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Canadians love Americans, there is family on both sides. Why is Trump being COUNTER PRODUCTIVE ?\nthis is negotiating ? what is the deal ? SPELL IT OUT \ndon't try and fool yourself or anyone with verbal crap > show me the numbers on paper, give references from reputable sources in USA. We like and need clarity. Details. Transparency.\npeople on both sides of the equation are intelligent and need the REAL DEAL > not bull.\nIt smells like Trump has not spelled it out. Is it a flip or a flop day ?

Trump an intelligent guy? In scamming people, maybe. 9 years old read better than that idiot.

I’m BEGGING someone anyone in the intelligence community to find what blackmail material Putin has on Trump! Leak it!

Trump is not intelligent. He is a dumbass that has failed multiple times and Daddy always bails them out or Russia

Trump needs to take a lesson on how to speak in an intelligent manner like this president instead of ranting in a 3rd grader vocabulary. Oops! Let me not insult the 3rd graders.

I wish us Americans could actually think intelligently, but we are stupid for electing trump and think that that clown has all he answers when all he does is destroy everything he touches. He does not care about anyone and should be removed from office. To the world, I am sorry our country cannot treat our friends correctly with respect and dignity . We elect stupid people. We have no excuse and do not deserve friends we have to the world.

Magnitude of difference between an intelligent, educated man vs. uneducable idiot!!! For those who voted for Trump, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??? Who is benefiting from the Trump presidency? Higher price for middle and lower income families with more job elimination. The market decline which affects job market and asset erosion for equity holders. Nobody benefits!!!

Trump IS dumb. He's not smart, can barely read. Makes them draw pictures to explain intelligence briefings.

Will the rest of the free world have to turn their backs on America before the cult followers of Trump to wake up and face the truth that their orange god is a disgrace and makes a rock seem intelligent?

Vastly more intelligent than Trump

now when trump tries to speak tonight you will see how a diaper wearing low i q toddler sounds like compared to an educated well spoken intelligent leader like Justin.

Trump is acting perfectly logical... if you appreciate he is compromised by Russian intelligence, his Russian handlers know how to manipulate him, and he is really a very stupid man. That and senior cadet Kransov has earned new shiny medal

I am a military veteran from midwestern United States and a former intelligence analyst from the end of the cold war... we are friends with Russia now? F*ck you Trump and f*ck you Putin! God bless Canada, Mexico, Europe, and especially Ukraine! I hope to see my true friends resume good relations with us when this f'n cartoon of a president is out of office.

I hope Canada's retaliatory tariffs target products from Trump states. Also, listening to Trudeau reminds me how much I miss having an intelligent, articulate POTUS. Four years of The Orange Retard, then four years of Geriatric Genocide Joe, and now four more years of The Orange Retard. Why is it too much to ask that We Americans have an articulate, educated leader who's undiminished by senescence (bonus points for speaking French!)

I am a U.S. citizen, almost 66 years old. For the second time in my life, I am **ashamed** of my President. Trump is causing damage that will take literally DECADES to repair. Yet again, another country's leader shows his sound, prudent, measured, intelligent and **honorable** character - in such stark contrast to ours.

Trump cannot be satisfied, the die is cast, resist, oppose, and donnot share intelligence with the traitor an chief

Trump is a criminal and the world's biggest traitor on record. He is not the brains behind it though. It is the rich right wingers like Musk and Putin. The US dies not get shared intelligence anymore because Trump is probably passing info to Putin. He is just a kao dog who would prefer to play golf and get told what to do. Stand firm Canada. The EU is with you and will help in any way it can. I feel the majority of the US is also on your side, and I do not see Trump finishing his term in Washington. I think the people are protesting a lot now, and it is rising!

An ex-KGB chief: “In 1987 I worked in… the KGB of the USSR in Moscow… our department recruited the 40 year-old businessman from the USA, Donald Trump, nicknamed “Krasnov”. That’s when Trump starts buying full-page ads attacking NATO. “Putin is doing a great job of outsmarting our country.” He says. Steele report: Russian operatives gathered damaging video evidence of perverted sex acts of presidential candidate in 2013, for blackmail. Mueller said “There were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election.” Trump campaign had more than 140 contacts with Russian operatives, and Trump attempted to obstruct justice at least ten times. Campaign chair lied about then finally admitted to sharing info with Russian spy. Trump, ignoring US intelligence said: “…Putin, he just said it wasn’t Russia. I will say this, I don’t see any reason why it would be.” Secret meeting in Trump Tower with Russkies. Jared attempts to set up secret back channel to Russia in the Russian embassy. Trump to NATO member on prospect of Russian attack on their country “In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want.” Trump: “If Putin likes Donald Trump… That’s called an asset…” Yeah, a Russian asset. FBI chief Kash Patel was paid $25,000 to appear in anti-FBI video by Russian backers. “The love in the air, I’ve never seen anything like it” Trump said of January 6 rioters, some of them cop-killers… “Russia if you’re listening…” “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily…” Yes, they own a seditious, treasonous felonious American president. All allegedly…

You know what even a sadder thing is... Trump could not even give a speech like this, he does not have the ability to speak with even a semblance of intelligence without his full attention on a teleprompter. So, if you look at it all from this perspective it makes sense.. A complete ignorant baffoon and his circus clowns are in control of the United States government.

