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Wow, he just called Trump a very smart man. Canadians really are nice!

A true statesman! How he was able to say that Trump is a smart man without breaking into hysterical laughter is pure masterclass!!! Give the man an Oscar!!!

One thing I disagree with the Prime Minister with, trump is NOT A SMART MAN!

This is totally on Trump. Canada did not choose this. I’m proud of the way Prime Minister Trudeau is handling this.\n\nTrump is not such a smart man. Smart men don’t attack friends and allies.

I actually want to disagree with Trudeau on something here.... Donald is not a smart man.

I disagree trump is not smart. He’s a dumb man making a dumb move.

I never voted for Trudeau, but it is hard not to admire him after this speech. He makes Trump look just like he is.. an old, ugly, out-of-shape, and very, very stupid fool. The last thing Canada needs right now are bootlicking Conservatives like Pierre Poilievre. And on a final note.. Trudeau was wrong, Donald is NOT a smart man. He is an utter imbecile.

I am a moron, and we all know it, I buy russia oil through Iran and ship it to Canada but supply Ukraine money for the war to fight russia, but I am a smart man said no one.

The only thing I think I'd disagree with here is Trudeau calling Trump a smart man. I know he's trying to appeal to his vanity, but it still feels icky.

Trudeau spoke the truth — except when he said Donald Trump is a smart man.\nDonald Trump is one of the dumbest people on earth. He only benefitted from being elected by even dumber people.

Our Prime Minister fibbed on one aspect 'Donald is NOT a smart man' There, fixed it. Oh, Canada! The True north strong and free.

This is total Anti US propoganda ! This man is about as sinister as they come, and in bed with billionaire led WEF ! He clearly displayed that in his lock step response to covid and how he treated his citizens ( like caged animals)! This leader is a socialist and has nothing to offer Americans but to leech our tax dollars & use our military defenses for protection without contributing their fare share to support it! We have been the sugar daddy to so many nations with only the consequence of our tax dollars not improving our nation, but every other that we are used by! I’m not a maga but, but this president is using leverage the US still has ( although we’ve suffered greatly under the Biden Admin ). President Trump is trying to balance our budget by smart and fair trade, that puts this country’s legal citizens first! Fair trade hasn’t existed for many years, and while there may be increases felt by these tarrifs, our hope is that long term we manufacture more excellent goods here & use more of our own natural resources! Those commenting about what we are doing to Ukraine need to get their heads out if the sand…the Ukrainian people don’t want Zelinski but cannot get rid of him! He has taken hundreds of billions of dollars from the US and has no plan for peace in his nation…Pres Trump says enough is enough, and he is trying to not only end the war, but recoup massive amounts of money we wrongly gave through a deal for natural resources. Sounds like a plan that’s good for everyone involved, and that’s how you make deals! We cannot give whst we do not have & with our debt , we cannot afford to keep printing money, devaluing the dollar, and giving it away at the expense of hard working N Americans!

Do bussinus with the democratic countries left. The US under Trump left the group of democratic countries. Trump is not reliable and he is not a smart man, he is a greedy fascist and relations with fascist are always doomed......

He's NOT a smart man.

Trump is NOT a smart man, he is the dumbest person to ever occupy the White House and he is destroying our country and all relationships with our allies. He is a traitor and a fool and what Trudeau is doing is the correct response to a rabid dog biting its friends.

President Trudeau smart man . God SAVE USA citizens.

I disagree with the prime minister that comrade Trump is a smart man.

DT? The American president who wants to be remembered as a “peacemaker”? And he starts a NEW WAR? Not with one country but with two and God knows with who else will he go after. Power and Money hungry fool. \nAmericans when are they going to wake up. D Trmp is NOT God. Constantly claims in every tv moment he REPEATS his prerogative that “no war would have started if he was in power 4 years ago” and he tries to get two wars stop with an special ‘noble peace’ title interest. Make it clear. Trmp is NOT God. And he is not smart as he claim he is. He uses fear to get anyone fear him. Millions around the world have no respect for this man. I don’t think God is actually happy with this man. He is getting old just like Biden and soon his cognitive will decline too. He is already crunching bending forward and can verily hold his head straight up and the bulge in his back shows he is tired. Will see him soon sleeping in front of cameras.

trump IS NOT A SMART PERSON I DISAGREE THIS IS WHAT SOME OF THE AMERICANS PEOPLE VOTED FOR NOW THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR PUTTING A MAN THAT'S INSANE IN THE WHITE HOUSE. I STAND WITH UKRAINE AND CANADA.

Nobody ever said, with a straight face, that the orange blob is a smart man. \nThey need to turn off the power they send to the US. They need to order Starlink out of their country. They need to put a 100% tariff on all Tesla products, all products from Kentucky, Tennessee, floridumb, texass, and every other red state. They voted for this, it's what they wanted, so make it hurt hard.

Maga to really feel it now with these tariffs. The rest of us will suffer too, but red states it's going to be worse. You notice he had to sprinkle in a little compliment to trump calling him smart. The world knows trump is the dumbest president we have ever had. that man won't read.

