Trump administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists who want to break free from the rest of the country.
U.S. officials met with leaders of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a fringe right-wing group of separatists who want the oil-rich western province to become independent, three times in Washington since last April, sources told the Financial Times.
News of the stealthy meetings comes at a time of especially high tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. During a speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of a “rupture” in the world order, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on the trade and foreign policies of Donald Trump – but without mentioning him by name.
It’s not enough to foment insurrection in our country, now Trump is doing it in other countries, too???
Yeah, yeah. I know.
👨🚀🔫🧑🚀
Yah but the US has traditionally only done it in countries that are predominantly brown, have oil, and can’t defend themselves, so this is a relatively new (and dumb) move.
Lets see how it plays out.
We’ve done the latter since WWII, just not generally in allied countries.
Edit: ooof - just now seeing the “always has been” emoji. I’m owning it… whatever.