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White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group [View all]

Source: Financial Times

A top White House official has proposed expelling Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network as Donald Trump increases pressure on the country he talks about turning into the 51st US state.

Peter Navarro, one of the US president’s closest advisers, is pushing for the US to remove Canada from the Five Eyes — which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand — according to people familiar with his efforts inside the administration.

Trump has said he wants to annex Canada and has vowed to press ahead with 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the country when a one-month reprieve elapses on March 4.

Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/2dfa3c11-64a7-49f6-83df-939b8d1cfb8e

There is no doubt that Trump and his team are Russian assets.

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if i had to pick one eye to poke out, it wouldn't be canada rampartd Feb 25 #1

Exactly, gab13by13 Feb 25 #2

They're not sharing shit, and they shouldn't . . . . hatrack Feb 25 #6

None of the other four "eyes" will trust trump or Tulsi LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #12

Ridiculous, isn't it. The Koch/Musk oligarchy has removed its own damn self from the Five Eyes. As if ancianita Feb 25 #37

aside from operational security rampartd Feb 25 #38

Nothing. There is no "we," either. The American people are NOT with this. ancianita Feb 25 #40

LOL, why would a largely UK-dominated group kick out a UK affiliated member? Wingus Dingus Feb 25 #3

The destruction of the democratic alliance is going quite nicely. :( Irish_Dem Feb 25 #4

This is pretty ballsy.... bleedingulcers Feb 25 #5

We're in the sad position of Steve Fucking Bannon being the MAGA voice of reason muriel_volestrangler Feb 25 #7

Bannon is pissed that Musk replaced him. gab13by13 Feb 25 #9

Maybe he should start wearing three shirts. GreenWave Feb 25 #26

Hey, USA...There is the door. BTW, we do not give a shit if it does hit you on the way out. Scalded Nun Feb 25 #8

Isn't it down to Four Eyes already, since I doubt any of the others Ocelot II Feb 25 #10

My first thought, also. Four Eyes losing a treacherous US. erronis Feb 25 #23

This stupid idea is from Peter Navarro LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #11

Peter f#cking Navaro! zorbasd Feb 25 #15

Drugs, white privilege and probably carefully cultivated. erronis Feb 25 #24

May as well expel the US. NO ONE will share info with us after Trump. travelingthrulife Feb 25 #18

Why don't the UK, Australia, New Zealand, AND Cha Feb 25 #30

crazy Skittles Feb 25 #41

There are some who want to include Israel IronLionZion Feb 25 #13

Who thinks that trump has already sold secrets to Putin? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #14

I assume Navarro will want to replace Canada with Russia. ratchiweenie Feb 25 #16

Ahhh...the criminal Navarro rears his ugly head. travelingthrulife Feb 25 #17

That seems counterproductive to the idea of annexing Canada ck4829 Feb 25 #19

Only a moron would do something like that wolfie001 Feb 25 #20

"There is no doubt.... markie Feb 25 #21

UK, Australia and New Zealand and Canada mdbl Feb 25 #22

That was basically my idea, too. Cha Feb 25 #31

I question if orange buffoon can do that. Doesn't matter, as already pointed out, no one is going to share with the US PortTack Feb 25 #25

I think the only Eye that might find itself excluded is the United States. Why would any country want to share Vinca Feb 25 #27

This is going to backfire ... aggiesal Feb 25 #28

What does "pushing for the US to remove Canada from the Five Eyes" mean? ShazzieB Feb 25 #29

If there's one thing the Clustertrump wants it's less information underpants Feb 25 #32

Considering that any intel Canada passes on to the U.S. probably now goes straight to the FSB,... LudwigPastorius Feb 25 #33

It's more likely... 2naSalit Feb 25 #34

Exactly what is the procedure for removing one of the Five Eyes? niyad Feb 25 #35

Give it up trump.... you are NOT going to talk a sovereign country slightlv Feb 25 #36

I'm sure other nations pfitz59 Feb 25 #39

I heard Peter Navarro on NPR this AM and he has zero ability to read the room. Amaryllis Feb 25 #42