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Calling a narcissist like Trump a smart guy really shows who the smart guy is.

The only part of this I didn’t agree with was when he called Trump smart. A flaming bag of hair clippings has more intelligence than Trump.

God, it’s got to be hard to not cringe when calling Trump smart.

I disagree about one thing. The part where he said *Rump was smart. It's like calling a hippo in a china shop smart. The hippo is merely just confused and angry and lashes out because it doesn't understand it's surroundings.

calling donald smart - what a joke

To call this scum - Donald as smart is equally DUMB !

Trudeau calling Trump a 'very smart guy' is a sop to cheeto's vanity. Cheeto is NOT smart - he does not understand in any way, how tariffs work

I’m amazed. Did The Wall Street Journal really call Trump a ‘smart guy’ !

Americans: remember what it's like to have a smart person for president. Cohesive speech, no bullying, no name-calling, no stupid analogies, no n4z1 billionaires making all the decisions...

I have heard many people call Trump many things. Accusing him of being smart is probably the most off base thing I've ever heard anybody say about him? There is nothing smart about idiot Trump

From a Canadian citizen.\n\nExcellent speech, nice presentation with sugar coating, but the taste?\nHowever Trudeau is not telling the Truth about the Fentanyl of less than one ounce coming through the border?\nHow about Oil, Lumber and other minerals trades?\nThe USA has ten times more than what Canada have.\nWhat about border protection? Canada invested in two helicopters and many drones with thousands of land miles and the same on water to protect?\nThe cartels are much smarter than Trudeau borders policing, because they've already installed thousands of infiltrators throughout Canada to deliver any drug amount to the USA.\nAnd calling the president by his first name?\nTrudeau is taking Canada to another level, lower than we've seen or felt, because he's not a politician and not a businessman.\nFor last.\nThe notion that our lower level of politics still uses the word FIGHT instead of making a DEAL.\n\nAnd their old ways of saying, WE ARE WORKING HARD.\nINSTEAD OF WORKING SMART.\n\nMy opinions.

I'm a Native American fm Arizona. Been ur neighbor for years!! Inspite of what Trump is doing nothing will change that!! This man call Trump is definitely not a smart man!! Otherwise, it would have been business as usual. He is rushing his agenda only to cause conflicts, gain attention and he doesn't have a whole lot of time (3 yrs 8 months)!! I'm sure the next president after he's gone will fix all the damages his caused and done!!???

How did he keep a straight face when he called Trump smart

I disagree with calling trump a very smart guy though.

Trudeau told 1 lie , he called trump smart , he is in fact as dumb as dog shit

Why did he call the Donald smart?

What sort of creep would call Trump smart? Switched off at that point.

That was very kind of Justin Trudeau to call Donald Trump. A smart man because he is anything but that.

Trudeau told one atrocious lie and that was when he was addressing Trump and calling him a very smart man.

but he’s NOT smart‼️that’s the whole issue. when will we call a thing a freakin thinggggg‼️he’s DAF… period

Dont call Trump a very smart guy... ? Justin may have been sarcastic there because he said it exactly like Trump of have but still

Calling Trump smart, flattering the geriatric child lol

It’s hilarious that Trudeau has to call Trump a smart guy, knowing that he is so incredible childish and immature that otherwise he would just not listen. Trump is the worst president the US has ever had.

It's not the uSA it's Trump and his cronies. Putin is no more a murderous dictator, than GEnocide Joe or Trump. CNN is the mouthpiece for USA imperialism. CNN lies and is biased against Palestine, drooling support for the illegal occupation that calls itself Israel. Don't work with Trump, destroy Trump. LOL Trump is NOT a smart guy, he is a narcissist and liar, criminal and gas lighter. He is trying to run the USA like a business, cutting off citizens from healthcare and social security. Trump is a criminal and there is only one end for him. JAIL

Trudeau is so kind to call Trump a smart guy when he knows that Trump is just an idiotic tax fraud and draft dodger. As President, Trump has still not revealed his taxes. Such a fraud just like his pet Elon!!!

