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Several White House officials revealed to NBC News that President Donald Trump is growing increasingly “worried” over Canada regarding its ability to defend its borders, with one official saying that Trump’s concern stems from his “vision of ‘solidifying’ the Western Hemisphere,” the outlet reported Sunday.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it was Seth Meyers who made the joke that trump legitimately believes Alaska is an island close to Hawaii because of how US maps show it...

Like, he keeps talking about how we need a defendable area close to Russia, but keeps forgetting Alaska and Russia are basically spooning and Alaska is closer to Russia than Greenland or Canada

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

As long as nobody enters Alaska's and Hawaii's box...

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago

Cool. Where are the Epstein files?

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Unless he's fleeing DC a couple steps ahead of a mob with torches and pitchforks, he ain't worried enough.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It would be worth it tonwact him run. I doubt he can.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I doubt he could actually hobble properly

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Unless he's worried about what the short drop is going to feel like in about 5 seconds, he's not worried enough.

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Maybe just depose the increasingly paranoid king? I've heard the French have excellent tools for that.

[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Dr. Guillotin's organic headache remedy? All natural, no chemicals involved.

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Chop chop motherfucker!

[–] atropa@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just put him in a box , anykind of box

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 month ago

A Lemarchand box.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Does scaphism count as any kind of box?