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Trudeau is lying! Trump is NOT a very smart guy!?

tRump isn't a smart guy, he is a narcissistic disgusting excuse for a human. He make me sick ?.

? you start making sense NOW Trudeau? Sweet lawd! Tough guy your on way out the door aren't ya? ? Trump is picking on a country with no leader at the moment...2 bipolar brothers just having at each other ?

The U.S. government SUCKS!! Donald J (Jabba the Hutt) Trump is a wannabe crime boss who thinks he is some kind of tough guy, but what he is, is just a juvenile, entitled, racist, piece of sh*t!

Donald Trump isn't a smart guy. He is a treacherous traitor and needs to be impeached and then removed

PRESIDENT TRUMP PLEASE COME LIBERATE US. THIS GUY WONT GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't say that Trump is a smart guy; it's the fact that he's a grandiose malignant narcissist that got him where he is.

I'm sorry Republicans but you guys have to get together and impeach Trump

Trump is NOT a smart guy

Americans are in very bad shape with this Trump guy they have so lamentably elected.

You guys would compliment anyone as long as they’re bashing Trump.

This guy is so weak. Don't he know that we Americans don't need Canada to survive. We are Americans not Canadians we vote for Trump not this dude. He should only address the Citizens of Canada. Americans are listening to his propaganda, some old jargon, business as usual conversation. America first!

Says the guy that told Trump when asked about the number one way the United States could hurt Canada would be through tariffs. PS - Oh no, $155B. What is that, like 4% of US imports? We will be fine. Go rip off someone else and fund your own defense.

I disagree with calling trump a very smart guy though.

Trump smart Guy?????????

I can respect the flattery because that is all trump responds to... But he is FARRRRRRRR from a very smart guy. He is one of the dumbest people I have ever seen on the national and global stage

Isn't Trudeau the same guy who invited a real Ukrainian Nazi WW 2 veteran in his nation? Um yeah. Isn't Trudeau the same guy who wore black face in college? Yes he did it \n Isn't Trudeau the same fascist who stole working class Canadians during COVID bullshit? Yes \n Ok keep it real, Trump's a duchebag like Biden and as a independent voter in America I'm just saying we get the shit sandwich lemmings in both nations voted for or were the only options allowed

Trump is so child like, I truly think he is jealous of this guy's looks and decorum....

Trump will back off these tariffs like he did in 2018. Remember this isnt some economic genius, he’s a an egotistical reality TV guy who has failed/bankrupted every business and relationship/partnership in his entire life.

No Trump is NOT a smart guy, but I agree with the other half of the statement, Trump is as DUMB as a rock.

As an American, I really liked Trudeau's speech. I thought he did a great job explaining everything and responding to this situation. I appreciate his words to the American people. There's just one thing he said that was inaccurate... trump is NOT a smart guy!!

Trump is not a very smart guy. Quit kissing his ass.

Trump is a very smart guy?! Well everything else was true at least ?

He lied about 1 thing trump is nowhere near a smart guy

“i’m not your friend, guy”… i wonder what trump is thinking

Is Trump a smart guy? Really? He hasn't shown it.

The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudea will go down in history as the guy who stood up to the felon and sex offender Donald Trump. The so called 47th President of the United(?) States of Mid-America. Trumps playing Whack-a-Mole with his closest neighbours and European Allies. They aren’t going to forget what he’s and his supporters are doing.

What Putin has asked Donald Trump to do is to break away from my allies so he can become a dictator! If the people of the United States do not stand up, we are going to end up in World War iii, we are going to end up poor, hungry, and barely hanging on for our lives because Donald Trump is selling us out 2 our enemy is there any ignorant ass person that still standing behind Donald Trump and think he's a great guy, you need to go and fuc yourself! I am pissed off and frightened at the same time one a little bit more than others at time because the United States has been taken over by a Madman that is so hungry to be a dictator like Putin and he actually think is going to happen and he would do everything to make it happen! Donald Trump has been tested in the waters to become a dictator!

The only thing trump hears in this is “you’re a very smart guy” \n Trumps people will cut this piece up and tell the world Trudeau gave a speech saying trump was smart and has done big things.

European here. Nice to see that Canada is still a great smart country we are all happy to be friends with; what really worries us is the country below Canada, since it is run by a crazy old man and his cult of bigotry, ignorance, lies, autocracy and pseudoscience. What have you done? You liberated us from the Nazis in WWII just to vote for their American counterpart less than one century later. I am very sorry for all the good guys who lost their lives only to bring Mr Trump to the White House.

As a America we have some sorry kiss behind no back bone chicken liver republicans and the gullible people who voted for him. You guys was lie to con and hoodwink. Trump sold a pile dream congratulation

Yeah I’m guessing if trump made that call this guy was doing something nefarious behind the scenes. His people hate him. He’s a baby dictator. He’s in no position to lecture anyone about governments hurting their people!

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

Oh shut up ! Go say that to Trumps face tuff guy !!! We are in this mess because of you Justine

American here,in full support of President Trump. Someone needs to be the bad guy and fix the globalist corruption. I personally never listen to or watch CNN. Canada is in a economic and cultural downfall for a reason. I have never supported Castros Bastard son, Trudeau. I love real Canadians and believe Canada would be much better as a US Territory/ State and hope they get rid of this weak little boy.

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.

This world need more young leaders like this guy. Fu*k old fart dictators like Trump and Putin. Trump and Putin is a big risk for this world, they lived their lives already, they are not afraid to use nuclear bomb, as they have nothing to loose.

Trump wants to weaken all the countries which are against the russian invasion of Ukraine. Enough said, the guy is a traitor. Stay strong Canada ✊??????

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

All this because Trump is angry that Melania thinks Trudeau is better looking...And Trudeau is wrong - Trump is NOT a smart guy.

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!!!

I have always been a proud American citizen. My paternal side of my family has been traced back to the Mayflower and I have ancestors and family that have served in the Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, WWl, WWll, Vietnam, the Gulf, and Afghanistan. This country has made many mistakes and has had much shame throughout its existence for various things but this is the first time and U.S. president has turned his back on our friends and allies in favor of an evil authoritarian leader named Vladimir Putin who strokes his massive ego and gives him elusions of power and respect from Putin when in reality Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle. The New York Times was not right. Donald Trump is not a bright guy. I stand strongly with my friends in Canada ??.

I disagree! Donald is not a “very smart guy.” Canada, do not give into America. Don’t let Trump win.-Signed an American.

How hard is it to move to Canada? By the way, Trump is NOT a smart guy.

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.

The dumbest guy in charge of a country Donald Trump!! A simple Puppet

I m wondering where all these MAGA voters who usually rush to the comments defending Trump are now... Why so silent guys?

The only thing that was wrong with this speech was referring to Trump as “very smart guy”.. This is what a true leader sounds like! Intelligent, speaking facts and to the point!??????????

I like this guy, Canada Prime Minister, young and intelligent. I think Canada should let him lead the country for one more year because he is a good leader and I really do respect a leadership like that. I don’t like Trump, he want to turn America just like China and Russia country.

I know he's being a diplomat but he should have said 'Donald you're NOT a very smart guy and this is a dumb decision'. All leaders are being so careful with Trump because he can literally take everything so personal and then go into vengeance. He is just not cut out to do this job.