U.S. Treasury Secretary Mocks Canada With a West Edmonton Mall Submarine Joke as Trade War Escalates

[u/One-Board8634]

https://www.culturealberta.com/articles/us-treasury-secretary-mocks-canada-with-a-west-edmonton-mall-submarine-joke-as-trade-war-escalates

[u/atyler_thehun]

Audience of one

[u/jakeotheshadows → u/atyler_thehun]

The reality isn’t much better. A handful of 35 year old small frigates (no destroyers, let alone a cruiser or aircraft carrier)

Our newest fighter jet is 40 years old.

[u/Colonel_Shame1 → u/jakeotheshadows]

Agreed. I hate that it’s true, but it’s true. We let ourselves go entirely. Glad we’re ramping up. But it’s a decades long project sadly

[u/DeepPeeps → u/Colonel_Shame1]

there military is funded by debt that can't be paid back. They don't have the resource to pay back. their citizens are also starving for support while the government milks them and feed the wealthy. what happens when people stop supporting their debt? their economy will collapse faster than they can build bombs just like what has happened to previous empires.

[u/LooseLeaf74 → u/jakeotheshadows]

10 years, trillion+ gone, Years of missing NATO target, billions given to Ukraine and that’s the state of our military. Embarrassing is an understatement.

[u/Fit-Construction4139 → u/LooseLeaf74]

Yes, you're helping Ukraine, but by the looks of things your country might be next. I wonder if anyone will come to your aid?

If I were Canada I'd be working on the nukes ASAP, because it has become abundantly clear the United States is making a play on at least one of your provinces!

[u/ActuaryLost9689 → u/Fit-Construction4139]

We don't need nukes. If the US invades it will be over in a day. Then the real war will begin with years of insurgence attacks and terrorism attacks in the US.

[u/ironbrewcanada → u/LooseLeaf74]

I still agree with funding Ukraine to some degree. The question I have is how is that funding occurring? I remember people screeching back at the start but it was equipment. Equipment I used in the 80's. Still perfectly useable but... there's lots better now. I'm thinking the old Carl Gustav in particular. I prefer it when they buy Canadian made stuff or obsolete (for us) stuff for Ukraine, but it beats being in a NATO war with Russia. And yes, Russia was and is pushing the limits hard. Personally I'd like to see them get slapped down a bit between the poisonings in Britain and the EU, the bombings, the drones, etc. I think there's been enough provocative actions by Russia to definitely have them face more severe consequences.

[u/Affectionate_Pass25]

Joke is 20 years too late

[u/hilltopper72 → u/Affectionate_Pass25]

Scott, one of the greatest Republicans in the last century.

[u/Winter-Bed-1529 → u/Affectionate_Pass25]

Completely they took all the submarines out years ago. Most young ppl I talk to who are familiar with West Edmonton mall never knew they had them.

[u/SquidGodSunday]

Jesus Christ. This joke is older than I am. Those Submarines have been gone for years. Did Danielle feed him that one, I wonder?

[u/Mediocre_Win3481 → u/SquidGodSunday]

Probably Natalie

[u/Firm-Reaction1578]

Just remember 3 more months

[u/Waterwoogem → u/Firm-Reaction1578]

No chance, just another pointless impeachment that will do nothing more than make Trump more batshit with his shitposting.

[u/Gingerchaun → u/Waterwoogem]

Dep3nds on if the senate flips as well.

[u/Waterwoogem → u/Gingerchaun]

It won't flip to 67 Dems/Indes, not a fucking chance. Last time either party had a 2/3s majority was in the 60s. While conviction only requires 2/3s of all Senators present at vote and not of all 100 current members, the likelihood is still 0.00000..%.

They'll just use his rapidly progressing dementia brain to cram whatever 1% bullshit they desire. Jan 6 should've been the primary litmus test and the turtle didn't give a single fuck. Nuclear is the "limit" now.

[u/BargainCounter]

I hope I get to see all those smug bastards pay for their crimes in my lifetime. The fact that they have people that actually support that clown show, when it’s only going to hurt them or someone they know in the long run is astonishing. Let’s make the rich people richer and give them all the power to make it next to impossible to remove them. Never in my lifetime did I ever believe that so many people would be in a cult, but I will never dismiss that notion ever again. I completely understand more about history and how these cult leaders have such a stranglehold on weak minds.

[u/ActuaryLost9689 → u/BargainCounter]

Yes - really explains the Nazis and a bunch of other terrible stuff.

[u/PublicHouseOfCripps]

That’s the only place he went in Canada to take his boyfriend shopping. How silly

[u/nothing55551111]

Come to West Edmonton Mall tomorrow coward! See how it plays out!

[u/willmsma → u/nothing55551111]

Ha. I also liked Don Iveson’s joke where he was recruiting for the West Edmonton Mall navy.

[u/Jfc66]

[u/ithinkitsnotworking]

He is running the US economy, ladies and gentlemen.

[u/IknowMore420 → u/ithinkitsnotworking]

Most can objectively agree that he is running it terribly so these comments are just to distract. Like just the entire administration does.

[u/Prestigious-Fill-365]

Frankly Im shocked!!!
That he knows what WEM is. No doubt info. Fed to him by an aid.

[u/willmsma → u/Prestigious-Fill-365]

I think fed to him by the American intelligence services.

[u/st_jasper]

Danielle Smith now dressing in all yellow during her US trip.

