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Video: Canada ‘considering' offer to become 51st state for free Golden Dome, Trump says
President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Canada was 'considering' his proposal to become America's 'cherished 51st State' in exchange for free protection from the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system proposed by his administration. In a Tuesday statement on Truth Social, Trump wrote, 'I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State. They are considering the offer!' Over the first several months of his administration, Trump has repeatedly suggested that Canada should become the 51st state. Fox News reported that Canada's leaders and citizens have pushed back against Trump's 51st state proposal, which helped lead to the recent election of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. During a meeting with Trump in the Oval Office earlier this month, Carney told the president, 'There are some places that are never for sale.' The Canadian prime minister added, 'Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign… it's not for sale. [It] won't be for sale ever.' Carney: There are some places that are never for sale. Trump: That's true. Carney: We're sitting in one right now. Canada is not for sale and won't be for sale ever — FactPost (@factpostnews) May 6, 2025 According to Fox News, Trump confirmed last week that the architecture for the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system had been selected and that the system would use satellites to detect, track, and intercept potential ballistic missiles. The outlet noted that Trump claimed the missile defense system is expected to cost roughly $175 billion and that it could be 'fully operational' within approximately three years. Fox News reported that Trump also announced last week that Canada wanted to be included as part of the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system. 'Canada has called us, and they want to be a part of it,' Trump said. 'So we'll be talking to them; they want to have protection also.' READ MORE: Canada frantically funding military amid Trump threats: Report In a statement obtained last week by Fox News, Carney's office confirmed that the United States and Canada were engaging in 'active discussions' regarding various security programs, including the Trump administration's missile defense system. A Carney spokesperson told BBC News, 'Canadians gave the prime minister a strong mandate to negotiate a comprehensive new security and economic relationship with the United States.' 'To that end, the prime minister and his ministers are having wide-ranging and constructive discussions with their American counterparts,' the spokesperson added. 'These discussions naturally include strengthening [North American Aerospace Defense Command] and related initiatives such as the Golden Dome.'
Buzz Feed
04-03-2025
- Automotive
- Buzz Feed
This Fox News Clip Showing What The Price Of A Truck Will Be After Tariffs Is Going Viral
Donald Trump has implemented 25% tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico. Those tariffs could lead to price increases on everything from vegetables, fruit, beef, beer, and spirits to automobiles and car parts (amongst other things). Well, Fox went to a car dealership in Pennsylvania and showed what those tariffs mean for the price of trucks, and that clip is going viral. Fox Here it is: Fox: This Dodge Ram truck was $80,000. It instantly just became $100,000 under Trump's tariff tax hike — FactPost (@factpostnews) March 4, 2025 Fox/ Twitter: @factpostnews "It could be ground zero for the impact of tariffs," reporter Jeff Flock says. "This Dodge Ram truck — $80,000 — instantly became $100,000." Fox Yes, a $100,000 truck. Fox Why the price increase? Well, in another clip found on Media Matters, the reporter shows a Jeep Compass that is made in Mexico. What will happen to the price of a Jeep Compass? The sticker price is $37,000, but with the tariffs, it could rise to $43,000. In the clip, the car dealership owner says, "Yeah, you know, we're afraid. It's going to have a gigantic impact on our business." Soooo, that's cars. Now, let's look at some viral reactions. We have Lawrence O'Donnell who said, "The Trump $100,000 pickup truck hit the market today thanks to Trump tariffs." Lawrence/ / Via Fox @RobGeorge said, "What's $20K between friends?" RobGeorge/ / Via Fox And, lastly, we have @VoiceOfOBrien with: "Move over, eggs."
