. Also nice that it's run by adults instead of a pouting man-child.

Firestorm49

(4,037 posts)
32. Canada betrayed us?
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:30 AM
Jun 2018

This guy Kudlow, just like our king ( small “k” for many reasons) needs to get his head examined. Our representation by the unpopularly elected tyrant of the United States was a disgrace and world-wide embarrassment. And now we’re going to send our unprepared ” schmuck “ into serious talks with Kim? I smell a hotel deal in North Korea and no other result.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
34. Dangerous Demagoguery
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 11:34 AM
Jun 2018

Trump is jeopardizing our relationships with our allies and slurping dictators.

Where are the supposedly patriotic Congressional Republicans?

Thought I couldn’t despise this excuse for a human more but I now do.

Please let us survive this horrible time.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
38. I am ashamed that this POS Kudlow speaks for America!
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:30 PM
Jun 2018

This GOPer pig slams one of the greatest nations that have stood with us through two world wars and this mealy mouth Putin cockholster insults them on nationwide TV?

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
40. Stabbed in the back?
Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:50 PM
Jun 2018

I guess that's possible when you turn your back to our friends!

For the first time in my 63 years I'm wishing we fail miserably and publicly.

This is not the America we fought and died for!

Just like on the streets, all we have are big guns and bombs to form our foreign policy.

Zero empathy.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
51. Did kudlow karma come around and stab himself
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:01 AM
Jun 2018

in the chest, heart attack area, if he can be said to have a heart?

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