United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted his country is "not at war" with Canada, then proceeded to mock the threat Canada could pose to his country with "submarines from the Edmonton mall."

The secretary also suggested Prime Minister Mark Carney was to blame for the current "political shouting match" between the two countries because keeping the fight alive is good for his poll numbers.

Bessent made the remarks Monday in an interview with the U.S. cable news network CNBC, where he was asked if his country is now in a trade war with Canada.

"Well, I don't think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that's 13 times larger than you are," he said.

"I mean we're not at war with Canada. How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?"

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It was assymetrixal warfare because any Canadian under US rule would join terrorist groups.

Not the US destroying themselves.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't trust the Ontarians I know who still keep a place in Florida and still plan to retire there, despite everything that has happened in recent years. The only things they pay any attention to are money and sunshine, and they won't stand up for anything.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fuck those Boomers, sooner or later they will get carted off to a hospital and drained of all the money they hoarded.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

They come back here for that.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

The way the Tangerine Temper Tantrum views us, we're basically terrorists anyway, so not much gonna change there.