Trump thinks Canada burned down the White House

@NJChicaa (115621)
United States
June 6, 2018 6:21pm CST
Definitely the most ignorant president this country has ever had. Today during a phone call with Canada's Prime Minister, Trump was asked why he considered the country a threat to US national security. His response to Trudeau? "Didn't you guys burn down the White House?" First of all, he was referring to an event that happened over 200 years ago during the War of 1812. Secondly, it was the British army, not Canada, that did that. But people think that this moron is somehow "making America great again". He has no freaking clue. None. I wish I could say that I was making this story up but it is, sadly, true.
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Jun 18
Now, he's gonna probably declare war on Canada! The only nation we are on good terms with:(
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@Morleyhunt (21615)
• Canada
7 Jun 18
I think he did that when he wanted to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Dumbest president ever
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa He thinks we believe whatever comes out of his mouth:(
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Jun 18
Well you know those foreign flags are hard for Oompa Loompas to tell apart.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
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@spiderdust (14744)
• San Jose, California
7 Jun 18
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• United States
7 Jun 18
Well, I honestly don't know what to say to that. I wonder if he'll try to claim that he thought those who burned the White House Down came from British Columbia?
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• United States
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa During his campaign, I kept hoping that enough people would realize how stupid he is, how much of a racist he is, and how disrespectful he is in general. Now we are the laughingstock of the world and will go down in history as the country who elected the idiot.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum well the majority wanted Hillary.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
He’s too stupid to even think of that one.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Jun 18
That was funny but embarrassing. Our president isn't proficient in history or anything else. What will he do next is anybody's guess.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
That’s the frightening thing.
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@porwest (78744)
• United States
7 Jun 18
You cannot call him an idiot when ISIS is almost gone. Black unemployment is at historical lows. There are more jobs available than unemployed to fill them. The stock market is on a tear. NK is talking denuclearization. China has offered 75 billion in US trade. GDP is at historical numbers, If Trump is an idiot we need more of his kind. If no one gets that they are either suffering Trump derangement syndrome or not paying attention. Not sure which it might be. But he's even more successful than Reagan was. My God people. Wake up. America is back.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@porwest cool. I do pay attention though. I pay attention every single day.
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@porwest (78744)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa I will follow any of your posts, but not this one. You are not paying attention. I am not mad at you. But none of these statements is remotely fact based. I'll see you on the breakfast posts.
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@porwest (78744)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa Not based on your response. But like I said, I am not mad at you. I am VERY engaged in politics and what you said suggested to me you might be paying attention to talking points as opposed to facts. I just won't engage in that. I am VERY fair on both sides. But I engage only in facts. When I praised Obama it was based on fact. When I praise Trump it is only based in fact. On the flip side I also chastise either side based on facts. You did not present any facts. Like I said, I am not mad. I just don't want to engage in rhetoric and false statements. Based on what you said it is clear to me you are not deeply engaged in this.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
6 Jun 18
~sigh~ You mean he hasn't forgiven us?
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• United States
7 Jun 18
@Starmaiden Blame Canada! I am sorry, I had to say it.. That silly stupid song just popped into my head.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Apparently not! Try not to lose too much sleep over it!
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• Canada
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa I won't
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
7 Jun 18
This guy is seriously the biggest buffoon we've had in my life time, and I was alive for Carter.
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@snowy22315 (168441)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Ugh! How did this stoodge get to be a billionaire or whatever he is?? It sure wasn't because of his brains!
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@dodo19 (47034)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 Jun 18
He really isn't bright. Like you, I'm not sure how he's supposed to "make America great again." It seems like he's doing the opposite, in my opinion.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
6 Jun 18
He is doing the exact opposite.
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@dodo19 (47034)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 Jun 18
@NJChicaa I certainly agree with you.
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@RasmaSandra (72520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jun 18
I think someone should check out how much schooling this guy actually had or if he really likes to make stupid jokes without checking any facts.
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@moffittjc (118224)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jun 18
It seems very ironic that someone who has made billions in the business world can appear to be so dumb and clueless. I wonder if it is a negotiating tactic to get what he wants? I'm certainly not trying to defend him or his moronic actions, I just can't fathom how somebody who is so successful in the business world can be so clueless in the political world.
