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Trudeau, my brother, My words cannot begin to express to you or your people just how genuinely sorry I am for my country's utterly repulsive and inexcusable behavior throughout the last month and a half and for the downright cruel, hostile treatment you've suffered at the hands of the most incompetent, greedy, poorly educated, narcissistic, racist, sexist, xenophobic buffoon to ever preside over the United States. Not only is Donald Trump an overly privileged, pathetic, whiney crybaby who literally folds his arms, stomps his feet, and launches an all out temper tantrum whenever he doesn't get his way or when someone else has the TV remote, he is a dangerously delusional, high stakes risk taker who wouldn't think twice about using his own mother or child as a human body shield if he thought his life were in danger. There is absolutely no value, principle, moral or ethic he wouldn't betray without hesitation if he suspects there is anything at all to be gained - you know, the type of guy who would poison the entire neighborhood in order to hoard all the complimentary tampons and lip gloss samples from his neighbors' mail boxes just to ensure that he got first dibs on everything before anyone else. Incidentally, he is also the same type of guy who pockets all the flavored mini coffee creamers from the gas station and all the paper bed sheets and Qtips from the doctor's office. I wouldn't put it past him to steal the waitresses' tips off tabletops on his way out the door upon leaving McDonald's. In fact, I would bet everything that he steals the donation jars for Jerry's Kids at the local supermarket. I mean, its already a given that he is likely the guy who filed a lawsuit a few summers back against a sweet, innocent littls FOUR year old boy for having a lemonade stand on property not zoned for commercial use. If it wasn't Trump then I'm sure it's only because he was too busy ordering the National Guard to power hose and pepper spray the 30 or so elderly nuns who had been distributing bottled water to folks demonstrating in support of Black Lives Matter on the hottest day of the year. Satisfied in his victorious battle against the nuns - 9 of whom had been hospitalized for critical injuries including the 92 year old Mother Superior who suffered massive brain bleed, swelling and concussion due to the excessive force of the power hose and an 87 year old nun who lost permanent sight in one eye due to the pepper spray - Trump had the nerve to pose for a publicity shot in front of the church while holding a Bible - UPSIDE DOWN - and scrunching and contorting his face into that hideous trademark scowl he does ever so naturally. Yep. This is the man my fellow Americans chose to represent our nation as President - a man who beats up 90 year old nuns and imposes 25% tax hikes to our ONLY FRIEND in the entire world simply for refusing to accept his invitation for statehood. I mean, come on, Trudeau, is that really asking too much of you? Was it really worth bruising Donny's fragile little ego and sending him into a fit of rage? (Seriously, though, I suspect he really does feel as though you are in the wrong for refusing to humor his delusions and thus embarrassing him in front of all his Russian dictator and Ku Klux Klan buddies.)\nOnce again, I do humbly apologize and I promise I will support whatever actions you choose to take and I will help you in any way you deem is best. \nMuch love and peace always, \nMs. S. Delois Jackson

I’m Canadian and I literally can’t stand to even listen to him speak. Why does he have to speak that way, it’s weird and embarrassing. He’s pathetic.

I am not republican or democrat and not a blind supporter of any leader. I criticize Trump as well-BUT - No one damaged Canada as much as this guy! He did so bad that he had to resign- he’s not even worthy of being the leader of Canada! He is simply using the opportunity to cover his incompetence! PATHETIC! This guy is embarrassing himself and his country!

Trudeau, Zelensky and Sheinbaum are what integrity, courage and leadership looks like. Trump is a just pathetic bully who has no idea what these words even mean.

What a pathetic politician Trudeau is.

I am not republican or democrat and not a blind supporter of any leader. I criticize Trump as well-BUT - No one damaged Canada as much as this guy! He did so bad that he had to resign- he’s not even worthy of being the leader of Canada! He is simply using the opportunity to cover his incompetence! PATHETIC! This guy is embarrassing himself and his country!

Zero issues with border? Brother it’s us beneath you. You got the Mexican cartels directly beneath you creating tunnels and hopping the river? Nah nah first of you can’t even live in 80% of your country so idk where this big guy talk be coming from. When the pst four years all I’ve heard FROM Canadians is how AWFUL this guy is yet noted you love him cause he doesn’t like Trump lmao pathetic country and pathetic attitude

Trump’s a Moron! What a pathetic man he is! I’m with Canada! ??❤️??

