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BumRushDaShow

(171,804 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 07:24 PM 12 hrs ago

Obama met with the Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Trump's MAGA allies flipped out

Source: The Independent

Saturday 09 May 2026 14:39 EDT


President Donald Trump’s MAGA allies were in a frenzy of conspiracy theories Friday after former President Barack Obama greeted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a think-tank event in Toronto.

A video, posted by Carney on X, shows him shaking hands with the former president, before Obama also greets the prime minister’s wife, Diana Fox Carney. Obama was in town to deliver a keynote address at a gala for Canada 2020, a progressive think-tank that advocates for inclusivity. Obama and Carney have known each other on a professional level since at least 2008, when he was the U.S. president and the PM served as Governor of the Bank of Canada.

But the short clip appeared to cause extreme consternation among some of Trump’s allies who accused Obama of undermining the current administration by meeting with the leader of Canada.

“This is a coup,” Laura Loomer, a longtime Trump ally, wrote Saturday morning. “What the hell is Obama up to? Hmmm….more subterfuge? It can’t be good for the US,” Buzz Patterson, an author and conservative columnist, wrote.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/barack-obama-mark-carney-maga-b2973589.html

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Obama met with the Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Trump's MAGA allies flipped out (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago OP
Coo coo cachoo, not a coup coup cachoo. wcmagumba 12 hrs ago #1
Obama seem like the type who could send the Canadian PM a card with "greetings from the 11th province" just for laughs. eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #2
Loomer is not too cordial towards Islamists. magicarpet 12 hrs ago #3
Fuck off, Looner. Yes, I did in fact spell that right. paleotn 11 hrs ago #4
Showing off his statesmanship and taking attention away from the pig. Grokenstein 11 hrs ago #5
The truth is, Obama remains a high-level Gordcanuck 10 hrs ago #7
He's prepping for that third term. 33taw 10 hrs ago #6
Paranoid snowflakes. OGBuzz 10 hrs ago #8
Barack Obama was not President in 2008. He didn't become President until 2009. Aristus 10 hrs ago #9
RW Journos...yeah it's too much to ask...nt Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #14
Most of their stuff is AI-generated now FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #15
Shut your Botox-infused trap, Laura Looser debsy 10 hrs ago #10
FO & Whine Harder, Loomer mouth disease. This is Huge that Cha 10 hrs ago #11
Ahhh! Laura Loonie speaks!!! cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #12
Um...eff Laura Loomer Catherine Vincent 10 hrs ago #13
Okay Then... ahnakneemoose 1 hr ago #16
Hypocrisy, hypocrisy, look at what you've done to me! OldBaldy1701E 13 min ago #17

eppur_se_muova

(42,387 posts)
2. Obama seem like the type who could send the Canadian PM a card with "greetings from the 11th province" just for laughs.
Sat May 9, 2026, 07:41 PM
12 hrs ago

Mutually appreciated humor, not Trmp's insult-based "humor". Given Trmp's ravings about making Canada the 51st state, it might be a good time to do that now.

magicarpet

(19,305 posts)
3. Loomer is not too cordial towards Islamists.
Sat May 9, 2026, 08:00 PM
12 hrs ago

And Obama has that Hussein thang going on. He should be immediately deported and shipped back to Africa with his whole famdamnily. America must rid itself of this terrorist monster. If he was White we would find it in our hearts to be far more tolerant. But his complexion is off and kinda funny,.. not in a humorous way,... but in more a pathetic way. Besides he is a Liberal,... and never to be trusted,... ever !

(From the brain trust of Laura Loomer the proverbial hater and political rabble rouser,.. who is zany beyond all comprehension. But she is best buds with donOLD tr-HUMP the PEDO.)

Grokenstein

(6,411 posts)
5. Showing off his statesmanship and taking attention away from the pig.
Sat May 9, 2026, 08:48 PM
11 hrs ago

Last edited Sat May 9, 2026, 11:45 PM - Edit history (1)

No wonder the pig's worshipers are freaking out. pig himself will be up all night all-capping on HorseshitSocial.

Gordcanuck

(196 posts)
7. The truth is, Obama remains a high-level
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:27 PM
10 hrs ago

influencer on the public stage and rump is running a performative clown show for an ever-decreasing audience.

OGBuzz

(517 posts)
8. Paranoid snowflakes.
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:27 PM
10 hrs ago

Yes, Canada won the war of 1812 and they can win again, especially now that Trump used up all the ammo achieving a draw with Iran. Be afraid Laura, be very afraid.

Aristus

(72,474 posts)
9. Barack Obama was not President in 2008. He didn't become President until 2009.
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:44 PM
10 hrs ago

Is it too much to ask journalists that they get their facts straight?

FakeNoose

(42,241 posts)
15. Most of their stuff is AI-generated now
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:46 PM
9 hrs ago

The lazy reporters can't proofread or check the facts ....

debsy

(1,025 posts)
10. Shut your Botox-infused trap, Laura Looser
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:47 PM
10 hrs ago

Donald Trump was actively plotting his takeover in the 2024 election, meeting with numerous foreign leaders, including Orban, while Biden was president.

Barack Obama has more integrity in a molecule of a single eyebrow hair than anyone in Donald trump’s orbit.

Cha

(320,357 posts)
11. FO & Whine Harder, Loomer mouth disease. This is Huge that
Sat May 9, 2026, 09:48 PM
10 hrs ago

President Obama and PM Mark Carney met in Toronto! Encouraging for Us. ☮️❤️‍🩹🕯️🕊️💜

PEDO head meets with Putin... President Obama gets to meet with PM Carney.

Mahalo, BRDS!

ahnakneemoose

(10 posts)
16. Okay Then...
Sun May 10, 2026, 06:12 AM
1 hr ago

Am I the only one that read the title of this piece as:

Obama (our current President) met with the Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and...

...yes, I knew it wasn't true, but it made me smile bigly. Thank you very much, BumRushDaShow.

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