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@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
7 Jun 18
No, this isn't some of that "3d chess" his supporters are always passing his stupidity off as, this is genuine ignorance to things geo-political.....and about everything else.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Just an example of why the country shouldn’t have elected someone with no experience.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
6 Jun 18
He's an idiot and I'm proud to announce that I did NOT vote for him.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
7 Jun 18
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Nor did I!
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@Deepizzaguy (93658)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 18
Trump sure likes to fan the flames of other nations.
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@Deepizzaguy (93658)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa That is true. It could come back to haunt us.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
He is ruining our relationships with NATO allies while trying to make friends with China, Russia, and North Korea.
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@Plethos (13618)
• United States
7 Jun 18
lol, thats funny.
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@Plethos (13618)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa - lol, i find him entertaining.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I’d say scary
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Hate to rain on your celebration, but.... "In 1814, during the War of 1812, the White House was set ablaze by British troops[32] during the Burning of Washington, in retaliation for burning Upper Canada's Parliament Buildings in the Battle of York; much of Washington was affected by these fires as well. Only the exterior walls remained, and they had to be torn down and mostly reconstructed because of weakening from the fire and subsequent exposure to the elements, except for portions of the south wall. Of the numerous objects taken from the White House when it was ransacked by British troops, only two have been recovered. Employees and slaves rescued a painting of George Washington,[32] and in 1939, a Canadian man returned a jewelry box to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, claiming that his grandfather had taken it from Washington. " - wikipedia Now what was a Canadian man's dad doing with White House property? Simple Answer. Canada was a province of Britain. And yes, Canadians were employed as troops in the British Military. So yes, it was indeed Canada that torched the White House?. Canada didn't exist you say? "After the successful American War of Independence, the 1783 Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the newly formed United States and set the terms of peace, ceding British North American territories south of the Great Lakes to the new country.[57] The American war of independence also caused a large out-migration of Loyalists the settlers who had fought against American independence. Many moved to Canada, particularly Atlantic Canada, where their arrival changed the demographic distribution of the existing territories. New Brunswick was in turn split from Nova Scotia as part of a reorganization of Loyalist settlements in the Maritimes.[58] To accommodate the influx of English-speaking Loyalists in Central Canada, the Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the province of Canada into French-speaking Lower Canada (later Quebec) and English-speaking Upper Canada (later Ontario), granting each its own elected legislative assembly.[59] The Canadas were the main front in the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom." -wikipedia "The name of Canada has been in use since the founding of the French colony of Canada in the 16th century." - wikipedia "European explorer Jacques Cartier transcribed the word as "Canada" and was the first European to use the word to refer not only to the village of Stadacona but also to the neighbouring region and to the Saint Lawrence River, which he called rivière de Canada during his second voyage in 1535.[19][20] By the mid 1500s, European books and maps began referring to this region as Canada. Canada became the name of a colony in New France that stretched along the St. Lawrence River.[21][22] The terms "Canada" and "New France" were often used interchangeably during the colonial period.[21]" - wikipedia "After the British conquest of New France (including ceding of the French colony, Canada) in 1763, the colony was renamed the Province of Quebec. Following the American revolution and the influx of United Empire Loyalists into Quebec, the colony was split on 26 December 1791 into Upper and Lower Canada, sometime being collectively known as "The Canadas", the first time that the name "Canada" was used officially, in the British regime.[23]" -wikipedia Do liberals know how to research?
• United States
7 Jun 18
@NJChicaa Now normally I would agree with you on using wikipedia as a source, but in this case wikipedia has used actual sourced data for their article. over 282 sources. That's pretty definitive. Did you really use CNN as a source?
@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Are you REALLY presenting Wikipedia as a valid research source?
@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
8 Jun 18
@redhotpogo That was just one news source that mentioned the conversation. I often use other news sources.
@Morleyhunt (21615)
• Canada
7 Jun 18
Maybe you should recheck your facts. I do believe it was Canadians that burned the White House....we like to think we did, even if we had some help from the British.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
7 Jun 18
It was British troops from Canada.
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@NJChicaa (115621)
• United States
7 Jun 18
It was the British.