Trump looking to put troops near Canadian border amid coronavirus fears

[OnlinePoker]

Source: Global News

American government officials inside Donald Trump’s White House are actively discussing putting troops near the Canadian borders in light of U.S. border security concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, sources tell Global News.

Few people cross from Canada into the United States at an unofficial point each year but the goal of the policy would be to help border guards detect irregular crossers, the sources said.



Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/6735064/coronavirus-militarizing-canada-us-border/

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Trump should get his facts straight. The crossers are coming INTO Canada from the States, not the other way around.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Is that to keep Americans from escaping into Canada?

Because I doubt many Canadians are going to want to come here.

[Nay]

3. But you notice he's 'posting troops at the border,' implicating that Canadians ARE

going to try to cross. His magats will swallow it whole, even when it's total bullshit.

[thecrow]

23. Why would they?

They have great health care!

[Nay]

30. Exactly. But the RW nuts have been telling magats that Canadians have such horrible

SOCIALIST HEALTH CARE they run here for treatment. And the magats believe it. They are stupid.

[LisaM]

9. That's pretty much what I thought.

I think they have it better off in Canada.

[lagomorph777]

31. That was my first thought. And that's the real purpose of his wall.

[gibraltar72]

2. Yeah that's our problem.

[turbinetree]

4. Maybe we the public should put a border around the white house so that no one can leave or enter

and ban all toys for personnel use, helicopters, cars, trucks, no more garbage pick-up, food drop-off for starters ..........so the country can be protected from the fatnixon .....................what an idiot...............

[ancianita]

7. +1

[Ford_Prefect]

5. Welcome to People's Republic of Trump: You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave.

You will be assimilated...One way, or the other.

[Corgigal]

6. One trick pony,

Does the one trick. Have them go to states and build mobile mash units, but I’m not a one trick.

[Traildogbob]

8. Build a wall

Damn fucking sure Canada will Gladly pay for this one to keep out illiterate brain dead MurKKKans. Can’t believe they are not doing it themselves. He Might be careful, those soldiers may be willing to dart across that border faster than Vietnam dodgers.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Canadians on my non-DU forum are laughing their asses off

[knightmaar]

12. Laughing on the inside, though.

We're too polite to laugh on the outside.

[luvtheGWN]

16. We're "sorry" for laughing.

But hey, Donnie boy -- build the damn wall. Oh wait, you couldn't even get the wall built on the Mexican border, or at least one that wouldn't collapse.

What a putz. What a loser. What a completely dangerous "thing" you are.

[babylonsister]

11. What a complete putz. How about

having troops building field hospitals?

He cannot be more moronic.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. tRump is flailing. Desperate to be seen doing SOMETHING. . . . nt

[Laelth]

14. Canada? We're worried about Canada?

That’s laughable. They should be more worried about us (and they probably ARE).

-Laelth

[luvtheGWN]

17. Damn right, Laelth

and have been ever since that fateful night in November 2016.

[central scrutinizer]

15. Meanwhile on the southern border

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52053656?at_custom2=twitter&

Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised to block traffic into Mexico for a second day after closing a checkpoint for hours on Wednesday.
They wore face masks and held signs telling Americans to "stay at home".
Mexico has fewer than 500 confirmed Covid-19 cases and the US over 65,000.
The border is supposed to be closed to all except "essential" business, but protesters said there has been little enforcement and no testing by authorities.
The blockade was led by members of the group Sonorans for Health and Life, who called for medical testing to be done on anyone who crosses from the US into Mexico.

[pamdb]

18. troops

Is this to keep people in or keep people out?

[Eugene]

19. U.S. Drops Proposal to Put Troops at Canadian Border

Wall Street Journal summary page. I don't have a subscription.

U.S. Drops Proposal to Put Troops at Canadian Border

Officials in Ottawa had strenuously objected to idea considered to curb coronavirus

By Gordon Lubold in Washington and Paul Vieira in Ottawa
Updated March 26, 2020 7:42 pm ET

The Trump administration dropped its consideration of plans to send U.S. military forces to the Canadian border to help with efforts to combat the new coronavirus, a U.S. official said Thursday, disclosing that decision after Canadian officials had strenuously objected to the idea.

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Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-objects-to-u-s-plan-to-put-troops-at-border-11585247654

[WePurrsevere]

28. Good! Thanks! What a stupid yet very 'Trump' idea! Most...

family and friends I'm in contact with in Canada thought it was a nutty idea too. Some of the border patrol up here already can be a PITA about harassing local people, they don't need help.

[Andy Canuck]

20. Self-isolate.

I’m not planning on traveling to the US anytime soon, sadly. Please take care and listen to health professionals. The look from Canada is that the US is in dire trouble - the incompetence is terrifying. Love you all at DU. Stay safe and healthy.

[Rebl2]

21. Why in

the world would someone from Canada want to come here right now or is it to keep us from escaping to Canada?

[marble falls]

22. That's Donnie Two Scoops for you. Any sort of goofy thing for a laugh ...

Sorry. I forgot a trigger warning.

[Historic NY]

24. I see that they have a problem in Derby

[link:https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2020/0127/Books-before-borders-Letter-from-a-library-on-the-US-Canada-boundary|]

[Progressive Jones]

25. Some yokel congressman from a red state probably told Trump

that "illegals" are sneaking in through Canada. Several magaheads in my universe are always spouting off about this.

[Sapient Donkey]

26. What an odd thing to be concerned about at this time.

[OnDoutside]

27. Canada is the new Mexico..... lol

[lapfog_1]

29. Blame Canada!!!

[Marrah_Goodman]

32. LOL He thinks Canadians want to come HERE in a medical emergency!!!

[Historic NY]

33. They are heading out of Florida as quick as possible,

many are just leaving their cars behind at the gated senior places.