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Wall Street Journal: First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was returned to power in an election Saturday, the latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory as President Trump roils global markets and upends international affairs.

As of about 11 p.m. Sydney time, Albanese’s Labor Party was projected to win at least 87 seats in the nation’s House of Representatives—where governments are formed—defeating the conservative bloc of the Liberal and National parties, which was projected to win at least 40, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.

The result was a decisive win for Albanese, whose party expanded its majority in the 150-seat chamber. Before the vote, polls showed Albanese leading, but not by much.

First Canada, Now Australia: The Trump Factor Boosts Another World Leader in an Election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was returned to power in an election Saturday, the latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory thanks partly to President Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/first-canada-now-australia-the-trump-factor-boosts-another-world-leader-in-a-close-election/ar-AA1E671D

Express: Donald Trump slapped down by Mark Carney in White House clash – ‘Canada is not for sale!’

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney slapped down Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House, indicating Canada is “not for sale”. President Trump and Prime Minister Carney met for the first time in person in the Oval Office today (Tuesday) after the US leader had previously said he would like to make Canada the “51st state”.

However, as the pair sat down in chairs in front of the assembled media, Mr Carney said “some places are never for sale”, adding that: “It won’t be for sale ever”. Before the meeting Mr Trump had taken to the unusual step of posting on social media, raging that the US didn’t need “anything” from Canada in the context of Canadian imports of lumber, cars and electricity.

King Donald pretends he won’t discuss making Canada our 51st state:

Mr Trump said, “It takes two to tango,” when asked about Canada becoming part of the United States, but that “we’re not going to be discussing that unless someone wants to discuss it”.

But then the buffoon rambles on:

President Trump then listed benefits he believed Canadians would receive by ceding their sovereignty, but Mr Carney held firm on the matter.

The Canadian Prime Minister, and former Governor of the Bank of England, replied: “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale, we’re sitting in one now…it’s not for sale. It won’t be for sale.”

However, even as the conversation moved on, Mr Trump couldn’t resist quipping: “Never say never.”

Donald Trump slapped down by Mark Carney – ‘Canada is not for sale’
Donald Trump is meeting Mark Carney at the White House.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2051488/donald-trump-mark-carney-canada

BBC: Tariffs on car parts entering the US come into force

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A 25% import tax on engines, transmissions and other key car parts has come into force in the US, raising pressure on an industry finding its way through a thicket of policy changes.

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The US president has said the new tariff, along with a 25% import tax on cars that went into effect last month, is intended to push carmakers to do more manufacturing in the US.

But analysts said any immediate expansions in the US were likely to come at the expense of production elsewhere, while also leading to higher costs for the businesses – and ultimately higher prices for customers.

“American made” cars still rely on foreign-made parts — we’re screwed by these tariffs either way.

Tariffs on car parts entering the US come into force

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/tariffs-on-car-parts-entering-the-us-come-into-force/ar-AA1E5k8b

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The White House says tariffs won’t make car buying more expensive. Top automakers don’t sound as sure.
Despite the White House’s statements, Ford’s top executive recently said he could not promise consumers wouldn’t pay more.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-white-house-says-tariffs-won-t-make-car-buying-more-expensive-top-automakers-don-t-sound-as-sure/ar-AA1E3BLQ

Financial Times: Donald Trump’s ‘Marie Antoinette moment’: call for national sacrifice falls flat

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President faces backlash after warning Americans they will have to make do with fewer toys at Christmas

Here was the president acknowledging his trade war might cause real hardship for voters — many of whom elected him to bring down the cost of living and boost growth.

Trump’s enemies could hardly believe their luck. They mocked him on social media as a modern-day “Grinch who stole Christmas” and “Scrooge McTrump”. One television presenter, channelling the Sopranos, called him “Donny 2 Dolls”.

“‘Your family will have less, but it’ll be more expensive’ is definitely a solid economic pitch,” the stand-up comic Mike Drucker wrote on X.

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Isaac Larian, chief executive of MGA Entertainment, the largest toymaker in the US, said the tariffs will be “disastrous”, predicting a “30-40 per cent drop in sales”.

The company gets 65 per cent of its products from Chinese factories, and the tariffs will force them to massively raise prices — from $15 to $29-$30 for a Bratz doll, one of its most popular items.

“If the tariffs are not reduced we’re going to be forced to lay off people, including people in our factory here actually manufacturing toys in the US,” said Larian, who said he voted for Trump last November.

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LA Times: ‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump’s tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard

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Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo containers from the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors to warehouses and other customers around Southern California.

After a strong start to the year, the number of jobs has started to slip in recent days and truck drivers have heard reports predicting a sharp decline in incoming cargo for May and June.

