If Donald Trump offered a deal to sell Detroit or Chicago to Canada, most Americans would rightly recoil.
Sure, conservatives would muse about what a boon it would be to dump some of our problem children on somebody else–the greater fool theory–but when push comes to shove, most of us do believe in “America First.” It’s why we cringe when we see San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, or any of our other increasingly decrepit Blue cities destroy themselves, and why none of us cares too much when politicians make decisions that make Port Au Prince an even worse place to live.
Trump: Only Concession We Want From Canada Is “Friendship,” “A Very Special Place”https://t.co/I927r4wipL pic.twitter.com/BiKxsooq7l
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Donald Trump ran on a platform of “America First” and “Make America Great Again,” appealing to the natural patriotism…
