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US ECONOMIC CRISIS TRUMP SETTING STAGE FOR US COLLAPSE ... Fastepo TRUMP in DISBELIEF as Tariffs TRIGGER MASS EXIT — Allies BOYCOTT, Factories HALT, Oil EXITS! PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrVMa1vFQKg
TRUMP in DISBELIEF as Tariffs TRIGGER MASS EXIT — Allies BOYCOTT, Factories HALT, Oil EXITS! Fastepo Dec 30, 2025 245K subscribers ... 71,109 views ... 3.2K likes No description has been added to this video. TRUMP in DISBELIEF as ALLIES DUMP U.S. DEBT — Canada LEADS $120B Treasury EXIT, Gold SURGES! ... by Fastepo TRUMP Ditches F-35 Program— Switzerland CUTS Its Order, $2 TRILLION Jet in JEOPARDY, Is CANADA NEXT? ... by Fastepo TRUMP in DISBELIEF as U.S. REFINERIES WARN of Supply Collapse — Heavy Oil Shortage EXPOSED! ... by Fastepo Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess Transcript 0:02 The central assumption behind Donald Trump's tariff strategy was simple. America was big enough to win by force. That allies would complain, absorb the pain, and eventually fall back in line. That short-term disruption would deliver long-term dominance. Nearly a year into Trump's second term, that assumption is collapsing under its own weight. Instead of compliance, there's withdrawal. Instead of resilience, there's replacement. And instead of allies absorbing the costs, they're reorganizing their economies to depend less on the United States. Early in 20 to25, when Trump doubled down on tariffs under the familiar banner of make America great again, supporters framed it as a necessary shock to the system. Pain now, strength later. Critics warned of retaliation, but those warnings were often brushed aside as alarmist or partisan. The assumption was that America's size would absorb the impact, that allies 1:00 would grumble but ultimately comply, and that domestic producers would emerge stronger. Instead, nearly a year on, the outcome has been the reverse. The US is absorbing real economic damage. Allies are not complying, but adapting and pulling away, and many domestic producers are weaker, not stronger than before. To understand that, we need to look at the numbers first in North America, then in Europe, and see what tariffs are actually doing to the US economy. Let's start with Canada. The turning point in US Canada trade wasn't just a policy memo or a tariff percentage. It was tone. Trump's suggestion that Canada could one day become the 51st state landed in a country that already felt economically targeted. For Canadians, that comment crystallized something deeper than trade friction. It turned irritation into resolve, and that resolve quickly transformed into one of the most coordinated consumer responses North America has seen in decades. 2:00 What followed became known as the elbows up movement, a phrase borrowed from hockey legend Gordy How, but repurposed as a declaration of economic defiance. Canadians didn't just complain, they acted. Over the course of 2025, more than 1.4 million people joined Facebook groups dedicated to avoiding US products. Apps designed to identify American goods surged in downloads. People made deliberate choices to redirect spending toward Canadian or non- US alternatives. It wasn't a flash protest. It was sustained, methodical, and deeply personal. The first major shock wave hit American alcohol producers. In February, Canadian provinces pulled millions of dollars worth of US wine and spirits off store shelves in direct response to Trump's 25% tariff on Canadian goods. At the time, some observers assumed it would be symbolic and short-lived. Instead, it turned devastatingly real. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, overall 3:01 exports of American spirits fell 9% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with the same period the year before. But that headline number hides the true scale of the problem. Exports of US spirits to Canada fell by a staggering 85% in that same quarter, dropping below 10 million US. For context, Canada has historically been one of the most important foreign markets for American spirits, particularly whiskey. The council's data paints an even more detailed picture. Sales of US spirits in Canada declined 68% in April alone. During that same period, sales of Canadian spirits rose about 3.6% and sales of other imported spirits also increased by roughly the same amount. In other words, the demand didn't disappear, it shifted. American brands weren't just losing sales temporarily, they were being replaced. From January through September, bottled bourbon exports to Canada collapsed from 4:01 41.3 million units the previous year to just 16.4 4 million units, a drop of around 60%. Rum exports to Canada fell 49%. Brandy exports dropped 67%. Gin saw a 76% decline. Vodka and cordials each fell by 71%. These are not marginal changes. These are structural shocks to an industry that was already facing stagnating domestic demand and record high inventory levels. For US whiskey producers, especially bourbon makers in Kentucky, the international market has become critical in recent years, precisely because domestic growth has slowed. When that international lifeline frayed, the impact rippled backward through supply chains, production halts, storage costs, delayed expansion plans, jobs that were supposed to be protected by tariffs suddenly looked far less secure. 5:01 This is where the story stops being abstract and becomes impossible to ignore. In December, Jim Beam, one of the most iconic names in American bourbon, confirmed it is halting production at its flagship Claremont, Kentucky distillery for all of 2026. This isn't a small facility or a symbolic pause. The Claremont distillery produces roughly onethird of Jim Beam's total annual output and is responsible for major brands including Knob Creek, Bakers, Bookers, and Basil Haydens. And alcohol was just the beginning. Travel was next and here the numbers are even harder to ignore. Canadians are not just frequent visitors to the United States. They are its largest group of international tourists. In 2024, Canadians accounted for 28% of the 72.4 million international visitors to the US. That means nearly one in three foreign tourists was Canadian. 6:00 When that group pulls back, the effect is immediate. A US travel association report forecasts that international tourism spending in the United States would decline by 3.2% 2% in 2025, amounting to a loss of $5.7 billion US compared with the previous year. The association was explicit about the cause. The decline was largely driven by fewer Canadian visitors, a trend that began as soon as Trump returned to office in January. Statistics Canada data confirms just how sharp the drop has been. In November, Canadian resident return trips from the United States by air fell 19.3% compared with November 2024. That's nearly one in five flights that didn't happen. Even more striking, Canadian resident return trips by automobile dropped 28.6% year-over-year. That marked the 11th consecutive month of declines. 