Trump issues tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. He’s even bringing up Canada as a 51st state again. We’ll ask republican consultant Chris Walker if this is smart or risky.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on your Morning show with Michael del Choano.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
America starts feeling I cost on produce, I cost on
gas heating because winter isn't over. Remember the groundhog sawe shadow.
It could get a little painful. How will that affect him?
That's why we passed the Republican consultant, Scott Chris Walker
to join us. I think the talk about Canada being
a fifty first state is a little antagonistic. How much
(00:26):
of this is something I brought up earlier because we
had one of our listeners as a Channon or Sharon,
forgive me whichever it is. I think it's Sharon from
Ottawa say he really even should shouldn't even bother talking
to Trudeau, just wait and talk to Pierre. Well, that
election is until October. But then again, this could be
helping make sure Pierre wins in October. This little fight
(00:49):
depending on how Canada views it. I mean, what do
you think Donald Trump's up to and is this going
to be smart or risky? More?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Michael, you know see, I think Trump's very smart. I
think he obviously plays a very big chessboard, so I'll
give him the benefit of doubt on some of this.
You know, ultimately, I think it's as simple as your
first callback, guy, was President Trump's first priority is America.
For President Trump's first priority is American workers and American jobs.
(01:20):
And you know, the idea of buying American is more
important to him than buying you know, China though. You know,
creating an environment where it's easier and cheaper for folks
to buy American is something that is you know, isn't
that positive and creating, you know, upending the idea that
somehow America has to be the credit card for the
rest of the world. It's kind of changing it.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Trump is about wealth creation and wealth generation, and you know,
finding people coming in and paying cariiffs to do business
with the United States. Taxing, taxing other countries rather than
ourselves is a pathway towards prosperity. That is the vision
that he is trying to cast to in terms of
policy he's trying to act.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
It's interesting because, you know, the temporary impact and even
the President was warning of this could be higher, especially
produce from Mexico, especially crude from Canada. Most of that
crewds you'd use for home heating, a little bit for
jet fuel, and a lot for shipping, So you might
(02:23):
see gas prices go up, and I think they've already
begun two dollars a barrel. But in a long run,
if you want to impact inflation and cost of living,
you got to manufacture more. You got to create more
and sell more and pay workers to build more. That's
how you ultimately address it, and this would do that.
So I think it's to me, it's all how he
(02:45):
explains it, and is he the right one to explain it,
or is JD More the right one to explain it
or all of the above. That's the difference between It's
smart no matter what, but that's what would address the risky, right.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I mean, I think it's olid above for sure in
terms of the explanation. And you've got Robert Leitthheiser, You've
got JD. You've got Marco Rubio, You've got you know
a lot of people within the Republican Party and conservative
sphere that's you know, trying to change the conversation. Looks
like would be that one hundred years plus of this
kind of you know, open trade situation that where a
(03:21):
lot of countries over the last particularly thirty years to
take an advantage of the United States according to President Trump,
and so in a way, you know, trying to rebalance
that and trying to take control of our own destiny
and trying to create an environment where Americans are first
rather than you know, everyone else, I think is going
to take some time and some change. And obviously there's
(03:41):
going to be people who have been very very much
you know, accolytes to the idea of free trade forever
is you know, that's going to change. And you know,
look like one thing that I do thing is important.
I can't remember who who heard this from, but you know,
if goods don't cross borders, soldiers usually do. And so
you know, I think trade creates positive and you know,
(04:04):
relationships with our neighbors, positive relationships to our countries, which
is a good thing to do. A pro business, pro
trade country is a friend, not an adversary. And so
you know, we're in a little bit of a you know,
kind of a noise phase right now with Canada and
others trying to push back on some terrif ideas, and
I think that will subside over time. But the true
goal here is to continue to foster good relationships with
(04:26):
our friends and our neighbors, because we need more allies
than non allies in the world.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Would it make sense that Trudeau would get pressure from
the liberal portion of his party to not let this
go too far because it could tip the balance of
already a balance that's looking pretty favorable at a conservative opponent.
How much of this has to do with, you know,
the shift in politics in Canada, how much this has
(04:51):
to do with a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
How much of it has to do with buy American
and manufacture in America. I mean, it's it's just one
big all above, right, And I think I think Donald
Trump has got a lot of leverage because you can
create some pain on produce from Mexico and some on
crude from Canada, but not nearly the pain you can
(05:11):
create for them, right, That's right.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I mean, we're Canada relies on twenty six percent. I
think of their goods come from the United States. I
think less than one one point two percent comes from
Canada to US. I mean, you know, the numbers are
a little different because we obviously have much higher GDP.
