By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/07/2026There are no deals to be made with Trump, only temporary measures that last until his next Fox and Friends binge or chance encounter with a ridiculous conspiracy theory. 9/ 123129
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/07/2026Take Canada: in 2018, Trump tore up NAFTA - the deal that Bush Sr and Clinton crammed down Mexico and Canada's throats - and replaced it with USMCA, a trade treaty that was even more advantageous to America. 10/ 111617
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/07/2026Then, within months of his 2024 election, Trump tore up USMCA and replaced it with a chaotic series of tariffs that swung around wildly from 25% to 100% to (as of this week) 50%: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/... 11/whitehouse.govFact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on CanadaDEFENDING AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENSURING FAIR TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff 112012
