Canadian coffee shop owners spoke to the Washington Post about why they are changing the name of an iconic drink as a form of patriotic protest against America’s current president.
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SomecoffeeshopsinCanadaarechangingthenameofaninternationallyrecognizeddrinkinresponsetotheTrumppresidency.
Sincewinningtheelectionandbeingswornintooffice,PresidentDonaldTrumphasmademultiplecommentsthathavecausedcontroversyamongCanadians.TheserangefromproposingCanadabecomethe51ststate,tocallingthecountry’scurrentprimeminister,JustinTrudeau,“GovernorTrudeau.”
Healsoproposedanew25%tariffonCanadiangoodstoforcethecountrytotoughenupitsborderandstoptheflowofdeadlyfentanylintotheUnitedStates.
TheWashingtonPostrecentlyreportedthatCanadians,incensedbyTrump’sstatementsandtariffpolicy,arenowreferringtoAmericanocoffeedrinks,madefromespressoandhotwater,as“Canadianos.”Theoutletrecalled,“ThemovementisreminiscentofU.S.Republicanlawmakers’pushto changethenameoffrenchfries to‘freedomfries’in2003,afterF
