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I'm sorry Canada. Trump isn't a good president. :(

Trump just pissing off everyone in the world; including his own citizens. Trump does what he wants. I would say he isn't a smart man.\n\nAs a Canadian, I still love my American neighbours but Donald can pump sand ??

Prime Minister Trudeau, thank you for showing the world how a true gentleman and leader talks to the leaders of another country in spite of the irrational, immoral and turncoat actions from a former Ally; our (?) new MAGA President Donald Trump. It's so surreal that this narcissistic, psychopathic person actually won the Presidential election (again). All I can say is I am sorry, embarrassed, and ashamed of my broken country's politicians in Washington, D.C. at present. Many more Americans support the democratic policies than the anti-democratic that Trump's regime is spouting all around the world. Just know this isn't what most Americans believe and we don't support his thoughts and actions. We are trapped in this nightmare that makes no sense. We hope this is just a temporary change. These new policies benefit no one but the oligarchs of America (and world). I guess we are just going to have to take our punishment for the few years for not being able to prove that these people in Washington care NOTHING for anyone, including their own constituent, and are hell bent on taking down and destroying our American, Democratic way of life and we, the people, are helpless to stopping it dissolve and crumble. Thank you Canada for always being such great neighbors. Good luck, peace out!

Hold on there, cowboy. AMERICA isn't launching a trade war nor supporting a Russian dictator. That's Trump and his backers. Don't lump the rest of us in with that lot.

Drugs is nothing but an excuse… Canada isn’t sending drugs… we don’t have the population to make enough drugs to supply the USA. That’s literally the dumbest excuse and if Americans believe that they are dumber than I thought. If your having people or drugs coming in to you country then fix whatever your border agents are doing that’s allowing that. Use your head America… you’re loosing your freedom to a tyrant.

Anti americanism? Seriously? I'm a US citizen and it's blatantly clear that this is the work of DJT and the Republican party. This isn't on Canada. CNN, you are pathetic

The language isn’t even that harsh

Trying to turn American citizens against the American government probably isn't going to go well for him.

His answer against Trump’s tariffs is directly harming Canada citizens more so than Americans. \n\nThis tick isn’t on a moral high ground. I WISH this motherfucker would keep escalating this with a president that’ll gladly turn Canada into a fuckin theme park.

Trump isn't smart. He is a criminal. Thanks for stroking Trumps ego. Can you guys arrest our President because no one has ball over here to do it? He's broken our US Constitution.

From Texas to you ❤️❤️ we do not stand behind Trump. A lot of us did not vote or care for Trump. Gosh I just got my passport, we were planning to visit Canada ❤️❤️ and I don’t blame you for hating us. ?Stand strong Canada most Americans stand with you. I truly believe Trump is doing all this to strengthen his greediest he doing this to line his money pockets with middle Americans Musk will help him become one of the richest men in the world and he will get there on the backs of middle class hard working Americans. He isn’t trying to help Americans he is helping himself and all his rich buddy’s I refer to them all as roaches.

An American in the Midwest- So ashamed of what this U.S. administration is, and isn’t. \nThis address was amazing and millions of us here do stand ? with Canada, Ukraine, Europe. ??

I know Trudeau isn't popular with all Canadians, but they can be proud of him today. Canadians are good people. This is an embarrassed American standing with you.

Isn’t this the guy that stole the people’s money over a little truck protest

This isn’t bout Fentanyl or illegal immigration crossings. This is about rare earth minerals and imperialism. Just like Putin with Ukraine.

It is becoming quite clear now. This isn't about drugs. This is a libertarian plan to crash in annihilate the economy and the government of the United states. One particular faction wants a Christian fascist government and the other faction wants a completely deregulated pro wealth government with no social security and no welfare and no aid for the poor whatsoever. Trump is just a puppet. A stupid and easily programmable puppet.

EXACTLY - Little donnie and t.j. are steering our country down a road of upside down, dangerously insane decisions... I hope Canada teaches don a lesson that this isn't how to treat your friends....

