Saturday, 19 April 2025

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Struggles To Wrap His Brain Around The Fact That Trees Grow In America

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IFAW Board member Chris Matthews attends the International Fund For Animal Welfare's Global Whale Conservation Congressional Reception at the U.S. Capital Visitor Center Atrium on May 19, 2009 in Washington, DC.Mark Von Holden/WireImage

Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews appeared baffled by President Donald Trump’s implementation of tariffs against Canada, asking how Americans were supposed to work around the fact that the United States imports a lot of lumber from its northern neighbor.

“We get so much of our lumber, our two-by-fours from — from Canada,” Matthews said during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “What are we going to do? Have more lumber made in the United States now?”

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“This other thing — I watched on the evening news last night, one of the other networks, and I watched the issue of lumber,” Matthews explained. “Now, you see, we get so much of our lumber, our two-by-fours from — from Canada. That’s where we get it from. Canada! We get our newsprint from up there, for newspapers. The fact is, we get — what are we going to do? Have more lumber made in the United States now?!”

“What is our plan now?” Matthews continued in the same vein. “Oh, we’re not going to import wood, so we’re going to make more wood? We’re going to create more wood. Is that it?! I don’t think we’re in a position to simply replicate the imports coming into this country with our own products. It can’t always be done. And I think — wood’s an example of that. Wood. Are we going to make more wood in this country because of our trade deal?! I don’t think so.”

Social media hit back, reminding Matthews of an Executive Action from the Trump Administration dated March 1, kickstarting the “Immediate Expansion of Timber Production” in the United States.

“That’s the idea,” an X post read.

“Chris Matthews is unaware of the existence of trees in the United States,” Jim Verdi posted.

Townhall’s Matt Vespa added, “Market illiteracy is one thing. I don’t know what this is … we impose tariffs and libs think wood vanishes. Globalist mind rot is a thing.”

 


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