U.S. spirit exports to Canada fell 85% in the second quarter of 2025

Canadian businessman and Shark Tank judge Kevin O’Leary is blaming the trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada for the temporary closure of a Jim Beam distillery.

Jim Beam, one of the largest makers of American whiskey globally, announced it will halt production at its Clermont, Kentucky, distillery for one year, starting on January 1, 2026. The bourbon whiskey brand plans to “invest in site enhancements” during the closure, according to a statement.

The announcement comes as U.S. spirit exports to Canada are declining, with many Canadians boycotting American liquor in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his suggestion that the nation should be the 51st state.

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[–] 43 points 10 months ago

This stupid mother fucker fully supported Trump. He gets what he voted for.

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I still feel bad for the people. But we are fully in the finding out period now. Hopefully they choose to not continue to fuck around.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Even if we get the 37% or so of truly burdensome people out of intellectual debt, the best we can seemingly hope for is ~45 years before the entire nation forgets all of the hard lessons it learned and insists on relearning them again.

    Here's the progression: unignorable calamity (inspiration, debt) > society bands together (creation, true wealth) > conspicuously wealthy take unfair advantage (consumption, illusion of gains) > unignorable calamity, ad infinitum. Or to simplify: conservatives break things, liberals fix things, and neither learn a lesson.

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    He just needs to ask the 5-why's. Ok, the US and Canada have tensions. Why?

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    [–] 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Jim Beam said it was due to tariffs. Kevin is an idiot.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Yes and no.

    The tariffs stoked tension so much so that Canadians have been boycotting American produced alcohol, and bourbons were some of the first products targeted due to their proximity to Mitch McConnell (Kentucky).

    Mr. Wonderful is still a piece of shit though.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Am I supposed to care what the guy from shark tank has to say?

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago

    You wanted this shit Mr. Wonderful.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Suggestion? It was a fucking threat. The USA is not a friend or ally. the USA has no friends or allies, by their own choice.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    We need a song. "Blame Trump" The tune from South Parks "Blame Canada" Just doesn't work well with blame trump but some the lyrics are spot on.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    The tune from South Parks “Blame Canada” Just doesn’t work well with blame trump but some the lyrics are spot on.

    For the chorus, instead of the 4 syllable line of of "Blame Can-a-da" substitute"Blame don-ald-trump".

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Kevin O'Leary is a windbag. A Maple MAGA moron.

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