But at the end of the day, you know, Canada
will feel this a lot more than the United States will.
But you know. To answer your question, I never underestimate
(05:37):
a liberal politician's ability to screw things up, irrespective of
whether or not they're in Canada the United States. I've
seen a lot of crazy ideas coming out of Canada
over the last year in response to things Donald Trump said,
rather than having a sober, you know, thoughtful response, A
lot of times these guys just go to crazy town.
(05:58):
And so we're not surprised to trueau Goes follows them
right off the clip to Bradneytown. It just seems to
be in their nature. All right.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
We're visiting with Chris Walker, republican consultant, analyst, and a
weekly contributor here on your morning show for the president.
Were you shock? We were looking at the approval ratings.
This precedent's strongest approval ratings are younger. The younger you go,
the higher the approval, and it doesn't get even until
you get to sixty plus. So when you're looking at
(06:26):
eighteen to twenty nine year olds, forty six percent approve
of the job the president's been doing. This is as
of January, thirty eight percent disapprove thirty to thirty nine,
forty seven percent approved, thirty nine disapprove forty to forty nine,
forty nine to thirty eight percent, fifty to fifty nine,
fifty two to thirty four percent. But then when you
get older sixty to sixty nine, forty nine forty eight,
seventy plus forty nine percent disapproval, forty eight percent approval
(06:51):
since well, ay, to me, it screams, this has been
an Orange wave, not a red wave, a Trump victory,
not a Republican Party victory, and he's now doing better
with younger and worse with older. How different does that
look from the past.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Well, I mean, let's say, if you're if the majority
of your post schooling life has been Joe Biden's America,
you know, he certainly would be rushing towards a different
opinion too. So, I mean, it does not surprise me
to see that the gen z and younger folks are
gravitating from short towards Trump because the liberalism and the
failures of the Biden administration have hurt the young the worst.
(07:31):
I mean, you know, the older generations have houses and
have lived a quality of life that have generally been fine,
and so they're a little happier than you know, the
younger folks who felt a failed promise from what they've
seen from liberalism.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So let me, let me, let me just interrupt and
ask this real quick, how much of this has to
do with well twofold one you and doctrinate kids from
K through twelve and then at higher education than with
every music and every movie and every actor and every show.
So you get Hollywood, the intelligentsia, let alone parents with
all this woke stuff that they think is crazy. And
(08:07):
then couple that with the loss of the dream of
being able to afford a home someday. That might explain
these numbers huge absolutely.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
I mean again, we have a we have a failure
of institutions, we have a failure of ideology, we have
a failure of education. For these kids, Let's not forget.
These are the kids that grew up in COVID and
saw the disaster of the global health establishment trying to
force maths on them for ten years. You know, this
is that is that is that is their their their
(08:38):
defining moment. So of course they would embrace freedom an
opportunity coming from President Trump versus the you know, the
ball and chain of a Biden administration in liberalism that
wants people to live to live in a box throl.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
But this is a perception Trump bones not necessarily the
Republican Party. As for Democrats, when asked, thirty one percent
view the Democh credit party favorably, fifty seven percent view
it unfavorably. Wow. And have they learned I mean anything yet?
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Well, judging by the DNC, you know, cus no, they
you know kumbaya thing we saw this weekend. I don't
think they've learned what I hope they don't if they
continue down this path. But you know, they clearly they're
going to have to figure out something to to try
to kind of communicate to folks who have rejected their
(09:33):
their worldview and rightfully so their world view is terrible.
And so that's that's a necessary change that needs to
continue to happen amongst younger generation of individuals.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
That and the other question is as the Republicans learned
that this is a Trump perception reality, not their party reality,
and they got to make it their party reality, and
they got about two years to accomplish that or both
parties believe.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I mean, I've not been more impressed to Jade Evance,
I mean it continue to be impressed by what he
does in media or Vie use everything else. I think
JD is a is a true great voice for President Trump.
And I think as we continue to see this administration
grow and flourish, you know, the future looks bright there too.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Yeah, and I think it hands off to the Republicans.
It should anyway comfortably. All Right, We appreciate it. We'll
talk again next Monday or sooner if conditions weren't. Republican consultant,
analyst and your morning show contributor, Chris Walker, thanks for
your time.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
Miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot, and
we'll miss you. It's your morning show with Michael del
Chruna
Previously on your Morning show with Michael del Choano.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
America starts feeling I cost on produce, I cost on
gas heating because winter isn't over. Remember the groundhog sawe shadow.
