Roasting the Press Episode 70 for Sunday, May 11th, 2025
Trump Tariffs, NPR Funding & Propaganda, The Ten Families Who Control Canada & Taxes for "Education."
Trump Tariffs, NPR Funding & Propaganda
Stories about the “Trump Tariffs” are getting silly. For example, the May 10th, 2025 National Public Radio (NPR) post, “Tariff troubles: A rubber duck museum is migrating to Canada to stay afloat,” notes that Canadians are boycotting US goods in response to Trump’s tariffs and his quip about Canada becoming the “51st state.”
The post cites the Point Roberts, Washington based Rubber Duck Museum’s closure as a quirky casualty of the tariff war. According to NPR, the big draw of the museum is the gift shop, where they sell rubber ducks to mostly Canadian tourists.
But the ducks are no longer flying off the shelves. According to NPR:
Since President Trump launched tariff wars on countries, including Canada and China, and began insisting Canada will be the 51st state, far fewer Canadian visitors have flocked to this US outpost.
After months of dismal sales, and now looking at 145% tariffs on goods …
