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I'm watching Trudeau deliver a fiery speech, addressing Trump directly. He called out policies and actions that have strained Canada-U.S. relations, emphasizing the consequences for both countries and the urgent need for respect and cooperation moving forward. We don’t want this, but here we are, facing the reality.

I also love when he speaks directly to trump and just calls him Donald. You know that will hurt trumps little ego.

I love the simple language he uses when speaking to trump directly in contrast to speaking to anybody else ?❤

The USA fired up Trudeau like I’ve never seen, when he spoke directly to orange don, his expression changed. Man’s angry.

I’m from the uk, It’s sad to see our brothers across the pond make these decisions against each others interests at a time when the west should strengthen its alliances, I have massive respect for Justin Trudeau in laying out the facts and not shying away from speaking frankly to Americans and Donald directly

Hey MAGA, Donald Trump takes you for the gullible, misinformed idiots that you really are. \nPay more for your groceries, gut the social safety net you live off of, lose vital government services jobs by the tens of thousands daily - but keep supporting your stupid “Strongman,” eh? \nGive it a few more months. You might change your mind on him when YOU are directly affected, ok?

The Canadian government imposed sanctions on Rwanda on something Canadians don't know anything about, and they chose to punish the people of Rwanda for their own benefits in DRC, now that the tables are turning on them just for tariffs they are crying talking to the american people directly as if they care. \nThe hypocrisy of these countries and their politicians is on another level

Of course it's CNN. Trudeau, you do not represent Canadians. You have destroyed Canada and only now because of Trump you are dealing with the horrid fentanyl problem that is killing our communities. You have not fixed our health care system nor our political system. YOU NEED TO JUST GO, STOP YOUR EGO DRIVEN LAST GASP AT LEADERSHIP. You prorogued our own government, basically shut down debate and decision making in Canada while you parade yourself around the global world. NOW YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT CANADA FIRST, when a short two months ago you were pushing Canada for the past 9 years as a post national state. You are posturing and have no credibility in Canada or globally. YOU DID NOT WORK WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU CAME UP WITH NO PLAN BASED ON WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE U.S. YOU JUST WANT TO PREEN AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA AND SKIRT AROUND RESPECTFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP BECAUSE YOU ARE MANIPULATING TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. Just take that walk Trudeau and be gone, you have 3 more days and then we do not want to see you again.

Wow PM Trudeau speaks only the truth. ? how reassuring to see our leader being so sincere and standing strong for the people in Canada and clearly showing the world and people in the US the truth that the US GOVERNMENT hates to hear. What a disgrace to have such malicious people in the administration when the power could be used to save people and make the society better. Their slogan is frankly MAWA - make America worse again (2nd trump term). So happy to see PM Trudeau telling its dumb to do this directly to the orange sack of s*hit. Maple Pride is strong!!! I’m not only feeding my family Canadian produce and products, but also my cats! ❤

Great speech and great to see Trump called out directly and specifically. If Trump is not an idiot he is a traitor, either way the US is being led by someone not fit for office.

Yeah...... Speaking directly to Trump, ...... Through the saftey of his TV screen. Trudeau is spineless.

I’d add that your objective is to stop the flow of fentanyl, in both directions, across the border.

Noticed when he adresses Donald directly he uses less complicated /educated words? ???????

_So, The Orange Liar replaced NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020. Which was designed to create a fairer trading system between the 3 countries. Wasn't THAT supposed to make things better?_\n\n*Fentanyl was first synthesized in 1959 by a Belgian chemist and later marketed as an intravenous analgesic drug, Sublimaze. While Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the United States, India is emerging as a source for finished fentanyl powder and fentanyl precursor chemicals.*

Speak directly to Donald, that says alot. Let that sink in.

Absolutely clear, calm, and direct. Nothing left to say on this whole business.

Only he wasn't speaking directly to trump. He was speaking to a camera. Pretending to be a tough guy. \nAlso he said Canadians are reasonable and polite... except for the fact that a buncha drunken bostonians still behaved better than every Canadian hockey fan that ever existed a couple weeks ago when the Canadians booed our national anthem. \nF canada. F trudeau what a scumbag.

As a South African, I’m very proud of how direct and articulate the Canadian PM is. Canadians have a true fighter on their side.

He should not be directing himself to us citizens. He should be directing his comments to our government. \n They will not turn us against our government

Well, he spoke directly to the American People, but your title was close enough, CNN.

I appreciate that when he speaks directly to the toddler-in-chief, he immediately begins using smaller words and speaking slower. Trudeau knows his audience.

These guys in charge seem to think this is one big game and we are all impacted directly and most harshly for no benefit whatsoever. Madness. Ego gets in the way of diplomacy. The human race is strongest when working together. Nobody achieves anything alone. ?

He used too many big words when speaking directly to Donny. He won't understand half of them

Now foreign leaders can speak directly to the other Nation citzens. This is very powerfull

Trudeau understood the assignment. He knew exactly who he was speaking to: not just to Canadians but directly to Americans and beyond.

Just like last time, Trump will back down and claim he won! The damage Trump has done and continues to do...for no reason...is a direct attack on the USA. Trump must be removed and jailed!

I just listened to a man talking directly to a boy.