It could get a little painful. How will that affect him?
That's why we passed the Republican consultant, Scott Chris Walker
to join us. I think the talk about Canada being
a fifty first state is a little antagonistic. How much
(00:26):
of this is something I brought up earlier because we
had one of our listeners as a Channon or Sharon,
forgive me whichever it is. I think it's Sharon from
Ottawa say he really even should shouldn't even bother talking
to Trudeau, just wait and talk to Pierre. Well, that
election is until October. But then again, this could be
helping make sure Pierre wins in October. This little fight
(00:49):
depending on how Canada views it. I mean, what do
you think Donald Trump's up to and is this going
to be smart or risky? More?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Michael, you know see, I think Trump's very smart. I
think he obviously plays a very big chessboard, so I'll
give him the benefit of doubt on some of this.
You know, ultimately, I think it's as simple as your
first callback, guy, was President Trump's first priority is America.
For President Trump's first priority is American workers and American jobs.
(01:20):
And you know, the idea of buying American is more
important to him than buying you know, China though. You know,
creating an environment where it's easier and cheaper for folks
to buy American is something that is you know, isn't
that positive and creating, you know, upending the idea that
somehow America has to be the credit card for the
rest of the world. It's kind of changing it.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Trump is about wealth creation and wealth generation, and you know,
finding people coming in and paying cariiffs to do business
with the United States. Taxing, taxing other countries rather than
ourselves is a pathway towards prosperity. That is the vision
that he is trying to cast to in terms of
policy he's trying to act.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
It's interesting because, you know, the temporary impact and even
the President was warning of this could be higher, especially
produce from Mexico, especially crude from Canada. Most of that
crewds you'd use for home heating, a little bit for
jet fuel, and a lot for shipping, So you might
(02:23):
see gas prices go up, and I think they've already
begun two dollars a barrel. But in a long run,
if you want to impact inflation and cost of living,
you got to manufacture more. You got to create more
and sell more and pay workers to build more. That's
how you ultimately address it, and this would do that.
So I think it's to me, it's all how he
(02:45):
explains it, and is he the right one to explain it,
or is JD More the right one to explain it
or all of the above. That's the difference between It's
smart no matter what, but that's what would address the risky, right.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I mean, I think it's olid above for sure in
terms of the explanation. And you've got Robert Leitthheiser, You've
got JD. You've got Marco Rubio, You've got you know
a lot of people within the Republican Party and conservative
sphere that's you know, trying to change the conversation. Looks
like would be that one hundred years plus of this
kind of you know, open trade situation that where a
(03:21):
lot of countries over the last particularly thirty years to
take an advantage of the United States according to President Trump,
and so in a way, you know, trying to rebalance
that and trying to take control of our own destiny
and trying to create an environment where Americans are first
rather than you know, everyone else, I think is going
to take some time and some change. And obviously there's
(03:41):
going to be people who have been very very much
you know, accolytes to the idea of free trade forever
is you know, that's going to change. And you know,
look like one thing that I do thing is important.
I can't remember who who heard this from, but you know,
if goods don't cross borders, soldiers usually do. And so
you know, I think trade creates positive and you know,
(04:04):
relationships with our neighbors, positive relationships to our countries, which
is a good thing to do. A pro business, pro
trade country is a friend, not an adversary. And so
you know, we're in a little bit of a you know,
kind of a noise phase right now with Canada and
others trying to push back on some terrif ideas, and
I think that will subside over time. But the true
goal here is to continue to foster good relationships with
(04:26):
our friends and our neighbors, because we need more allies
than non allies in the world.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
Would it make sense that Trudeau would get pressure from
the liberal portion of his party to not let this
go too far because it could tip the balance of
already a balance that's looking pretty favorable at a conservative opponent.
How much of this has to do with, you know,
the shift in politics in Canada, how much this has
(04:51):
to do with a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
How much of it has to do with buy American
and manufacture in America. I mean, it's it's just one
big all above, right, And I think I think Donald
Trump has got a lot of leverage because you can
create some pain on produce from Mexico and some on
crude from Canada, but not nearly the pain you can
(05:11):
create for them, right, That's right.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I mean, we're Canada relies on twenty six percent. I
think of their goods come from the United States. I
think less than one one point two percent comes from
Canada to US. I mean, you know, the numbers are
a little different because we obviously have much higher GDP.