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fabricated audio of Trump Jr on Ukraine and Russia, spreads online
"Donald Trump's son suggests sending weapons to Russia instead of Ukraine," said one February 26, 2025 post that shared the video on X and has since been deleted. The clip shows a cursor clicking play on an episode of "Triggered with Donald Trump Jr" on Spotify. An unidentified speaker opens: "But they forget that Ukraine isn't the kind of country you go all in on. This is ridiculous." A second voice that sounds like the younger Trump responds: "I honestly can't imagine anyone in their right mind picking Ukraine as an ally when Russia is the other option. I mean, just think about it. Massive nuclear power, loaded with natural resources everyone needs, literally the biggest country on the planet. And there's Ukraine, which has Chernobyl and some radiation-proof dogs. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is like, 'Oh yeah, this is definitely the ally we need. Let's dump all our money into them.' "Honestly, if anything, the US should have been sending weapons to Russia." The alleged comments rocketed across X and other platforms as President Trump prepared to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. FactPost, an account operated by the Democratic National Committee, shared the audio in a since-deleted post on X. Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh also amplified it on Threads. Trump has pushed for a quick end to the three-year-old conflict since taking office, reaching out to Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a shift in policy that has frayed relations with Kyiv and threatened to cripple critical Western support for the longtime US ally. But the audio of the Republican's son saying the United States should have sent Russia weapons is fabricated. "The audio in question, which was amplified by the official X account of the DNC, along with countless other major anti-Trump accounts, is 100 percent fake," a Trump Jr spokesman told AFP in a February 26 statement. "It appears to be an AI-generated deep fake." The younger Trump also shared a post from a Republican strategist on X saying the clip is "100 percent AI generated fake audio" (archived here). Hany Farid, a media forensics expert at the University of California-Berkeley (archived here) and the co-founder of GetReal Labs, a cybersecurity company focused on preventing malicious AI threats, analyzed the audio using two models trained to distinguish between natural and AI-generated voices. Each of the models "classifies the voices with high confidence as AI-generated," Farid said February 26. He added that the sophistication of the fake shows how rapidly AI tools are advancing. "This was not a simple voice cloning, as it involved the interplay between two voices." Other indicators also signal that the audio is fabricated. For example, the video circulating online claims to be pulling from Spotify. But the episode of Trump's show that it purports to play -- "FBI Dream Team, Plus Taking Your Questions Live!" -- had not been uploaded to the music-streaming platform as of February 27 (archived here). Spotify spokesperson Rosa Oh told AFP in a February 26 email that the episode was not and had at no point been available on Spotify. Oh also said the falsified clip shows a user interface that does not match Spotify's, with the date formatted in a different style. Trump's podcast is available on Rumble, however, where it streamed February 24 (archived here). AFP reviewed the episode. While Trump mentions US money sent to Ukraine midway through the segment, he never says Washington should have sent weapons to Russia. He also does not welcome on callers, but instead takes questions and comments that appear to have been submitted to him online. Rumble spokesman Tim Murtaugh told AFP in a February 26 statement that the audio spreading online "is fake, likely generated by artificial intelligence, and is not an actual excerpt from the show." AFP has debunked other misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine here, and US politics here.
AFP
27-02-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Fabricated audio of Trump Jr on Ukraine and Russia, spreads online
"Donald Trump's son suggests sending weapons to Russia instead of Ukraine," said one February 26, 2025 post that shared the video on X and has since been deleted. Image Screenshot from X taken February 26, 2025 The clip shows a cursor clicking play on an episode of "Triggered with Donald Trump Jr" on Spotify. An unidentified speaker opens: "But they forget that Ukraine isn't the kind of country you go all in on. This is ridiculous." A second voice that sounds like the younger Trump responds: "I honestly can't imagine anyone in their right mind picking Ukraine as an ally when Russia is the other option. I mean, just think about it. Massive nuclear power, loaded with natural resources everyone needs, literally the biggest country on the planet. And there's Ukraine, which has Chernobyl and some radiation-proof dogs. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is like, 'Oh yeah, this is definitely the ally we need. Let's dump all our money into them.' "Honestly, if anything, the US should have been sending weapons to Russia." The alleged comments rocketed across X and other platforms as President Trump prepared to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. FactPost, an account operated by the Democratic National Committee, shared the audio in a since-deleted post on X. Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh also amplified it on Threads. Image Screenshot from X taken February 26, 2025 Trump has pushed for a quick end to the three-year-old conflict since taking office, reaching out to Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a shift in policy that has frayed relations with Kyiv and threatened to cripple critical Western support for the longtime US ally. But the audio of the Republican's son saying the United States should have sent Russia weapons is fabricated. "The audio in question, which was amplified by the official X account of the DNC, along with countless other major anti-Trump accounts, is 100 percent fake," a Trump Jr spokesman told AFP in a February 26 statement. "It appears to be an AI-generated deep fake." The younger Trump also shared a post from a Republican strategist on X saying the clip is "100 percent AI generated fake audio" (archived here). This is 100% fake AI generated audio, but I'm sure that won't stop anti-Trump resistance accounts from continuing to dishonestly spread it. — Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) February 26, 2025 Hany Farid, a media forensics expert at the University of California-Berkeley (archived here) and the co-founder of GetReal Labs, a cybersecurity company focused on preventing malicious AI threats, analyzed the audio using two models trained to distinguish between natural and AI-generated voices. Each of the models "classifies the voices with high confidence as AI-generated," Farid said February 26. He added that the sophistication of the fake shows how rapidly AI tools are advancing. "This was not a simple voice cloning, as it involved the interplay between two voices." Other indicators also signal that the audio is fabricated. For example, the video circulating online claims to be pulling from Spotify. But the episode of Trump's show that it purports to play -- "FBI Dream Team, Plus Taking Your Questions Live!" -- had not been uploaded to the music-streaming platform as of February 27 (archived here). Spotify spokesperson Rosa Oh told AFP in a February 26 email that the episode was not and had at no point been available on Spotify. Oh also said the falsified clip shows a user interface that does not match Spotify's, with the date formatted in a different style. Image Screenshot from Spotify taken February 27, 2025 Trump's podcast is available on Rumble, however, where it streamed February 24 (archived here). AFP reviewed the episode. While Trump mentions US money sent to Ukraine midway through the segment, he never says Washington should have sent weapons to Russia. He also does not welcome on callers, but instead takes questions and comments that appear to have been submitted to him online. Rumble spokesman Tim Murtaugh told AFP in a February 26 statement that the audio spreading online "is fake, likely generated by artificial intelligence, and is not an actual excerpt from the show." AFP has debunked other misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine here, and US politics here.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump's New Executive Order Sparks Fierce Backlash: ‘Full-Blown Power Grab'
Donald Trump's latest executive order raised serious red flags for critics on social media, who feared its effect on the rule of law and warned it could signal a constitutional crisis. White House secretary Will Scharf announced Tuesday at a press conference alongside Trump at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, that Trump was essentially bringing independent agencies under the control of the White House with increased supervision and therefore reestablishing 'the long-standing norm that only the president or the attorney general can speak for the United States when stating an opinion as to what the law is.' Legal experts and political opponents pushed back and argued it was an unconstitutional move by the Trump White House, especially given how several of Trump's executive actions from his first weeks back in office are now facing legal challenges. Critics called the order 'a full-blown power grab wrapped in authoritarian cosplay' and a coup. Former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega posted: 'I'm sorry but this just makes me want to laugh hysterically.' BREAKING: Trump just signed an executive order declaring that only he can decide 'what the law is.' A full-blown power grab wrapped in authoritarian isn't how the Constitution works. The courts exist for a reason, but Trump is out here acting like a king with a… — Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) February 18, 2025 I'm sorry but this just makes me want to laugh hysterically. — Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 (@Delavegalaw) February 18, 2025 Trump official announces that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that only the president can speak for 'what the law is'(This is not how the Constitution works) — FactPost (@factpostnews) February 18, 2025 A Trump official just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that ONLY the President and Attorney General can speak for 'what the law is.'They are trying to start a constitutional — No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) February 18, 2025 A Trump official from OMB just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that 'only the President and the Attorney General can speak for what the law is.'Can people please stop saying stuff like 'this might lead to a constitutional crisis'?WE'RE THERE. NOW. — Andrew—New YouTube Channel @LiveFromTheResistance (@AmoneyResists) February 18, 2025 Trump says he decides what the law is. Here's Chief Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison (1803): 'It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.' Somebody in the Musk-Trump administration should read that decision. — House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) February 19, 2025 What in the ever loving fuck? Trump has just signed an executive order that says only the President and Attorney General can speak for 'what the law is.'Dear MAGA: you can't be a patriot if you are rooting against the Constitution. — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) February 18, 2025 Trump's 'Ghastly' Ukraine Spin Blasted As 'Echoing' Russian Propaganda Wall Street Journal Warns Trump Over Potential 'Historic Mistake' Nobel Economist Warns How Trump's Policies Could Spectacularly Crash AOC Flips Tom Homan's Schoolyard Insult Into Slam Of The Trump Border Czar
