My sister is visiting New Zealand with a tour group comprising mostly US citizens. One of the tour leaders asked “Is everyone here American?” My sister responded that she and her husband were Canadian, and some MAGA woman nearby snorted “Not for long!”

Earlier, my sister had met another couple on the trip who, upon learning she was Canadian, said that she must be so thrilled that Canada was getting the exciting opportunity to join the USA. They were sincere and happy for her. They were honestly shocked to discover that Canadians have no desire to lose their sovereignty. (Or their health care).

These examples (heartless callousness in the first, egocentric cluelessness in the second) really sum up MAGA.

To my many American friends and family — I can assure you that Canadians understand that it is the current administration and their cult-like supporters that have betrayed our long friendship, not Americans in general. But we are hella pissed right now.

Imagine taking a win-win situation like our long partnership, and turning it into a lose-lose situation like a tariff war. That takes a special kind of stupid.

#tariffwar