I like how all the PMs feel the need to compliment Trumps “smarts” and how often Trump calls other people “not smart” or “low IQ”. He must be very insecure about his intelligence, I wonder if he was bullied at school for being a dum dum.

Now that's a leader! Canada hold strong. Don't bend to that orange moron. I know Canada won't be threatened. Trump thinks if you're decent and polite, you're weak. He will soon find out that he is very mistaken. Pathetic little bullies are historically weak. Your government does not want this but will not be pushed around. Trump is doing this to his own people. Hold tight and let the intelligent Americans rise up. Ireland stands with Canada.

Like him or not, Trudeau is just and right. Trump seem like a spoiled 6th grader. The whole world (minus dictators) sees Canada as strong and intelligent. Trump is weak.

I'm glad there is still a trustworthy and intelligent voice of reason on the North American continent to counter the %#$@ that comes out of Donald Trump.

Can Trump not be as eloquent and speak as intelligently as Mr Trudeau?

Comparing pm Trudeau and trumps speech today. \nOne was an intelligent adult working to better his country!\nThe other is an elderly toddler suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder, who only cares about himself.

'...but Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy...' No one with any intelligence thinks Trump is smart, that's why he's never allowed his college results to be released. Don't give in to him Canada, Mexico, Ukraine.

Justin Trudeau lied through his teeth when he said the Trump is a very smart guy.\nI've seen absolutely no evidence of any intelligence in Donald Trump.

Intelligent and professional. The only fact we should be checking is if Trump is a smart man, because I’ve seen no evidence of that.

What a contrast with Trump! Honesty, decency, and genuine intelligence versus treacherous lies and gutless brutality

Very good summary. I will add that our I know you wanted to be concise and you nailed it. For anyone who is curious about how our politics make everything worse for us federally, let me explain it in a short time.\n\nTrudeau as of the day of this video, March 3, 2025, is STILL the PM. He said he WOULD resign once a new leader was picked through a democratic process. Right now, he's basically just doing photo ops in Ukraine, UK and anywhere else on our dime because Parliament is prorogued and the party in power, Liberal, is having a leadership race. So, while he may resign within the week once that leadership race is done, he's still technically in charge.\n\nWhat makes that race and the PM's prorogation so bad is that we're in the middle of a crisis - several actually - caused in part directly by Trudeau and his Liberals (and the NDP supporting them). The latest would be Trump's tariffs starting today, March 4, 2025. Trudeau always disappears during a crisis, leaving us to fend for ourselves - (1) COVID, he was at the cottage using every excuse not to be accountable for anything or using unconstitutional powers to crush a protest he didn't know how to handle, (2) Chinese spies, he's ignoring our intelligence service, (3) federal worker strike, he's in NYC at some gala.... I could go on but there's a reason we're hurting so bad.\n\nWe have zero federal leadership, and a federal government that makes things worse for us with things like: over-regulation, subsidizing media to keep us misinformed, nerfing select natural resource sectors but favoring others (oil and gas suffer, while coal is fine... probably because we sell it to China, but I digress), letting criminal out of jail, uncontrolled immigration, passing policies like the FHSA that drive home prices higher and higher, and of course, more and more taxes. I could go on about the billions in taxpayers' money the government blows - it's like a black hole - or the fact that MPs keep getting raises - April 1 is their fifth since COVID - and most federal and government employees are all getting raises at a time when the rest of us are learning to get by with less and less because we're taxed so much and housing, groceries, etc. are so unaffordable.\n\nI have applied for US citizenship. I want to stick around to fix Canada, but I think it's too far gone. We have too many socialists/communists in power and they're not getting voted out any time soon. It's been fun Canada, it's been fun.

