Jen Gerson
Counterpoint: The comments were mostly pretty cringe. The problem is less that the US is trying to intimidate us. It's more that they come across as incredibly weak toad-faced losers, brain-wormed conspiracy theorists, or drunk tank pedos when they try to sound scary.
Michael McCain
Scott Bessent’s comments about Canada today were arrogant, demeaning and contemptuous. The gratuitous mocking of one of America’s largest customers and closest allies was out of line. Serious disagreements deserve serious statesmanship — not cheap insults. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bessent-carney-tariffs-trade-war-9.7326851