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no one wanted this battle trumpee maassive failure i heard his horrid speech dems would not clap \n As canadian.s i never thought america would become a sworn enemy. Trump is the only problem

Thought that asshat resigned?

Gee…what a surprise! ….NOT! \nThe most toxic person in the world who LOVES to create chaos & division has stirred up a bees nest in countries all around the world. That’s what Trump does. Chaos, division, hard feelings & bitterness are his forté. \nThat’s the leader America has chosen over someone with common sense, intelligence, & who would have tried to unite the American ppl & create an economy that would be stable & help the majority of Americans because Kamala IS like the majority of Americans. She understands the struggle of trying to making a living when you’re not born into wealth like Trump was.\nHe can’t relate to the struggles of the average American family trying to earn enough to provide for their families. He’s never known that struggle. \nAnd why should he care if he causes ppl on both sides of the border to lose jobs, & consequently lose their homes? He’s rich. He can afford the higher costs of everything in both countries that he is initiating. He chose this trade war because he wants to take over Canada. \nWhat is wrong with Americans who thought voting him in AGAIN was a great idea over the common sense & economic stability Kamala Harris offered? He TOLD you he was going to do this. \nYou ppl who voted for him KNEW his past history. He’s a proven liar, a cheat, a fraud, a scammer, a sexist, a predator of vulnerable women, & a convicted felon..\nAnd more than anything else, he’s a BULLY! He uses his words with his bull horn & public media to speak against anyone who opposes him to try to subtly motivate his MAGA hounds to attack the ppl & their families that actually tell the truth about him. And then he steps aside & waits for his minions to respond & acts totally innocent as if he is not responsible because he did not directly tell them to go after the ppl he very purposely speaks hostile about. WAKE UP! He IS responsible because he knows very well his words have power to influence ppl to take action. \nAnd too many cowards in the Supreme Court & Republican party including his own VP Mike Pence were all too afraid to speak up against him. \nIf the majority of Americans want such a toxic person for leader, that’s America’s poor choice but Canada wants NO PART in his BS.\nHands off Canada because we WILL stand united & will support our governments efforts & the efforts of other Canadians to withstand against Trump’s bullying tactics.\nBUY CANADIAN!

It has occurred to me that, if Canada is rich in minerals he’s seeking from Ukraine, the only reason for the Ukraine deal is because he has something else to gain…. Alignment with Putin being my first thought. And after Ukraine is secured to US/Russia they will move on to Greenland. All to line their pockets.

I thought trudeau stepped down??

Thought Trump was going to do good for the us/ the western world. But he has literally lost it now.

My thoughts go out to the poor guy who lost less than half an ounce of fentanyl and ended up in this speech ? But realy, as a Norwegian I stand with Canada, Ukraine and Europe in this madness

Trudeau is a liar. He has not done anything good for Canada. Now he wants to be a hero before elections? I thought he had resigned due to his incompetence. Everything he says is bs. A wolf in sheep clothing

Little Castro thinks he is tough like his illegitimate daddy thought he was tough too...?

I thought that trudeau guy retired ffs

I stand with Canada. What Musk and Trump are foing is sickening: they started a trade war to destroy Canada’s and Mexico’s smaller economies that would help the Musk-Trump regime to violate Canada’s independence, and annex Canada, take Mexico’s government under control, seize Greenland.\nThe 3 world’s dictators, Russia’s Putin, Musk’s and Trump’s new US, and China’s Xi abandoned any pretense of civility, or respect for international laws and agreements.\nThis is the new world of tule of brute force. I never thought that I would live in this nightmare!

I thought this clown resigned already? Canada what is going on up there??

From the UK: Brilliant, well thought out speech making something so difficult explained so simply and clearly … you can only deal with bully one way… that is to stand up. It will only get worse otherwise. Let the rest of the free democratic world unite behind this!

Donald has more allegiance to Putin, a well known dictator, murderer and war criminal, than his 'closest' allies across the world. JD Vance is a political gangster who undermines and bullies people, someone who is quite frankly, completely out of their depth and incompetent, What a shambles America is right now, and I thought the UK was in bad shape. The American people should be very ashamed.

Probably, the best course of action... Buy the dip... Maybe if you have some cash aside, you should ponder on how bad this gets. But at one point, something will give, and things will go back up. White house mutiny? What I do know is that at one point something will give... The pushback is inevitable. And the Vilan is the man who is trying to change everything without any proper thought at all. If your actions do not make sense, Mr. Trump, than they are a facade; and that is wrong. Pulling the woole over your citizens' eyes is not democracy...

I almost thought for a second maybe he’s just addressing the us as a whole and our political figures, but then he said “your government is doing this to you” and he couldn’t be more right. I’m ashamed to be American. This is my ancestors country. I no longer want to be American.

