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Trump Wants Canada's Water Your Morning (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
20 hrs ago
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With the planet seriously heating up, water is going to be a precious resource.
Irish_Dem
20 hrs ago
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Irish_Dem
(60,803 posts)1. He's not invading Canada for maple syrup and croissants.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(117,169 posts)2. He seems to insinuate getting it from the Columbia River
If that's so where was the infrastructure plan he was promising? Maybe he wants someone like Elon Musk to build a pipeline so he can charge everyone for water.
Irish_Dem
(60,803 posts)3. With the planet seriously heating up, water is going to be a precious resource.
If Trump can get control of that resource he could become the world's richest man.
rich7862
(252 posts)4. And the most powerful man in the world.
Irish_Dem
(60,803 posts)6. Exactly. All the world's resources, wealth and power.
Panama Canal and Greenland are small potatoes
compared to what Trump and the billionaires have in mind.
The rest of us can pound sand.
raccoon
(31,528 posts)5. Now the song "Roll On, Columbia," is in my head.