US Americans - get your pathetic orange bully wannabe-king under control! \nGet him out of office! Not in four years - NOW!\nHe is the worst thing that could happen to you and all your friends and allies! The whole free world! \nHe is a traitor working for the worst of the worst on this planet!\nAnd it is YOUR duty to remove him and his minions from office!\n\nGeneral strike! Now!

Donnie wanted praise for what he called the great deal he now is trashing. He also threatens a neighbor, who does what he asked, then attacks them anyway. His word means nothing, he's making our country's word stand for precisely jack...pathetic

I have to confess I don´t know much about the actual canadian politics. But this reaction of Mr. Trudreau was very impressive. As a german European I know we are together in this completely insane situation initalised by the pathetic performance of the Trump administration. But with Canada on our side, with a strong leader as Trudeau I´m optimistic that the european leaders will also unite and focus not on their differences but on the common interest to stop this destructive US Goverment from destroying the free western society.

all the sudden they love this clown its pathetic

This man from Canada is a DNC talking point. Period. He’s pathetic

How pathetic it is that we handed over the keys to man that needs constant flattery to not stage an all out war. We know Donald dickhead is a dumbass.

Working Canadians support Trump. All the loud mouths that take 25 years to pay off their mortgage talking shit about a man thats made it big several times hahaha the same uneducated liberal followers that are agreeing with the prime minister that ruined Canada and helped fund the killing in both Ukraine and Palestine. Pathetic! Clown trying to pin Trumps tarifs that just started today for the mess hes caused..no wonder 80% of Canadians are embarrassed but the comments here show the other 20%

I will never understand how so many Americans thought it was a good idea to vote for someone who’s clearly stupid and who lies about practically everything. How? The whole world watched this horror show and knew exactly what was happening. \nI will never understand how anyone can trust a narcissistic idiot like Donald. This pathetic excuse of a man makes me sick. ?

Trump and JD Vance are cowards. Trump has always screwed people to make a buck. Small dick and shitty hair. Hanging onto British royalty that cannot stand him or his horrible offspring. And Vance, does his wife put that mascara on each day. What a pathetic piece of shit he is. .How did you vote for these twats?

Difficult to discuss facts with pathetic liars and deniares. USA puts itself in a very lonely place.

Hey Donald Trump just in case you missed it you are One of the most hated people on the planet. You are the definition of Pathetic human being . You care for only for two things yourself and money . Karma's coming for you and all the glass in the world wont be able to save you from her . Good luck with that .

The difference here with someone who is far from perfect and the absolute child that is trump and Vance being absolute babies and embarrassments to the United States having such temper tantrums. god damn pathetic children screaming with 0 integrity or brains. Didn’t see any men represented by the United States at that meeting, just two immature underdeveloped boys. Oh and one is a rapist. Fantastic (sarcasm).

I blame Trump's voters, the supreme court and his idiot enablers and supporters for this chaos. They all allowed and unleashed this crazy, sociopath, maniac, rabid dog, and pathetic liar.!!!! It's all his deplorable trumptards fault.!!!

Europe has just announced an 800 billion Euro defence plan; I bet they’d be very interested in Canada’s critical minerals. Canadians will not forget this; this has damaged our relationship with the U.S. and it may never recover. We cannot forget that Americans voted this man back into power knowing who and what he is; they somehow believed that he was magically going to lower the cost of eggs, end a war and save the economy. Canadians will never trust that Americans won’t again elect someone so stupid and pathetically unfit to lead their country; we have to start cutting the trade ties now so that we will never be this vulnerable again. I do agree with Dumpty that we need to pull our weight militarily, so we need to invest in our security and we also need to align ourselves with Europe since Dumpty is clearly aligning the U.S. with Russia.

Donald Trump is an idiot. The only reason he is pissed at Canada is that both his daughter and his wife wanted to sleep with our PM. Thankfully he turned them both down. The US is turning into a pathetic isolationist country. Good luck to you as you align with Russia. Idiots!

