While Trump's 'America First' agenda would be detrimental to Canadian interests, Harris's trade policies may be no better

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The U.S. presidential election campaign has quickly become convulsive, unprecedented and nasty. The early debate on June 27, requested by Joe Biden, was a gamble that failed spectacularly. His devastatingly confused performance sent panic waves through Democratic ranks, ultimately obliging him to withdraw from the race and designate Vice-President Kamala Harris as his replacement.

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Facing increasing internal dissent, declining polls and reluctant donors, Biden was advised by Democrat stalwarts like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer that he had “no pathway to victory.” His cognitive decline, so obvious in the debate, had been masked by those closest to him for months, if not years. Democrats can be unrelenting when they sense power slipping away. Biden had little choice other than to step down. Although his explanatory speech to the public was hypocritically praised by his party and an adulatory media as “selfless,” his decision was effectively the result of a bloodless coup.

Biden’s consolation prize was to remain as president until Jan. 20, prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson to declare in a post on X, “If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately.”

Two days before the Republican convention, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks fired shots at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, killing an audience member and wounding two others at the Pennsylvania rally. Had Trump not turned slightly to view a chart about illegal migration, he would most likely have died. As it was, a bullet grazed his ear. When........

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