COMPLETE BULLSHIT. Trump is sending busloads of illegal immigrants from NYC and dropping them off at the Canadian border because that's cheaper than legally deporting them. This clown has them going the wrong way. They are counting the illegal immigrants Canada caught and is sending back to NYC by bus. MAGA idiots trying to make Trump the Frump look good.\nWhat these American geniuses should be looking at is:\nD. J. Trump has been a valuable asset to the Russian services for 40 years?\n\nAccording to former Soviet agent Yuri Shewrew, who moved to the U.S. in 1993 and obtained U.S. citizenship, Donald Trump was classified by the KGB as valuable services for forty years. Szłowie, former KGB Major, is currently one of the most important sources in Craig Unger’s book. “The American Comsar.” In addition to this thread, the book examines the president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. financier, who died in 2019.\n\nUnger claims that Trump first interested the Russians in 1977 when he married his first wife, Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech model. At that time, he became the target of a spy operation supervised by Czechoslovak intelligence in cooperation with the KGB. Three years later, when Trump opened his first major Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, he bought 200 TVs from Siemon Kislin, a Soviet immigrant who co-owner of the electronic company Joy-People at Fifth Avenue. According to Szedema, Joy-People was controlled by the KGB, and Kislin worked as her agent and selected Trump, a young, growing businessman, as a potentially valuable intelligence.\n\nWhen in 1987. Trump and his wife visited Moscow and Leningrad for the first time, the future president held many business meetings, including KGB officers. According to the Sędzim, Russian officials who perfectly identified the narcissism of the interlocutor and his psychological and intellectual weaknesses led a real “offensive of charm”, flattered him and emphasized that his personality made a huge impression on them. They suggested that such a man should deal with politics, that only people like him can change the world. According to Szbla and Unger, Trump was the perfect target for recruitment in many ways, especially because of vanity and narcissism.\n\nTrump almost immediately “entered” a new role, i.e. “joyfully parroted anti-Western propaganda.” Shortly after his return to the United States, he began his efforts among the Republicans to nominate for his candidacy for president, and even organized an election rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On September 1, 1987, he published a full-page ad-icing in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, in which, among other things, he accused the Alliance of the U.S. and expressing his skeleticism to the U. According to Trump, America should stop paying to defend countries that can defend themselves. Such actions caused real euphoria in the USSR. Trump has already made the same the same theses as president.\n\nTrump's victory in the 2016 election. The Russians accepted with satisfaction. Special investigator Robert Mueller did not detect a conspiracy between members of the Trump staff and the Russians, but revealed at least 272 contacts and 38 meetings with people linked to Russia. The storm told The Guardian that he was disappointed with the investigation because there were no counterintelligence aspects of Trump’s relations with Moscow. According to Unger, Trump was definitely an asset to the Russian services, and his book “will start where Mueller ended.”\n\nSource: The Guardian of 29.01.2021.\n\nMelanija Knavs [now Melania Trump] was born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia, now part of present-day Slovenia, on April 26, 1970. Her father Viktor Knavs first worked as a chauffeur, and he eventually sold car parts for a state-owned vehicle manufacturer as he made connections with the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the national communist party.\n\nWhy do you think Trump is so anti-Ukraine? Putin also has sex tapes showing Trump with adolescent girls in Russia, and Trump also owes Putin billions of dollars.

as a canadian citizen of over 70 years ....GO TRUMP.\nour present weak minded woke idot of a leader trudeau ,,,,has resigned .\nthis snowflake makes biden look like a genius .\ni would put justin on par with kamala in intelligence .

Carney intimidates Trump….Carney knows all the right people who can pressure trump’s financial supporters. This ain’t over. Plus, it would piss trump off to have to talk to someone who is light years more intelligent and more respected globally . The second Carney walks into any room in Washington, he is literally the smartest guy there…

Prime minister of Canada gave a great response to trump now that's intelligent spence

Trudeau is a wise intelligent well spoken man....he has a good heart....he is humble and will not allow insults ridicule threats accusations to create division....Trump respects Trudeau...Trump would gladly hire Trudeau...knowing he is an honest truthful trustworthy man...Trudeau word is good and bond....Trump and Trudeau can work well together....Wise men create peace fools create war.....do unto others as you want done to you....is the golden rule....it never fails....in difficult situations good people will outlast fools...Love endures all things....Love never fails....There are bad people trying to control Trump....they are using him as a scapegoat.....

Here is a woman who was a test pilot and can fly many different aircraft, and served on several tours of duty. And her career is ruined because of Trump. Trump once again showing how stupid and callous he is. Kaitlan is a well-educated, highly intelligent person who should be allowed to continue her career. Trump shouldn't be allowed to continue being president. His arrogant incompetence is an embarrassment to this country.

Goes without question you are qualified to serve whereas trump and his henchmen aren’t qualified to have an intelligent conversation with you. Thank you for your service - you are amazing.