Trump wants the World to collapse so his billionaires and america can buy up the stock market and dominate the World. It’s not trade blocks, it’s Dictator blocks. If that doesn’t work he’ll invade Canada and Mexico most likely and just take it. At this point, I hope America implodes. Either way it’s a mass suicide. Trump isn’t a smart man, he’s an evil man. And people who persist in making excuses for this creature are just traitors, the lowest of the low, stupid, greedy war mongers.

As an American I am so sorry for the pathetic acts of that man who isn't my president. He has the job and he's fucking it up properly. I am sorry. We are sorry. We will make up for this in the future and history will hold the asshole responsible. Again I'm sorry. We don't want this. They don't listen and our elected representatives are underpowered and weak to fix things.\n\nAre you guys taking American political refugees yet? I'm ready to come north.

This sounds more like a cry of desparation to me. The question is: If you all-of-the-sudden managed to stop the flow of fentanyl, why couldn't you have stopped if before? It just wasn't important enough? This isn't about fentanyl, though. President Trump is going to use this to hedge support for our takeover of Greenland.

Justin Tredeau is such a gentleman. So intelligent. I'm sorry this is happening. I voted for Harris and am brokenhearted still. Trump isn't intelligent ?. I can tell you the vast majority of Americans cannot stand this poor excuse for a human being. I would leave the states but I am not well enough sadly. We want to get Trump and his synchophants out of the Whitehouse. Pray with us and for us that we can do this. Much love to Canada ?? ❤️.

Trump isn't being played by Putin. Trump is playing with Putin; they are partners.

Isn't Treudea stepping down?

If it isn't already clear, the fox is in charge of the hen house! All the chickens and eggs are his, along with the hen house itself. This fox has zero interest in anything outside of that hen house. The old fox doesn't care if the world burns down around his house because he is a psychopath with zero empathy. This old fox makes Hitler look like a good guy. And dork MAGA, well he's even worse, cos he wants to make the whole world his hen house.

He's everything the tangerine toddler isn't. Articulate, intelligent and dignified.

I voted for Trump and a lot of his policies and actions I agree with, THIS one I do not, Canada did not let in NEARLY as many illegal immigrants as Mexico so it makes no sense why he is punishing them, and he isn't, he just doesn't like Trudeau probably because he was friends or friendly with Biden, same with Zelensky AND Canada wanted to ban products from red states for electing him which is frankly just a stupid policy. \nThis is not hard to figure out, Trump doesn't like Trudeau and Ford, plain and simple......it really is THAT shallow, he is trolling Trudeau by calling them the 51st state and anyone know knows Trump and how he thinks knows that.

Trump isn't working for America. He's working for Putin. He WANTS to crash economy.

As an American right now i feel more strongly patriotic for my Canadian brothers than my own government. We should be the best of friends and allies this is such a stupid fucking step for trump to take. He's destroying our alliances. I only hope our relationship isn't irreparably damaged before his four years are up. As a western new yorker who has lived by the falls all my life, im really saddened to see this. Sorry.

You going to fund the War Justin? Your tax payers have done nothing for Ukraine. You know damn well this isn't about whether or not Vlad is a good guy so stop playing dumb. Its about stopping a war that can't be won. And if you aren't for that then you are a warmonger.

Fentinol, isn't that what Elon Musk is supposedly on?

Isn’t Trump just matching the tariff percentage that Canada charges?

Trump will be removed pretty soon. Even maga isn’t going to tolerate this. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

What Trump seems to try to get at most is the unfair act of the USMCA. Most trades benefited Canada, while Canada refused to provide the same fair trades. Sometimes Trump does say things that may have gone off track like fentyl handling on Canada's end and border handling. It seems like our borders at the time were less strict on the American side versus the Canadian side of the border. Trump did state multiple times that most countries like Canada were unfair to USA. Even with the USMCA, America got screwed by Mexico as will. America has been there helping and supporting and submitting to every country. Yet failed to support our own people when we need it, especially to clear up our own debts. Sadly, America is falling behind due to poor handling of Government Democrat corruption. I am neutral as both parties don't always provide the best solution for everyone. You have to pick who can help the American people. Seeing how corrupt the Democrats has ran America and the defacto behind of all the wars and money laundering has surprised me, and I hope the change with Trump will help everyone realize how screwed we all are in correcting those corruption that isn't really needed.

