Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security during Trump’s first term, tore into the administration’s handling of its relationship with Canada in a new Substack post.
“Canada is demonstrating, for every democracy watching, that the response to Trump’s bullying should be neither submission nor hysteria… but the calm construction of alternatives,” he wrote. “Our allies aren’t leaving because they hate America. They’re leaving because they miss us, and they can’t stand the bully who’s holding us hostage.”
Hear, hear!
It’s a long journey. I hope the upcoming elections prove a small step towards improvement.
Most of the world can’t vote in them, despite the outsized impact of them on everyone. The American Revolution long ago coined the slogan “No taxation without representation”, for good reason. I think a better slogan for the modern era would be “No invasion without representation” but, of course, it won’t happen. But maybe the United States at least will not progress to a hot war with Canada. That would be good.
I wish good luck to all the reasonable, moral people trying to do the right things, who are able to vote. I know there are many.
We thank you for your patience in these troubling times. I am sure that you have heard this enough but we really don’t want to do a real life Canadian Bacon. Although that and South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut are funny films. I do assure you that there is a lot going on locally that doesn’t get as much coverage. Please keep some faith in us, we’re trying and it’s so very hard.
Well done communicating and representing us.
I stand behind everything you’ve shared. Thank you, it’s rough out here. And there’s a long hard road ahead.
Comrade!!! Thanks for your support and I hope we are victorious!