Whoever voted for Trump hit the like button to show how stupid you are for voting for him... I highly encourage you to show your intelligence by hitting the like bottom

Palki, your hypocrisy trumps your intelligence!! The world is fed up with India's hypocrisy! You with your holy men and your holy this and your holy that. You are so demure and prim and proper yet you make the most babies in the world. And your streets are your toilets. Come on! Holy s-it!!

As a Canadian, I see the relationship with Trump as very toxic. Not long ago, we detained under house arrest Meng Wanzhou (Huawei exec) at the request of Trump. He used her as a bargaining chip for trade between the US and China. Remember that? Canada had to do it (to show others that we keep our word when it comes to treaties). In the end, he cancelled the request, after several years and 2 Canadians being arrested in retaliation by China. So we degraded OUR relationship with China... and for what? The whims of an Orange man. \n\nAnd now we are at it again. Trump is playing Canada against Mexico! I trust Mexico more than I trust Trump's America. And Mexico's incoming President is far more intelligent, and comes across with much more integrity than Trump ever will. WAKE UP, CANADA, US and MEXICO! Trump is running a great country into the ground. People of N. America, we aren't enemies. Bide your time. Don't fall for his trap. 4 years is not THAT long, is it? ?

As we say in Mexico, the brave man lives until the coward wants.and the president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo answers the ignorant Trump with intelligence and facts, not with nonsense. And I don't understand how the United States can have a criminal like Donald Trump with 36 criminal charges in the presidency of the United States. That country is declining more and more.

President MéxicoCLAUDIA SHEINBAUM very intelligent woman& knows what she’s talking about refering Trumps mistaken narrative on tarrifs.

Trump will totally disregard the response from Mexico`s Pres. he doesn`t expect such a level of intelligence from a Woman or a Mexican.

Mexico has done something extraordinary. By electing President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, she will mirror the vast difference between American Leadership & Mexican Leadership, Intelligence & arrogance. compassion & belligerence, knowledge & disinformation, will be easy to recognize between the two countries. There is a huge contrast between Trump & Sheinbaum & as interaction takes place between these two Leaders, Americans & Mexicans will see clear and blaring differences for Americans & Mexicans & the world to observe. This contract is going to prove to be of great importance for everyone.

México will put tariffs no doubt. Mexican President is intelligent and rational vs Trump is the opposite. \n\nAll countries are tired of USA manipulation. They are starting to walk away and showing to prefer to deal with the rest of the world. Avoid the headaches. \nT might end up isolated.

Mexico's president is a an intelligent one! Far different from our president elect here! I am certain she is ready to deal with trump!

Trump isn’t very Intelligent and acts like a Mobster. He doesn’t have any Critical Thinking Skills as he runs like a Wild Bull on the Plaines. Believing he’ll get kick backs on one or all of these so called Tariffs. It’s no different than what he did his first administration with many donations (kickbacks) from World Leaders! All of which weren’t reported and only recently documented. What’s happening in this new coming Administration will look like the biggest HEIST IN AMERICAN HISTORY, with the replacement of every government employee with (YES) Employees. Trump’s in debt for 2 Billion after the Election; so he’ll have to get his money back through every course possible! Which will lead to every American being put in the Poor House during his time in Office. People will have to remember his comments demeaning every American as losers as he Raises Taxes and Product Inflation go through the roof, while the wealthiest live TaX Free again within his Second Administration! “Sometimes in Life, you can’t see the Forest for the Trees.” It’s harder to see the TRUTH, by the amount of the LIES!???

Trump is madly out of his mind, too theatrical and bluffing to be credible, the country shall be governed by intelligence rather than impulsive messages. On top of controlling the drug coming in across the borders, it is quite obvious that domestic drug addicts will need to be weaned off the drug and to be rehabilitated, nobody is talking about this aspect at all. Otherwise, it is simply the law of demand and supply, short supply will push up the price, therefore making it more profitable for smugglers to figure out creative ways to get it in, at this rate, it will be hopeless.

And Trump being the narcissistic misogynist he is will totally ignore the Mexican president (because she is a woman, and he is threatened by strong & intelligent women) on it all. \n\nFAFO MAGA. Now we are finding out how stupid you all really are. You voted this clown in, now deal with the consequences and repercussions. Enjoy your cheap eggs, hope you choke on them.

CLOWN tRUMP is going to lose his mind that a woman stood up to him and spoke intelligently with facts! It's the United States consumers that will pay these terriffs and tRUMP keeps waving them as though it was a cannon pointed at the opposing nation where in reality it's actually pointed directly at his constituency or citizens of the nation he is about to be the president of!\nLet the clown show begin!