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Trump’s Rage at Canada Takes Dark Turn—and GOPers Openly Grow Unnerved

As Trump’s threats to annex Canada grow more serious, a shrewd observer of our politics explains how Democrats can seize on them to illustrate how degenerate Trump and MAGA have truly become.

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President Trump’s anger at Canada has darkened: He’s kept up the menacing threats even after it’s become clear Canadians take them seriously. Indeed, Canada’s foreign minister just openly declared that Canadians are “anxious.” Meanwhile, even some Republicans are growing unnerved. Some tell NBC News he appears deadly serious—and that they’re flummoxed by his failure to explain what he really wants from our ally. We keep hearing Americans don’t care about such things. But what if that’s wrong? We talked to Brian Beutler, author of the Off Message Substack. He explains how this standoff is an area where Democrats can graphically demonstrate how degenerate Trump and his GOP have truly become. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.