We’ve been ripped off for years, and we’re not going to be ripped off anymore.… We’re spending $200 billion a year to subsidize Canada.… We don’t need their cars. We don’t need their energy…. Canada only works as a state, [it would be] so perfect as a great and cherished state.

Those comments, made during an Oval Office meeting on March 13, 2025, pretty much summarize President Trump’s current feelings towards Canada. His feelings aren’t complex: (1) Canada is stealing from the United States, (2) the U.S. needs neither Canadian goods nor energy, and (3) Canada would be perfect as a U.S. state.

We The Presidents leaves partisan issues aside and instead focuses on how American presidents from Harding to Trump have dealt with healthcare, civil rights, taxation, income distribution, immigration, racism, global conflicts, the economy, and the essential role of a democratic government. More than any other factor, Gruner’s latest work clearly establishes the themes in common among all presidential administrations.

Wildfires rage through the U.S. while our fearless leaders wage global war for their own profit and personal gain. Please see Annie Searle’s article Heating Up. We need a new and different leadership who will work for the people. Leadership needs to focus on the real dangers to America: the rising costs of food, housing, fuel, healthcare, education, the proliferation of AI data centers, and the destruction of our environment due to climate change. One word of warning: Make sure you are reading and listening to the right media to get the truth about what is happening. Aside from writing stories about people, we also write essays and articles that shed light on how the media works, thereby helping you to develop your own critical thinking skills. With the proliferation of fake news, chatbots, algorithms, and AI-generated news, memes, photos, and videos, it is more important than ever to be able to discern what is real. Please see my article The Media, Fake News, and AI.   –Patricia Vaccarino