‘The truckers are scrambling’: Trump’s tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
As Trump’s aggressive tariffs rattle business owners and shake the foundation of American importing, the men and women who work on the ground at the country’s busiest port are feeling the effects too.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-truckers-are-scrambling-trump-s-tariffs-hit-drivers-l-a-port-workers-hard/ar-AA1E63Gd

ICT: A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support

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King Donald should respect the Tenth Amendment and butt out! It’s a local matter.

As a high school hockey player, Adam Drexler wore his Massapequa Chiefs jersey with pride.

But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.

Now his Long Island hometown has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the use of Indigenous imagery in American sports: The Trump administration launched an investigation Friday into whether New York officials are discriminating against Massapequa by threatening to withhold funding. The town has refused to comply with a state mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots.

A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support
A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the fight over Indigenous imagery in American sports

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/a-town-refuses-to-give-up-the-school-s-native-american-mascot-and-gets-trump-s-support/ar-AA1E4TFm

NPR: The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears

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Economic output is shrinking. The stock market has dropped sharply. And consumer confidence has tumbled to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That hardly looks like the new “golden age” the president promised on Inauguration Day just over three months ago.

Figures released by the Commerce Department Wednesday show that the United States’ gross domestic product contracted at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, after growing at a solid pace of 2.4% in the final months of 2024.

The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears
Trump promised a new “golden age” for the U.S. But his first 100 days in office have left the economy looking tarnished, with data showing the economy contracted in the first three months of the year.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5380204/trump-economy-gdp-tariffs-recession-consumers

Financial Times: Danes boycotting Coca-Cola, says Carlsberg

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Danish consumers are boycotting Coca-Cola, according to Carlsberg, which bottles the US brand in the country, as shoppers protest against Donald Trump’s foreign policy. 

“Our Coca-Cola volumes are slightly down in Denmark,” said Carlsberg’s chief executive Jacob Aarup-Andersen. “There is a level of consumer boycott around the US brands . . . and it’s the only market where we’re seeing that to a large extent.”

The repeated threats by the US president to take the Danish territory of Greenland, potentially by force, have angered many Danes as has his administration’s criticism of Copenhagen. 

https://archive.is/6cdJZ

Mirror: Canada just humiliated Trump and exposed arrogant America’s decline

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Canada’s rejection of Trump is far bigger than one man or one election. It marks a sobering turning point in the world’s relationship with the United States of America

Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed titan of global deal-making and nationalist bravado, just got humiliated by the very country he loves to insult – Canada.

With the election of Mark Carney as Prime Minister, the Canucks delivered a roaring rebuke not only to the US leader but to the hideous version of America he represents – arrogant, unstable, and dangerously delusional. Let’s be honest, this wasn’t just a Canadian election. It was a referendum on Trumpism and, by extension, the States.

Canadians, America’s closest and most loyal ally, have had enough. Enough of the trade wars. Enough of being branded the “51st state.” Enough of being treated like a doormat for Trump’s latest tantrum. What happened at the ballot box was less a Liberal Party recovery and more an international gut punch to a discredited figurehead.

Trump triggered this backlash himself. He kicked off a pointless trade war against Canada, wanting tariffs on steel, aluminium, and dairy with all the subtlety of a barroom brawl. He smeared a peaceful, democratic neighbour as weak and subordinate, then expected diplomatic loyalty in return. He misread Canada completely – mistaking kindness for submission and partnership for dependency.

Canada just humiliated Trump and exposed arrogant America’s depressing decline
Canada’s rejection of Trump is far bigger than one man or one election. It marks a sobering turning point in the world’s relationship with the United States of America

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/christopher-bucktin-canada-just-humiliated-35138043

Mediaite: ‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win

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“President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never — that will never, ever happen,” Carney declared Monday night in Ottawa, the same day Trump made a further jibe at the country joining the U.S.

“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country: never,” he said. “But these are not idle threats: President Trump is trying to break us, so America can own us. That will never, ever happen.”

He continued, condemning the Trump administration for what he called an “American betrayal” and warning Canadians that “the system of open global trade anchored by the United States is over.”

“We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he said, continuing to say that any “future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations” will be overshadowed by the “full knowledge that we have many, many other options than the United States to build prosperity for all Canadians.”

Future talks with Trump, he said, would reflect Canada’s full sovereignty and a willingness to “build, baby, build” with other global partners.

Carney added that said Canadians will “need to do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen in generations.”

‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win
Carney used his election night victory speech to shred Trump’s threats against Canadian sovereignty which he said would not “break” the nation.
‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win