#mixedmetaphor

Joel VanderWerf @joelvanderwerf@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

I don't get it -- is this a wrestling metaphor? When you squeeze somebody do they roll over? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zVA.vA3T.9qmkykQ78_Za&smid=url-share #MixedMetaphor

nytimes.com

Trump Is Squeezing Canada. Don’t Expect Carney to Roll Over.

The president’s new tariffs on a top U.S. trading partner aim at gaining concessions, but the Canadian government, and the public, have been bracing for the escalation.

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