But at the end of the day, you know, Canada
will feel this a lot more than the United States will.
But you know. To answer your question, I never underestimate
(05:37):
a liberal politician's ability to screw things up, irrespective of
whether or not they're in Canada the United States. I've
seen a lot of crazy ideas coming out of Canada
over the last year in response to things Donald Trump said,
rather than having a sober, you know, thoughtful response, A
lot of times these guys just go to crazy town.
(05:58):
And so we're not surprised to trueau Goes follows them
right off the clip to Bradneytown. It just seems to
be in their nature. All right.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
We're visiting with Chris Walker, republican consultant, analyst, and a
weekly contributor here on your morning show for the president.
Were you shock? We were looking at the approval ratings.
This precedent's strongest approval ratings are younger. The younger you go,
the higher the approval, and it doesn't get even until
you get to sixty plus. So when you're looking at
(06:26):
eighteen to twenty nine year olds, forty six percent approve
of the job the president's been doing. This is as
of January, thirty eight percent disapprove thirty to thirty nine,
forty seven percent approved, thirty nine disapprove forty to forty nine,
forty nine to thirty eight percent, fifty to fifty nine,
fifty two to thirty four percent. But then when you
get older sixty to sixty nine, forty nine forty eight,
seventy plus forty nine percent disapproval, forty eight percent approval
(06:51):
since well, ay, to me, it screams, this has been
an Orange wave, not a red wave, a Trump victory,
not a Republican Party victory, and he's now doing better
with younger and worse with older. How different does that
look from the past.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Well, I mean, let's say, if you're if the majority
of your post schooling life has been Joe Biden's America,
you know, he certainly would be rushing towards a different
opinion too. So, I mean, it does not surprise me
to see that the gen z and younger folks are
gravitating from short towards Trump because the liberalism and the
failures of the Biden administration have hurt the young the worst.
(07:31):
I mean, you know, the older generations have houses and
have lived a quality of life that have generally been fine,
and so they're a little happier than you know, the
younger folks who felt a failed promise from what they've
seen from liberalism.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
So let me, let me, let me just interrupt and
ask this real quick, how much of this has to
do with well twofold one you and doctrinate kids from
K through twelve and then at higher education than with
every music and every movie and every actor and every show.
So you get Hollywood, the intelligentsia, let alone parents with
all this woke stuff that they think is crazy. And
(08:07):
then couple that with the loss of the dream of
being able to afford a home someday. That might explain
these numbers huge absolutely.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
I mean again, we have a we have a failure
of institutions, we have a failure of ideology, we have
a failure of education. For these kids, Let's not forget.
These are the kids that grew up in COVID and
saw the disaster of the global health establishment trying to
force maths on them for ten years. You know, this
is that is that is that is their their their
(08:38):
defining moment. So of course they would embrace freedom an
opportunity coming from President Trump versus the you know, the
ball and chain of a Biden administration in liberalism that
wants people to live to live in a box throl.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
But this is a perception Trump bones not necessarily the
Republican Party. As for Democrats, when asked, thirty one percent
view the Democh credit party favorably, fifty seven percent view
it unfavorably. Wow. And have they learned I mean anything yet?
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Well, judging by the DNC, you know, cus no, they
you know kumbaya thing we saw this weekend. I don't
think they've learned what I hope they don't if they
continue down this path. But you know, they clearly they're
going to have to figure out something to to try
to kind of communicate to folks who have rejected their
(09:33):
their worldview and rightfully so their world view is terrible.
And so that's that's a necessary change that needs to
continue to happen amongst younger generation of individuals.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
That and the other question is as the Republicans learned
that this is a Trump perception reality, not their party reality,
and they got to make it their party reality, and
they got about two years to accomplish that or both
parties believe.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I mean, I've not been more impressed to Jade Evance,
I mean it continue to be impressed by what he
does in media or Vie use everything else. I think
JD is a is a true great voice for President Trump.
And I think as we continue to see this administration
grow and flourish, you know, the future looks bright there too.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Yeah, and I think it hands off to the Republicans.
It should anyway comfortably. All Right, We appreciate it. We'll
talk again next Monday or sooner if conditions weren't. Republican consultant,
analyst and your morning show contributor, Chris Walker, thanks for
your time.
Speaker 1 (10:23):
Miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot, and
we'll miss you. It's your morning show with Michael del
Chruna
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