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?”
I think… Yes? I’m a tad confused, I confess: I don’t think anyone here has misunderstood anything.
A few comments implied I was referencing or talking about a study. I didn’t understand why they thought I was, because I wasn’t.
Ah, I see. Sorry for any confusion, I just meant we were talking about a specific study.
Then I guess the confusion isn’t recoverable and we just have to accept that we can’t communicate.
Sorry if I wasted your time, please have a great rest of your week.