One disagreement Mr Trudeau: Trump is “very smart guy”? Nope. He certainly is “clever” which is what delineates smart from “criminal con man”. Clever is what he uses for his grift, with American citizens and the national stage as his target market, to line his pockets along with the pockets of his cronies, the ultra rich. The bright note is that there is a huge collective of Americans who see Trump for what he is. We are NOT supportive of any of this nonsense since 1/20/2025. Musk/Trump/Vance are an embarrassment we did not vote for. We stand with Ukraine, Canada, and Mexico who echo normal reason.

He's greedy, selfish, and a bully oh and lets not forget a 34 time felon, oh yah and Perverted old man and if thats not enough he's a R***est however being Smart isn't one of His traits ... And don't get me started on the people who voted for this fool.

No, Donald is NOT a smart man. He has a long history of doing dumb things.

Why do people keep saying that Trump is a smart man? He’s not that smart if he bankrupt his company so many times, and he’s not that smart if he can’t keep himself from being manipulated by other people. He’s a grifter and an opportunist. No better than a three card Monty player on the street corner

Trudeau is a stinking liar. Donald is NOT a smart man. Come on Justin, get the facts right!

Trudeau was never ever seen as a smart man. It is a mockery for a fool to call a genius dumb. Aka: Same as AOC calling Elon Musk not smart. AOC's brain cells could barely count to 100. \nBut honestly, this fool Trudeau who is resigning because in the end he proved worthless and like a little lap dog had to snap at President Trump as he is ready to be ousted because he, himself knows that in today's world he is totally incompetent. \nMost true Americans know President Trump is right. And though we disagree on making Canada our 51st state, because we prefer to have it as our personal Democrat reject dump site.\nThe Stock Market downfall you can rest assured are more of the Democrats boycotting America which we have always known to back stab America every chance they get. Democrats have always been Americas traitors, and we wouldn't expect any different from them now.

DJT is jealous of Trudeau's hair and the eyeing he gets from Melania. Trudeau and WSJ are wrong, DJT is not a smart man.

Trump is not a smart man, he rather is a cunning criminal bastard....

Don’t tariff America. As a Canadian two wrongs don’t make it right. Get the energy out. Triple our global output. Our autoworkers need jobs well let’s build Trudeau. Talk and winning. Global energy. Let BYD in with out tariffs. We don’t have an auto sector anymore. ? BYD and get over it ( the eagles ?). Trump is correct at our lack of defence. Maybe this will help. The only way to scourge out of fentanyl is a clean source and less social stigmatization of the sick. Don’t expect a smart man like trump to figure that out.

This trade war has zero justification in reality. It will only end up hurting consumers on both sides of the border and drive the economy into a recession. Trump is NOT a smart man, he just thinks he is. ?

Please Trudeau, don't call that orange man smart. His college professor could attest to that he is the dumbest person.

Trudeau gave a good speech. But he was wrong about one thing. He said DT is a smart man, no he isn't!!!

My only gripe is that he called trump a 'smart man'. \nWe all know trump is a moron.

The orange turd isn’t a smart man and doing dumb things is all he knows.

He just called trump stupid. ? Well it does track. Trump is not a smart man. Just listen to him ramble.

The only lie told in that speech is that Trump is smart man..

Calling Trump smart is stroking his ego. Hès a dumb guy doing a dumb thing. Just like getting involved with the Russian mafia and the kremlin as a younger man

Smart guy Trudeau. Knows how to appeal to Trump with the biggest lie of all time: you are a smart man ?

Sorry Justin, Donald is not a smart man. But dumb yes

I wonder what this mad man Tramp is doing!\nHe's is destroying not only its economy but also the agreements and partnerships built over decades across the continent and the world.\nSomeone smarte then me must explain me what is the purpose of his actions.\nAmerican people must wake up, fast.\nBecause if he wa able to do this in 40ish days of his term, wonder what he's going to do in the next 4 years to come ...

JT told one lie.. Donald is not a smart man..

Canadian here, well the only lie Trudeau told was that donald is a very smart man ... definitely not in my opinion!

Great speech, thank you. \nTrump is not smart. He’s an abusive, gas-lighting con man.

I disagree with Trudeau that Trump is a smart man. I consider a man as smart if he contributes positively to the world. Trump is nothing but a con man and a convicted felon who is stupid and dumb as a door nail!!!!

I stand With Canada ??, EU ,UK , UKRAINE ???..this mad man Should be removed NOW 25Th Amendment Now he must Be stopped at All Cost hes tanking our economy and taking jobs from Americans but Gave all Of us ?..Not smart ?.. Respectfully...Start a garden and protest every chance you can..Call write ...senetors...They need your votes ..?????✊??????

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.

Donald is NOT a smart man.

Only one small pet peeve, he's not a smart man. He's a dumbass

PLEASE STOP LYING! tRump in NOT a smart man!