Raw Story: 'Worth a chuckle': Republican claims nobody in party takes Trump's Canada threat seriously

[Dennis Donovan]

Raw Story - 'Worth a chuckle': Republican claims nobody in party takes Trump's Canada threat seriously

Krystina Alarcon Carroll
April 29, 2025 8:23AM ET

Republican Congressman Mark Amodei (NV) laughed off his party leader's repeated vows to take over Canada as America's 51st state Tuesday — and promised to impose steep tariffs on the nation.

Speaking to CNN’s Kate Bolduan to discuss Trump’s first 100 days in office, Amodei veered off to comment on the election result in Canada Monday.

The network played a segment of new Prime Minister Mark Carney's victory speech Monday night in which he claimed, “America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.”

“That does not sound like friends anymore,” Bolduan said. “How much has this trade war damaged that friendship that you spoke about?”

“I think ultimately it hasn't and it won't because it's a good, solid relationship. You've got over 4,000 miles of border. Out of necessity, you're going to get along well with them.

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[Lovie777]

1. GQP ............

majority of the shit they do is not reality based.

Plus, when it comes to compassionate governing, they get a bigly fat F.

[bronxiteforever]

2. The right question is: why would you treat an ally

like this while kissing Putin’s behind? The Congressman may wish to awaken his dormant common sense and ask how beneficial is it to have the world , and he and his colleagues, laugh at the US because the leader of his party is full of sh#t.

[Ohioboy]

3. He sounds so excited, doesn't he?

Could you imagine these idiots if a democrat was doing what tRump is doing to this country?

[LiberalArkie]

4. I wonder if the GOP took seriously the Trump trade war? Or expelling U.S. citizens who were not "lilly" white?

[chicoescuela]

5. He is my congressman and probably the most dopey individual ever.

Walked by him in a local Mexican restaurant a week ago. I wish I had something clever to say to him, but I might the second most dopey individual ever and just walked by. He is always out around town so maybe I should have something ready for him.

[Midnight Writer]

6. "and we get a big laugh when he talks about arresting judges and closing down newspapers"

"We were rolling on the floor laughing when he started putting Americans into foreign slave labor camps"

"Remember when he said "I AM THE LAW!' and that he rules the world? Priceless stuff there!"