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2025-01-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Rogan suggests Trump should take over Mexico after Canada and make it 'safe'
[FoxNews] Podcaster Joe Rogan responded to President-elect Trump's recent chatter about expanding U.S. territory by saying he may as well annex Mexico as he cracks down on crime.

In the past week, President-elect Trump has flirted with territorial expansion of the United States, ranging from acquiring Greenland to making Canada the 51st state.

"Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned," Trump wrote on Truth Social following Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announcing his upcoming resignation. "If Canada merged with the U.S. [sic], there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!"

Rogan shared a screenshot of the post on Instagram, suggesting, "I say we let Mexico in too." He followed up by discussing this on Wednesday.
A really, really, really bad idea. We don’t need to import all of the narco gang culture instead of just some of it.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-09 08:49|| || Front Page|| [11149 views ]  Top

#1 ‘Mexican America’: President of Mexico trolls Trump with vintage map
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-09 10:54||   2025-01-09 10:54|| Front Page Top

#2 We can occupy Mexico for a 20 year fight, lose, and abandon all who helped us to cartel justice. We conquered Mexico once and couldn’t figure out an exit strategy.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-09 11:38||   2025-01-09 11:38|| Front Page Top

#3 No thank you. Canada is to fucking liberal and Mexico is too fucked up. Both are good trading partners, but we don't want 'em in our states.
Posted by DarthVader 2025-01-09 11:47||   2025-01-09 11:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Wrong. We have enough corruption already without adding Mexico.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-01-09 12:11||   2025-01-09 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 They don't know what they are talking about. The bad parts of Mexico are no worse than West Philly or South Side Chicago or SE DC. It's been my experience that the cartel run areas (unless contested) are the safest and least corrupt areas of MX. Usually better kept too. And police, I much rather deal with MX Cops than American Cops.
Posted by mossomo 2025-01-09 12:38||   2025-01-09 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Conservative Mex American citizens should use American resources and ingenuity and fix that place instead of trying to break America. I never understood immigrants who come from messed up places that then want to fix perceived wrongs in America instead of the f’n country that was so bad it drove them or their parents out.
Posted by Jefe101 2025-01-09 16:05||   2025-01-09 16:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I thought the War of 1812 in which we came down there and burned the White House had settled all this nonsense, Do we have to burn that doggone White House again?
Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2025-01-09 16:40||   2025-01-09 16:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Canuckistan Sniper, I thought it was the British Red Coats who burned the White House and other buildings, not the Canadians. Tony Blair apologized for it after 9/11.
Posted by Rambler 2025-01-09 17:23||   2025-01-09 17:23|| Front Page Top

#9 A Canadian invading force would have to call ahead to the Pentagon to arrange for their logistics support.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-09 19:48||   2025-01-09 19:48|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm not doing a Well Auhschually,

But I think it depends on what the definition of Canadian was at the time.

Kinda of like the Paul Revere legend, "The British are Coming!" wouldn't have been said, as The American Colonials, at that point of time, still considered themselves British.
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-09 19:55||   2025-01-09 19:55|| Front Page Top

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