7:00 These aren't abstract losses. Border towns depend on Canadian traffic. Hotels, restaurants, gas stations, outlet malls, ski resorts, and entertainment venues all feel it when cars stop crossing. In states like New York, Michigan, Washington, and Maine, entire local economies are built around that flow. When it slows, businesses close earlier, cut staff, or shut their doors altogether. The political consequences have become impossible to ignore. A report prepared by the Democratic Minority of the US Congress's Joint Economic Committee warned that the sustained drop in Canadian tourism is hurting American businesses and putting jobs at risk. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire summed it up bluntly, saying that Trump's reckless tariffs and needless provocations were straining the close ties that bind the two nations. Then there is Florida orange juice, perhaps the most symbolically targeted product of all. 8:00 Canada's counter tariffs zeroed in on fresh orange juice from Florida, Trump's home state, and the location of Mara Lago. The timing was almost surgical. The tariffs went into effect in March, and almost immediately, the monthly value of US shipments of fresh orange juice to Canada began to collapse. By June, that value had fallen to its lowest level in more than 20 years, according to data from both the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada. Even after Canada lifted most counter tariffs on September Farn, the damage lingered. In September, the total import value of fresh orange juice from the US into Canada was $7.45 million Canadian, down from $12.6 million Canadian in the same month the previous year. That's a drop of more than 40% months after the formal trade barriers were removed. Experts told CBC News that the decline wasn't just about tariffs. It was about consumer behavior. 9:01 Many Canadian businesses stopped serving orange juice altogether as they rethought their relationship with US products. Others switched suppliers. Once again, habits changed and changed habits don't automatically revert. The domestic picture in Florida hasn't been comforting either. According to trade publication Citrus Industry, total orange juice gallon sales for the 4-week period through November 29th were down 11.4% compared with the same period the previous year. At the same time, prices were up 16.2%. Inflation played a role, but the report also pointed to consumer concern over high food prices and shifting demand. The result is a squeeze from both sides, weaker export markets, and softer domestic sales. And Canada wasn't the end of it. European partners watched closely. For years, many had tolerated US unpredictability because the market was simply too important to ignore. But as 10:00 trade tensions escalated and rhetoric hardened, diversification accelerated. Some European buyers reduced reliance on US suppliers. Others delayed contracts. Still others sought alternatives that felt more stable. American businesses that once assumed loyalty now find themselves competing not just on price and quality, but on trust. Beyond the very visible grassroots boycotts by citizens that have hit US spirits, tourism, and agricultural exports, there are broader economic shifts underway involving government policies by US allies that are also reshaping markets in ways that weren't expected early in 2025. One of the clearest examples comes from the energy sector. Canada has traditionally been the biggest exporter of oil to the United States. In 2024, it supplied around 70% of the hydrocarbons imported by the US, including about 61.7% of crude oil and virtually all natural gas imported into the country. 11:01 That heavy reliance has been a pillar of North American energy integration for decades. But over the last 12 months, policy shifts and market conditions have accelerated Canadian efforts to diversify its energy export routes beyond the United States. Projects aimed at bringing Canadian oil to global markets, particularly via expanded pipelines to the Pacific coast, have seen renewed political and strategic emphasis in Ottawa, reversing years of debate over export infrastructure. As part of this effort, Canada approved new pipeline expansions at the end of 2025, specifically designed to boost exports from Alberta's oil sands to Asia and other non- US markets, part of a strategy to reduce trade dependency on its southern neighbor. The logic is straightforward. By enabling Canadian crude to be shipped directly to Europe and Asia, Ottawa hopes to cushion the impact of US tariffs and political uncertainty. But the consequence for the US oil refining sector may be significant. If Canada successfully diverts even a 12:02 fraction of its export flows away from the United States, which currently takes the vast majority of its crude US refineries optimized for Canadian heavy oil, could face tighter supplies and higher costs for feed stock. A second government-driven shift affecting the US economy is the surge in defense spending among NATO allies in 2025. much of it driven by pressure from Washington to increase burden sharing. In June 2025, NATO leaders agreed to a landmark plan aiming for allies to invest 5% of their GDP in defense and security related expenditures by 2035, a massive increase from the long-standing 2% guideline. Canada, for its part, joined this new commitment and is planning to allocate 3.5% of GDP to core military capabilities and an additional 1.5% to related investments, channeling resources into domestic defense industries rather than US suppliers. Meanwhile, European NATO countries have 13:01 collectively pushed defense budgets higher as well. EU defense expenditure in 2025 is estimated at around $381 billion, an 11% increase over the previous year and nearly a 63% jump since 20 to20 with procurement and R&D spending expanding rapidly. The strategic intent behind these increases is not only securitydriven but also industrial governments want to build and sustain their own defense manufacturing bases. That means billions of dollars that might once have gone to US arms makers are now being invested in European and Canadian defense sectors. If tariffs were supposed to restore American strength, why do so many allies now seem determined to need America less? If pressure was meant to bring partners back into line, why are consumers, governments, and industries quietly walking away instead? And if this is what winning a trade war looks like, who exactly is losing? That brings us to a harder question. 14:03 If tariffs were meant to restore American leverage, why do the numbers show allies adapting instead of complying? And if this is what winning a trade war looks like, who is actually paying the price? The story may end here, but what happens next is in your hands. This channel has no sponsors, no corporate backing. Its only lifeline is you. If you believe truth should never be silenced or sold, take a stand. Subscribe, like, and share your voice in the comments. To go one step further, tap join. Even the smallest support builds the shield that keeps this channel alive and growing. Every click, every share, every membership is a signal. Independent voices matter. 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