Canadian politician mocks Trump as US alcohol pulled… American drink makers not taken it well

Several Canadian provinces have taken US liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs.

It comes as Trump said he would temporarily spare carmakers from a new 25% import tax imposed on Canada and Mexico, just a day after the tariffs came into effect.

In response to the booze ban, Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said Canadian provinces taking US liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate response” to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

The Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking US liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate response” to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

Whiting said on a post-earnings call: “I mean, that’s worse than a tariff, because it’s literally taking your sales away, [and] completely removing our products from the shelves,”

Canada hit back at the US and also imposed 25% tariffs on goods imported from the US, including wine, spirits and beer.

A senior Canadian government source has confirmed that PM Trudeau is taking a hard line and told Trump today Canada won't drop retaliation in exchange for a partial rollback of tariffs.

It's all or nothing.

We either go back to our negotiated free trade agreement or we don't. pic.twitter.com/68HQOwCazY

— Eric Vallillee 🇨🇦 (@Eric_M_V) March 5, 2025

Wab Kinew

Manitoba’s premier Wab Kinew and his team decided to create a parody video as he pulled US alcohol from Liquor stores.

A wonderful, beautiful order pulling American booze off the shelves in Manitoba Liquor Marts. pic.twitter.com/bDtLap2Lnd

— Wab Kinew (@WabKinew) March 5, 2025

Reactions

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In which he mocks the idiotic signature grandstanding of the orange baboon to the south. Perfect. https://t.co/jrildcauqu

— Larry Hubich 🇨🇦 (@LHubich) March 5, 2025

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Trolling Trump. 10/10. https://t.co/pcMc3JtGbj

— Alistair MacGregor (@AMacGregor4CML) March 5, 2025

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This is marvelous.
Genius.
Very stable genius move. https://t.co/zLVfmHSECN

— Cathy 🌻@Narcaware (@NarcAware) March 5, 2025

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The way he signs it and immediately waves it around like Trump to mock him. 😭 https://t.co/SsKZbFHLER

— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) March 5, 2025

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Haha, I think I like Wab Kinew even more than I did before. This is just the best trolling. Wicked sense of humour as well as being a positivie, people-oriented leader. https://t.co/fv3qRBHlF3

— Patchouli (@MJPatchouli) March 5, 2025

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bro this is next level mockery 😭 https://t.co/XxgMGsjt9C

— 🤠 (@baeosystem) March 5, 2025

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But I thought Trump was so highly respected around the world

— Petty Spaghetti, PhD. (@yeah_obviously2) March 6, 2025

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Or simply…

Well played Manitoba. https://t.co/MFbNopw4rK

— Bob Ripley (@riplestone) March 5, 2025

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