What a bunch of mf R3t@rds in this comment section. \n\nCanada, we don't need you. We never did. Who tf wants to be allies with a country that supports the self-mutilation and suic!d3$ of its own citizens anyway??? Pathetic.

Donald is not a smart man of course. But, in terms of approaching a fascist and a criminal, since Canada will be hurt, Trudeau has to be the decent guy he is. Brilliant speech, the best I have heard ever. The guy is poised and knows how to speak. He is smart and compared to him, Trump is incredibly stupid. Bravo. Let me be clear, Trump is a traitor, a bully, a conman, totally lacking in compassion...he is driven by his perverse megalomania and narcissism. He is, in reality a very mentally sick man. And the Republicans are his pathetic cowardly accomplices. Given the continued support, Trump will run American into the gourd, even risk a war to get the attention he needs so badly.

Trump is pure vomit. There is nothing lower than what the pathetic Republican party has become

The majority of Americans are with Canada. The majority of our country understands Trumps administrative goals are to through everyone under the bus. And the majority of Americans understand that Trumps a weak, pathetic, ill person.

This teenager is just pathetic. Stamping his infant feet. He needs to grow up. As A Globalist poodle and SCHWAB LACKEY he's put CANADIANS in this position through his destruction of the Canadian economy.

Trump is giving the leaders of other countries a mini holiday away from there own pathetic achievements

Canada ?? we are sorry for this pathetic behavior , our pathetic government ! And as an American I’m sorry !

Trump drives USA into ditch with his red MAGA hat on. Pathetic. Tariffs are a domestic tax and the GOP raised them. Bunch of Hypocrites!!!

Trudeau does a better job of explaining this than the Democrats have this far. That’s pathetic.

I'm sorry it's come to this, y'all. Please know the majority of us absolutely do not want this. We're trapped here under this pathetic, weak joke of a president who is crashing our economy on purpose. This doesn't feel real...

My God CNN for once defend your own country instead against defending the enemy. . You're so pathetic.

for people from outside Canada that is praising this speech.., This is the first time he has spoken with some rationale thinking. You also don't know how he has supported the drug problem. In this speech he is doing an about face - it is pathetic to listen to this. He should have been doing this the last 4 years instead of driving this country into the ground. Of yeah, and he has parliament shutdown as we go through these external threats. Hold your praise, this is temporary.

This nitwit is spouting nonsense & lies. I feel bad for Canada, you need to get this pathetic idiot out of office!

Wow thanks horrible governments, for putting this again on the people, to make it out-\nYou are all pathetic!

A pathetic, useless little dude who screwed up his country in just a few years.

As a Canadian I would say Trudeau made more sence then con air has made in his whole pathetic little life

I'm from the UK and I stand with Canada. America should be absolutely ashamed of their president. Trump treats friendly countries like this, then rolls over and becomes nothing but Putin's little bitch. Trump is pathetic and Americans are disgraced by him and his lies.

News Lapdogs always sensationalize and exaggerate information “to get a reaction “. Also, why aren’t you reporting your lapdogs SELF-VICTIMIZING and pointing out that “Donald” was harsh language…PATHETIC LAPDOGS

Pretty hilarious considering the massive amount of tarrifs he has imposed on americans for decades now. Get out of office already justin. Your pathetic and youve ruined your country.

Most Americans stand with Canada ?? we apologize for our president who suffers from ‘LDS’ he’s just a said pathetic human do what you must. Do not be bullied by a little man like Trump smack him down.

Trudeau, and Canada, can get it too. Canada exists at our want. Polite, limp wristed, weak manipulationg and dishonest politicians like Trudeau are about to get their come uppance. Friend? You are a liening pathetic operative for Globalist. LOOK AT YOUR OWN ECONOMY. LETS GO TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pathetic. These fools who voted for Donald got SO MUCH MORE than what they voted for, and we told them 100 times what was coming.

What a difference. A fantastic articulate speech from Trudeau, and pathetic childish commentary from that buffoon Trump.

Moron pm. Pathetic.

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

Trudeau is pathetic and I am Canadian

I'm an American and support Canada and all Canadians ?! Stand up to the incompetent and pathetic POS wannabe president derelict decrepit trump.