U.S citizen here. Trudeau is correct. Our government is making us pay more for products, and it isn't helping anyone in America. It is another tax on those of us who do real work.

We know that our president is a frigging idiot, but the fact he *noticeably* drops his language grade level when “talking directly to” Trump and says “we’ve done *big things*” twice and calls him a “very smart guy” and pulls it into a schoolyard metaphor of “two friends fighting.”\n\nI couldn’t wrap my head around how we got saddled with this joke of a human in 2016. \nCouldn’t fathom how it was close in 2020.\nWant to vomit every day that we allowed this deep, unchecked harm to befall us, our allies, and the entire world. \n\nI keep wanting to just wake up.\nI feel so insane that we seem to have literally no power to stop this, and that the *entirety* of the GOP is completely fine with this. They have the power, but truly with small margins. But they’re just … all complicit in this.\n\nAnd even NOW, when it’s clearly going to fuck the economy and markets in ways that hurt actual corporations (who truly run it all now, from all sides of the political aisle except what seems like 5 social Dems/independents federally), even THE MONEY isn’t talking.

I'm in Ontario. Our liquor stores have absolutely pulled all American products. Darn shame for both of us.\n\nIf your area gets their power from Ontario, invest in energy-efficient everything as fast as possible. Doug Ford isn't messing around, and I don't like what he's fitting to do.

Imagine being fed and protected by America and then throwing a fit when we want an even spilt lol. Canada isn’t a country if it needs America to fund it and protect it.

And my American friends, let's ask if the US has done the same? More than 800 lbs of fentanyl was seized by the CBSA crossing from the US into Canada last year and how about the illegal guns you keep smuggling into Canada?\n\nIf Canada has to do the job of your border agents, shouldn't the US need to do the job of ours? When smugglers are entering the US, it's US border agents, not Canadian or American that those smugglers meet. When crossing from the US to Canada, it's CBSA agents they meet, not US. So maybe we need to reverse that, or combine border agencies and work together??? Nah, that wouldn't work for tRump, because after all, it isn't about Fentanyl at all.

Trump isn't being played, he's being used like the russian asset he is.

Yet the Liberals are gaining in the polls...This country is finished economically. Trudeau is a weak leader and I would prefer someone who isn't backed by Trudeau to lead the Liberals, nor Carney who refuses to outright criticize Trudeau.

CNN thx for leaving comments ON. Now now, Trudeau isn't liked much by his own ppl. He wants to look tough by replying with more tarrifs of his own and hurting his own people. While trying to say US is bad yet doing the very same thing while saying he didn't have a choice when he did. He's a liar. Now its fine if he wants to place tarrifs, he's free to do whatever. But ppl already chose a conservative leader, and i think if he plays ball with Trump, Canada will have lots to win.

Noone can convince me that he isn't agent Krasnov at this point.\n\nHis actions only make sense if he is trying to hurt Western Democracies.

I wish we could have a leader at least half as respectable as Trudeau. Sure he isn’t perfect, but this is a breath of fresh air and we are only a month in…

Isn’t the same guy who was getting cursed out by his own people to his face

LOLOLOLOLOL\nGood luck with that, Trudeau. We built you. We're the reason your currency isn't worth a small fraction of the US dollar. You will not win this, and we will laugh at you as you fall back to irrelevancy. No more free rides.

Let me guess the orange clown's reponse....\n\nCanada started the tariff war.\nTrudeau is a dictator.\nHe isn't flying the US flag behind him.\nHis socks have not been ironed.\nOh...and he didn't say thank you.\n\nCanada loves Americans BUT hates the orange clown.

Justin, you are too nice, Donald is in no way smart.....not intellectually, not street smart, I mean the dude chose to look like that, that isn't smart...

Such a smart man, I wish we had him for President! Not the uneducated stupid clown we have! People! Don’t be fooled, this isn’t about fentanyl! Watch closely people, this is Dump smoking mirrors into stealing from all of us! And in the meantime we will be paying the price for his stealing!!!

Intelligent, thoughtful, polite, shows empathy and compassion, truthful, a statesman... and even good-looking. Pretty much everything our guy isn't.

Trump isn't being played by Putin, he's following orders...