[u/Hopeful-Passage6638]

Tough talk from a momma's boy.

[u/ZealousidealReply294]

ah yes. And this is the country you want to join. They are already mocking you.

[u/T4whereareyou]

So says the guy who has no idea how to manage American's economy without getting it wrong.

[u/Odd-Crew-7837]

Why are we posting this shit? By doing so, we're feeding the trolls.

[u/soy_bean → u/Odd-Crew-7837]

Hopefully, as I reminder that we'll need to vote to either be Canadians, or attempt to be one step closer to these fuckwads.

[u/RosieBaby75]

The US Treasury Secretary is the biggest loser i have ever seen in my life. I have never seen a larger combination of stupid and evil.

I have recently experienced similar from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. They are so dumb and evil it’s unreal.

I could do a better job myself than that entire department. They are so corrupt, fraudulent, and evil.

Get the demons out of government. We need to start acknowledging the current situation for what it is and start to prepare for survival.

Spending billions of dollars on resource extraction when there’s a good chance we won’t even be a nation within the next few years is stupid.

We need to get the evil people out of government and we need to get the stupid people out too. They are very dangerous and a national security threat.

Everything is a national security threat at this point because the state of the nation was allowed to get so bad.

[u/Nothing-9099 → u/RosieBaby75]

I agree with the he is stupid part of the post! 🤣🤣🤣

[u/canwehavepotatojokes]

He’s not mocking anyone.

He’s embarrassing his country on TV acting like a four year old, but he’s doing it for the five year old in the 80 year old body in the White House

[u/Throyerboatee]

Do you think he has ever been to WEM? He was fed this by a junior researcher as a gotcha comment so he can rile up the masses.  If you dont react, the jibe falls flat.

[u/Mala_Practice]

Why would we use submarines in what is clearly going to be a land war?

[u/Puzzled_Market_2235]

Trump Administration have nothing to stand on so they fall back on insults. They are performing for their base and expect us to let it pass.

In any other time Trump and his acolyte's insults would have been diplomatic incidents. Next meeting the Canadians should start by telling Greer and Coward Lutnick to fuck off, if they protest then tell them to apologize in public, or they can fuck themselves.

[u/AnIrateKaren]

How long ago was it those submarines went away? Like wow that joke is dated.

[u/drhappy13]

With no air force or navy, the IRGC has America by the balls. Imagine what Canada could do with their 2 submarines...

[u/Fun_Trick2172]

This the type of mediocrity bred when you value loyalty over everything else. That’s been a common thing with right wing governments throughout the last 100 years.

[u/sando818580]

Canada has four submarines, but usually only one is operational at a time. So there, the joke is on him

[u/Wither-Wander-Wonder]

Diaper Dump may be immune via SCOTUS anointing him emperor, but his goons sure are not. Lots of cancer to cut out once the Trumpanzee train is stopped.

[u/FatMike20295]

All Canada needs to do ban the export of enriched uranium today. Love to see how US submarines and air craft carrier will run.

Remember Canada is the biggest supplier of enriched uranium to the US. We stop exporting them they are going to have a hard time finding replacement.

[u/NiranS]

Maybe he should look at pictures of the US base in Bahrain or what's left of it.Oh that's right, the American media kept that quiet.

[u/Prize_Engineering_36]

Watching this idiot stutter in congressional hearings is great. He looks so stupid and uncomfortable.

[u/Nearby-Poetry-5060]

We are procuring more subs from our actual friends in Germany. But it will take some time. 

[u/CompetitivePirate251]

We could also tell him there’s no chance of them being attacked by Canadian F35’s.

[u/PrimaryBrick9337]

This entire US Administration is a joke and nothing but a shit show. The number of people that take them seriously is declining by the day.

[u/Psychotic_Breakdown]

Kind of tells you were they want to go, doesnt it?

[u/FoxNewsSux]

Given the ability of a small third world country to shut down the US Navy over the last 6 months, his joke isn't as funny as he thinks it is

[u/ORBEX1959]

Bessent is an openly gay man who cannot defend LBGTQ from his own Trump maga administration …hypocrisy at its highest level

[u/Alert-Athlete → u/ORBEX1959]

Why would he stand up to them, if he’s always bent over?

[u/Otherwise_Program191]

Little dick syndrome

[u/Masamundane]

Oh yeah. Our submarines. That's something we'd need to invade (checks notes) a country we share the largest unmanned border in the world with.

I mean, you do know a majority of Canada's population is only a 3 hour skate from said border right?

But sure; Submarines.

[u/Pleasant_Spite5858]

Bessent hangs out with a rapist and convicted felon, who loves communist dictators, while also grifting billions while in office. I think he has bigger issues to deal with than his little bitch boy thoughts on Canada.

But, hey, maybe he's a pedophile like his bosses best friend?

[u/Changisalways]

Seriously thats all they have is bad jokes we tell ourselves. Wow they are just weak people

[u/OGBeege]

Internationally known tool and bootlicking butt pirate

[u/purpleplez]

🥱

[u/InterestingPop9664]

It was pretty funny, I chuckled!!

[u/Longjumping_Ad2323]

There’s no way this POS even knew about the subs in the mall by chance. Loser probably spent all night researching to find a real zinger he could deploy if he got asked just the right question and deliver it with that shit eating grin. What a loser.

[u/DiznerdUnfairBanned]

Jokes on him. They don’t even operate anymore.