Some Calgarians frustrated by the renewed U.S. tariff trade war appear to be taking out their anger on one pro-Trump home by using eggs, dog feces and online suggestions of arson.
The homeowner says while his life is in Canada, he’s a strong supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump. He calls the anger fundamentally offside.
“The position of some would be to say, ‘Hey, this guy, he doesn’t agree with what we agree in, politically (even though) he goes to work, he pays his taxes … (so) let’s run them out of town,'” the homeowner said in an interview.
“That’s not a good look in my opinion, in any democratic society.”
He spoke on the condition of anonymity, noting that the police have become involved, and he and his wife fear for their safety.
Since the recent attention, he said, many people have approached him positively, while others have egged the house and thrown bagged dog excrement onto the property.
Some have made comments on social media suggesting torching their home.
A spokesperson for Calgary police confirmed they had received a report of vandalism on Aug. 23, and that the homeowners were concerned about online attacks, but they say there were not sufficient grounds to support criminal charges.
Get daily National news
The homeowners say they were born and grew up in the United States, moving to Canada for work reasons more than a decade ago.
Their home near Calgary’s downtown displays two large pro-Trump flags. A massive American flag often hangs from their balcony.
“We’re proud Americans, we support the president, and that was the idea behind the flags,” the homeowner said, stating the intention was originally to showcase their patriotism.
He said it has developed into a sign of acceptance of conservatives who, he believes, have had their views suppressed and marginalized.
One of the pro-Trump flags says “Trump: Make America Great Again” while the other says “Trump 2028: Third Term and Beyond.”
The homeowner says while he supports the Trump administration’s policies — such as taxes, immigration and spending — the reference to 2028 is a joke given that presidents cannot, under the U.S. Constitution, serve a third term.
It’s not the first time his home has been in the firing line, he said.
A retaining wall was defaced with graffiti during the 2024 U.S. presidential election that saw Trump defeat Democrat challenger Kamala Harris.
He said the pro-Trump flags were up long before the tariff war, which began just over a week ago, when the U.S. imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about $28 billion in Canadian exports.
Canada has responded with its own tariffs, which take effect Sept. 8.
The Calgary house is not the only collateral damage. Last week, Trump signed an order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America to hit back against sharp criticism from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Asked why they remain in Canada even with their support for the administration, the homeowner said it’s because they have built a life in the country.
Also, he said the trade fight, as with past trade fights, is fleeting. Canada and the U.S. will eventually “kiss and make up,” he said.
“It’s just a matter of when.”
But yet I see ukraine flags every place it offends me
Most people in Canada have TDS . I wonder when they will come up with a vaccine for it . And if needed boosters also . We as Canadians are going down the drain unfortunately . But hey let’s keep on blaming trump and let Carney keep on feeding us lies .
Sure, go ahead and support Trump, it’s your right, but if you’re dumb enough to flaunt it in Canada expect some pushback.
Wow thanks global 4 posted not one made it through….keep it up….funding will run out soon
There’s no need to vandalize. He’s already lost by hanging the banners which only confirm himself to be an idiot. Shot himself in the foot.
Honk Honk….Good thing it wasn’t a Canadian flag, could have been worse
Betting that the perpetrators believe in tolerance and equity and fairness for all.
Freedom of expression and freedom of speech, sadly does NOT mean freedom of consequences.
Nothing wrong with flying the Canadian and American flag, but take down the Trump thing! Do not encourage bad behavior!
Trump is the perfect distraction for the inept Liberal government.
Raise taxes?….Trump’s fault
Waste money?….Trump’s fault
Cost of living?….Trump’s fault
Too many migrants?….Trump’s fault
Why can’t we Canadians hold our PM and his party to account? Things were bad long before Trump took office.
The same group of people were condemning people flying Canadian flags not 3 years ago.
These are the same people who preach equity and tolerance, yet resort to intimidation and vandalism when they don’t get their way. We have seen this before….let’s hope it doesn’t continue to escalate or we are doomed to repeat history.
Is a Alberta flag ok.
Good – deserved it.
Why draw unnecessary attention to yourself? Dummy.
That fellow is proof you can’t fix stupid.
Imagine being so consumed by politics that you abandon all your morals because you are triggered by another countries flag.
It is called freedom of speech and if they want to fly a flag for their country of origin then they can.
Just look at all the other flags that people fly from other countries and no one says nothing as it is their freedom to do so on their home.
For the people that did this they should be charged and fined to the full extent of the law!
Cheers!
Liberals think political violence is ok as long as nobody does it to them.
Liberals approve of vandalism and arson against anyone who does not share their ideologue.
The good thing is most are boosted and will die suddenly in their sleep soon or have a quick “war” with cancer.
Flying Trump flags is a mistake
Yep, today’s far-left NDP/Liberal voters are completely unhinged and violent. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as punishment for criminals in Canada anymore. Thanks LPC!
Hey Greg. How would you like it if you had a Canadian Flag, and a Pro-Carney flag, and people did the same thing to you? Because in a lot of people’s minds, this whole trade “war” started with Carney because he really did not want to make a deal. And our economy was in tatters long before Trump got back in, so the person you should be angry at is the person running our country into the ground. Carney keeps playing with words and phrases e.g. “they want to break us so they can own us” just to keep Canadians mad at Trump. If Trump wanted to take Canada over, there isn’t a damned thing that Carney can do about it, short of throwing one of his hissy fits. Carney is just playing political games, unfortunately, at our expense.
In addition, the fact that you flaunt it is just asking for it.
Why doesn’t this boot licker move…please go away
Move back to the US if you support facism and racism. Canada is under economic attack and you support the attacker. That’s the point that most Trump supporters are too clueless to understand.