Nice to hear someone smart, speaking with empathy. Not like the foul mouth name calling president America has.

Trudeau calling Trump *smart* after he referred him as *Governor Trudeau* , is an ultimate virtue of a political leader who always remembers that he has the entire nation on his shoulders.

From USA. What a good speech, TRUDEAU is eloquent, smart, diplomatic, and I'm pleased he called Trump Donald. THAT SPEAKS Volumes here. TRUMP is not my president. I'm sickened to what he is doing, harming Canada and Usa. Trump sickens me. He is not smart. He is not a leader. I'm with CANADA. AND UKRAINE!!

The Wall Street Journal called Trump smart??? ? ? ? I can’t stop laughing.

Why does he feel the need to stroke Trump's ego, calling him a smart man, while condemning his actions. He articulates all the harm and difficulties Trump's actions, and these tariffs will cause, but refuses to point to the source of this stupidity directly, and call him out for it.

Well he was being very polite but our so-called president is not a smart guy, although he thinks he's the smartest ever. \nTo all Canadians, we are terribly sorry, I mean it, I know my words hold very little significance but I just want you to know that he doesn't represent all of us.

I agree with absolutely everything Trudeau has said in his speech except for calling Trump a smart man. Trump is definitely not smart, quite the opposite. I understand that Trudeau needs to have his ego stroked, but lying to the world about Trump‘s intelligence is pointless. Those Americans, who ARE smart must remove Trump and the Republicans from office ASAP

From a proud Canadian living in Spain for 25 years, I'm supporting you my fellow Canadians! I've stopped ordering products from the USA... I won't step foot there until this imbecil is kicked out of office by smart Americans. Trudeau you were even being nice when calling dumb orange man smart.

PM Trudeau called trump smart....he reached WAY down for that one. These are NOT smart men moves. Kudos to Canada for NOT backing down.

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.

Trudeau must of had to bite his tongue , to call Trump a smart gay...

Calling Trump smart. Is dumb. It’s untruthful and it’s not working to suck up to him. Make his base see what he is, an authoritarian piece of sh*t.

Is there any smart decision Trump made so far? The US administrations is now lead by a bunch of greedy and narcissistic so called “businessmen”.

Trudeau lost me when he called Donald 'a very smart guy'. I'm onboard with retaliating against Trump's tariffs even if it increases prices of goods I want to buy.

one big mistake from his speech. namely: trump is not smart. he is stupid. a narcissist who lies about everything. i realize he was being diplomatic but no one would call trump smart. trump is a moron. what else can describe a clown who goes bankrupt with a casino??

I will not listen to MSNBC or CNN or any stations tonight. I will be watching all of my James Bond movies and other movies. I would not waste my time listening to insults from this person. With a so-called friend like Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk does not make you smart. ?

Why legacy news media still covers trump like he serious he so dump he makes a box of rocks look smart call it for what it is trump revenge tour

Wall Street Journal called Trump smart? What a load of manure\n\nDon the Con is the stupidest person on the planet, as are his followers

Trudeau is a very nice person when call Trump “ you are smart “ , no he’s dumb as a rock!

This isn't about fentanyl or the borders it's about Trumps desire to make money off tariffs so he can pay for tax cuts to his billionaire ass kissers while the first lady Musk is stealing money from government offices. Trump is not a smart man. Recently he said this was a bad agreement and who the hell signed this speaking about the last trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. Well it was you Dumb Donald. Nothing more than a child bully.\n This idiot thinks Zelensky is a dictator but refuses to call Putin a dictator WTF . He says Ukraine started the war, what a retarded scumbag. Good luck the next 4 years UST, United States of Trump.

He’s being deferential by calling Trump smart. He is not, and has never been. He’s a stupid bully.

Lol. We know Trudeau was being kind when he called Trump smart.

LOL ….Calling Trump smart is BS. Trump is EVIL..PURE EVIL..

STOP CALLING HIM SMART

Trudeau lied when he called don a smart guy.