Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring
The US president’s need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home What do bullies do when someone stands up to their bullying and punches them in the face? They look for someone weaker to bully who won’t punch back. Presumably that’s why Donald Trump has now taken on Canada , after Iran punched back so hard in the cage match the US president began more than six months ago as to leave him humiliated and baffled.
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