The Saturday Wrap-Up – Rubio’s Golden Shield: How America Responds to Canada’s EU Defection – September 19, 2026

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President Trump reacts to Mark Carney’s push to align Canada with the EU, calling it “laughable” and warning that if it’s hostile the U.S. could impose heavy tariffs or even halt trade with Europe. The episode argues the administration is securing the southern border through Marco Rubio’s Latin America trip and “Operation Shield of the Americas,” linking Peru’s participation and Keiko Fujimori’s election to an intensified campaign against cartels, drug production and trafficking, and Chinese influence. It frames Carney as a longtime opponent of U.S. interests, citing his Bank of England role, “green” credit agenda, and support for Ukraine, and claims Canada-EU plans target Arctic control and the U.S. northern defense line. It ends with Trump announcing a permanent U.S. presence in Greenland and warning Canada to curb fentanyl labs and criminal networks.

00:00 The Saturday Wrap-Up – Rubio’s Golden Shield: How America Responds to Canada’s EU Defection – September 19, 2026
01:12 Operation Shield of the Americas
05:03 Canada, the EU and Donald Trump’s Surprise Move
11:08 War Plan Red

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