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    We don’t hear Trump threatening to acquire Mexico because Mexico doesn’t hugely rely from America for economic prosperity while calling Americans stupid and uneducated.

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          It’s crazy that I can’t tell if it’s bait from a pretty good troll, a real supporter of the racist in chief himself who believes this shit, or a supporter who is trolling because their real life is kind of pathetic. They all kind of sound the same at this point. But the fact that whoever it is went down the comment chain to reply to you instead of just those who took the bait points to 1 or 3.

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            Does it matter? I’m not stupid enough to fall for your weak shit is all you need to know.

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              Yeah so ppl who don’t live by the border only have the internet by which to form an opinion. If you actually go to the border, you see the real border. It does matter because you are acting like an expert on something you can’t even drive to in 1 day. Foolish

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        Because Mexico and America have a mutually beneficial relationship, unlike the Canadian relationship which is 75/25.

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            Canada supplies 20% of American oil. Considering Trump is bringing back the drilling that Biden took away, I don’t foresee a significant impact. The biggest loss would be the syrup.

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              Which drilling did he take away? The amount of oil U.S. Oil being produced hit an all time high under Biden? You don’t get there by taking away drilling. Refusing to expand on future drilling maybe, but that is because it would be cheaper and more sustainable to move away from future drilling.

              Edit to add: Gas prices went up under Trump last time, and they are definitely going to again. No prices will be going down under his business practices, it’s all up from here on costs, and wage stagnation to pad the company numbers.

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                Which is more hydrating? A shot of water or a gallon of water? Biden is a radically anti fossil fuel president who has halted drilling, canceled contracts, and restricted nearly every aspect of oil drilling. He even removed all federal funding from the industry that keeps American oil competitive. He specifically rushed to keep over 1/2 million off of shore drilling out of the oil industry because he knows Trump isn’t an EV messiah like Biden. 2019 was the record breaking oil year, not the past 5 years.

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                  2023 and 2024 are higher than 2019. Anyone who thinks Biden was “radical” anti fossil fuel clearly doesn’t know what the word radical means. “He even removed all federal funding from the industry” Thats based off what, your feelings? Because it never happened. We still spend $20 billion a year subsidizing oil. The last bill Biden signed pertaining to oil he increased the funding.

                  Bring some sources for those claims and I’ll be happy to review them.

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              Trump is doing nothing more than pandering to the oil industry because they want to export LNG from Alaska. Besides, American refineries are largely equipped to handle heavier crude - Canada is helping us out.

              We only have a (very) small trade deficit with Canada if you include oil. Canada is subsidizing what we do import to help us out (you know - we’re supposed to be friends).

              Don’t believe the b/s that comes out of Trump’s mouth.

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          Weird, I thought Trump wouldn’t want Mexico because Mexico is in a worse state than the US or Canada.

          US absorbing Mexico would pretty much only be good for Mexicans and Americans, but bad for the cartels and the useful idiots who hate unification no matter what.

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            You think it’s bad if the cartels are weakened? Considering lots of people in Colorado still talk about how they live in old Mexico, I think Americans would welcome it. Especially if only border state residents made the choice. The politics in immigration of border state residents (that being only Southern California) are RADICALLY different than those who aren’t near the border. I don’t think people in New Jersey have enough perspective or in person experience to have a leading opinion on the border.