Wow, so thats how a real statesman talk. Clear, direct, but still polite. Chapeau ?

He should be speaking with trump directly not posturing for the cameras and potentially costing canadians massively on his way out the door

As much as I dislike Trudeau, I appreciate his candour and directness in his speech especially to Donald. It is also very pleasing to listen to someone who can eloquently articulate their thoughts.

As an American I stand with America and America's President. Just do what you think you need to do while we do what we need to do without your hissy fit threats directly towards the American people, our President, and our Businesses.

This is the BEST response to a bully - DIRECT and to the point! The thing a bully fears most is getting their ass kicked by the one they are bullying! Shame on America -- shame on America!!! Our government chose to do this to us ~ America, wake the FU!!!

Well thought out speech. He even followed through with a sense of inclusion; when he was speaking directly to trump, he literally slowed down, lowered the level of his vocabulary, and spoke to him at the level of a child, clearly compensating so djt would understand through his cogniitive disability. See DEI is a good thing.

When foreign leaders are addressing another country’s people directly, you know the shit’s gonna hit the fan

Question for citizens living in states of Washington, Oregon and California. \n\nHow many of you would consider seceding this Union (formerly called the United States) to become a separate nation? Or be open to join Canada as the 11th Province? \nImagine now trade could be done directly with Mexico!!! \n\nEnough thumbs up and maybe we could start a “Petition”. I would be open (a DON scientist recently fired by Musk/MAGA) to collecting the data and involving lawyers to draft the petition.

This is a impressive speech. The direct opposite of the garbage coming out of senile-Trumps mouth.

so funny how the words changed when he spoke directly to Donald..... hahahahhahah.... big things.... lol

Trudeau speaking directly to Americans and what their government is doing was well-played.

Despite: \n \n- Releasing felons and undermining the justice system, \n- Picking fights with every U.S. ally, \n- Suggesting NATO can no longer rely on America a direct gift to Russia’s strategic goals, \n- Dismantling government institutions, weakening internal stability, \n- Defying the rule of law and disregarding the separation of powers, \n- Appointing loyalists to key positions, consolidating control, \n- Leaving the U.S. vulnerable to Russian cyberattacks by scaling back security efforts, \n- Siding with adversarial nations like Russia while alienating traditional allies, \n- Smearing a democratically elected president at war pushing for a regime change that favors Russia, \n- And systematically weakening global alliances, fracturing Western unity to Russia’s benefit, \n- Ignoring the growing threat of Chinese expansion, weakening the U.S. position in global power struggles, \n- Encouraging political violence and extremism, further fracturing the social fabric and putting democracy itself at risk, \n- Turning a blind eye to the economic crisis, with inflation, rising debt, and an unstable market exacerbated by reckless economic policies, \n- Chipping away at civil liberties, normalizing authoritarian behavior, and restricting freedom of speech. \n \nTrump is still your president. \nAnd what does the U.S. have to show for it? \n \n- No strengthened alliances. \n- No economic gains. \n- No enhanced national security. \n- No diplomatic victories. \n- No solid foundation for the future just a nation divided, with its core values slowly eroding. \n \nEvery move seems to serve Russia’s interests while leaving America weaker, more isolated, and more divided. \nAnd yet, there are no mass protests, no storming of the Capitol, no widespread political fallout. The U.S. hasn’t fallen in a blaze. It’s crumbling quietly, a victim of divide and conquer.

Frump’s entire response and actions are directly based on his inner anger and hate, his feeling of powerlessness….how the heck did half of our population vote for this weakling?

I loved how he dumbed down his words when speaking directly to Trump!

Here, no more buy from USA, cancelled Netflix, cancelled amazon, cancelled orange, cancelled trip, cancelled most of Google I use MapQuest instead. And I do not want to do anything with USA as long as Trump and Gop are in charge. I hope Canada will take off any tariffs from China because no use to buy things made in China via USA. I will buy directly from now on

What American media will allow a foreign president to address the American people. This is crazy stuff. Would they allow Valdemar Putin, Kim Jong Un, or The Chinese Communist Party to Address the American people? The wouldn't even allow the British Prime Minister to talk directly to the American people. This shows that CNN is willing to do anything to discredit Trump's policies.

Sure he talks to the American people directly but did not say how the ppl can fix it (before bad stuff happens).

It's difficult, I mean Canadians' disgust, insult and anger at all of these completely unwarranted tariffs is not directed at the American people, it's at the crass, unhinged baffoon Trump who has enacted them, and yet (and this is where it gets difficult) over half of you voted for this obscene idiot as your president! How it is that there would ever been more than a dozen people who would vote for Trump is beyond me; he is NOT an honorable person and has not one redeeming quality. He is a vile, snorting pig, and no, I'm not insulting him, I'm describing him. He has to go.

The title is wrong. It should be “watch Trudeau directly speak to Donald”

I like he speakes directly to people

He spoke directly to a camera.

Too bad American politicians don’t have the guts to address rump directly - the US is hurting because of rumpy

We cannot trust or believe in what Trump Admin says to us Americans. Please people this is not good for us to be moving this direction. We don't have time on our side here to wait while half of our country blindly follows Trump off the cliff as he plays his tune and yall skip to the music with eyes n ears closed to anything else. I don't want to go down with all of you!