r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/ibentmyworkie 1d ago

Bring in Washington and Oregon and get a corridor up the west coast. Let’s connect Canada and Mexico and the sane US states to create a powerhouse trading union

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u/Lavaheart626 1d ago

I've been thinking this ever since trump got elected again. The rest of the country just doesn't align with west coast morally, they can all thump bibles and be assholes to other countries without us. 

We can't even complain properly since dc is like insanely far away. And I just know, the second our states need help because of like a wildfire, freak windstorm/snowstorm, or avalanche... There's no fucking way the current government would lift a finger to help us (Trump said so at the very start when LA was on fire).

Also I know everyone says "we should join Canada" when I bring it up irl.. but I really think the 3 of our states could stand on our own.

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u/buriedegg Washington 23h ago

California alone has the fifth largest economy in the world. Toss in Seattle and we'd be just fine.