The title is misleading. I thought he actually went to the USA and confronted Trump in person, but apparently not. This doesn’t really count. Come on, Trudeau! Go face Trump! Anyone can give a speech nowadays it seems. it takes a real leader to confront him. At least Macron, Starmer and Zelensky had balls to face trump.

Brown people living in Western countries, never let your guard down. Never let yourself be lulled by the comfortable thought that just because you learnt english, got a PhD , worked an honest job , kept a friendly demeanour, people would automatically be nice to you. The world is full of unhappy people who would pounce at the opportunity to pull you down and the easiest way to do this is to attack your skin colour, your accent and your job. \n\nJust keep in mind that if you've been honest to yourself,you don't owe anything to anyone: not respect, not deference, not allegiance. Learn to give it right back. Learn to fight the prejudice in it's own terms. Be prepared for the consequences. And most importantly, never look at your motherland as a last resort. Leave your country for life in a foreign land with a goal to return.

I thought he resigned in January.

Thought this woke is gone forever. Oh not, he is out to destroy his country.

Awh, Trudeau. I thought he left already.

I thought this ? stepped down?

I thought this prick had quit

When is this clown leaving ….. I thought he was not part of the government anymore

I am shocked by the turn of events. Are really Americans who vote for Trump ok with getting along with Russia? I thought their dislike of Russia united them across political divides

Dear Mr. Trudeau. You better be careful with your words and use them more thoughtful, because in your speech directly to Donald you are very ungrateful and very disrespectful to him. How dare you... ??? \nAll jokes aside: well done ?.

I never thought I would ever say I don't stand with my country on this matter... Why is the our government allowing Donny to destroy our relationship with our allies

I thought this was Forbes and was surprised how left the comments had shifted ???

???? and all this time you thought America was a friend??? Lol ???????????????

We always thought we knew our enemies. We learned that the USA gov has been our enemy for decades. Regards from Europe.

I thought he had resigned ?

I thought there was only one Kejriwal. But I was wrong.

I thought he resigned ???

A well balanced and thoughtful speech that was delivered in a calm, eloquent manner. Full of fact and not selfish assumptions. A polar opposite to Donald Trumps uneducated, Russian backed garbage.

I thought we were done with this already musically Kendrick vs Drake. ?

I thought this clown stepped down? ?

In my 60 years of life as a US citizen, I never in a million years thought we would have waged a trade war with Canada. \nCan't wait for the rising costs of the medications that the US from Canada. Buckle up. I can't wait??

last one to respond. puss. i thought he quit. sellout but responds after all provinces gets support

I never thought that a Trudeau speech would get 7.5 million views in 12 hours.

It seems pretty obvious. There've been rumors that Trump is a Russian stooge. Now, everything he's doing is either eroding western alliances or empowering Russia. The US is a puppet of Putin's Russia at this point. Never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

I thought he was gonna start rapping for a sec

As a Frenchman, I can’t find the first bit of explanation, nor logic, in Trump’s strategy - if we can even call it strategy. The US will be the biggest loser in this situation, but Trump and his mini-Trump (Vance) will eventually find a way to explain that the US misery is the product of malign states. With Trump at the top, the US is going to lose its mind once and for all. I can’t believe that I once seriously thought about becoming an American citizen… the American dream is now COMPLETELY dead.

I think we need to give it time. In a year or two picture should be clear. I don't think tariffs are necessary a bad thing long term if they spike more production of everything or at list anything in US. Short term it would be painful for everybody tho. We become a country of no production. Only consumption is not healthy. It is how every empire behaves on a last breath. Look back in history. Rom, Spain etc.Sooner or later we wouldn't be able to exchange worthless green paper to goods anymore outside of the country unable to produce anything inside the country and we die. Personally I find it interesting and possibly well thought experiment.. Living the way we did last 50 years is not possible anymore. Something need to change and at list Donald is trying unlike those useless talking heads. How will it ends. Who knows. I can only hope for success. In worst case we'll have unending supply of discounted bourbon:).

Never thought I’ll support this guy on anything and here I’m. This was brilliant.

Fentanyl is a smokescreen for Donny to kiss Putins privates. Hate to break it to ya Justin, ur Ex friend is not as smart as u thought. His eloquence and vocab is that of a grade school dropout.

I thought Trudeau quit?

I thought this guy was going to resign ?

Y is this dumb still on that position?? I thought Canadian had enough of him. ? No, surprise that low iq immigrants who are refuted from US ends up in Canada.

I miss leaders who can read, use a mature vocabulary, pronounce words correctly, speak clearly in complete sentences and thoughts and without lying in every sentence. He’s a man who knows what he is doing, making clear decisions which benefit his countrymen. Unlike the Felon-in-Chief who is bulldozing all our relationships with allies and, instead, siding with our greatest enemy, Putin.

Trudeau your people hate you just like Americans hate Biden I Thought you were going to resign? . You talk fentinal but you refuse to close off smuggling, don't lie to us or the world.