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I am Canadian and conservative. It is sad to see that the Western world can no longer see the US as a reliable and trustworthy ally. I hurt just writing this. I hope conservative Americans will wake up and see that they were mislead and that Trump is a dictator in the making.

AMEN Trudeau tell the truth about our new Government not doing the right thing for us Americans. Thank you for saying the truth.

USA desperately needed planes diverted on 9/11, our airspace was shut down, Canada was right there for us, to take on massive unknown risk not knowing if planes had bombs; Canada entered WWII, years prior to the US, barley spoken of yet they stood tall without hesitation to fight for freedom and for QEII's funeral it was the Royal Canadian mounted police who were first in procession, a massive honor bestowed by the Queen, and much more. We can still banter with one other as always have + Canadians know that sane Americans, do not represent this madness!

As an American, I stand with you Canada. Thank you for standing up for what's right, even if it costs us. We need to learn. ??

Great speech, at last a Leader standing up to trump and his cronies. Canada needs you so a shame you are not continuing. As a born Brit but now an Aussie my husband and I applaud you. The Democratic world needs to stand up to trump and musk. Canadians are tough and just know that many of us are with you in spirit and wherever we live are not buying US products either. Go Canada ?? and the Canadians ?

Why trump sides with Putin and impose tariffs on US allies?

Why did Jake Tapper cut off Trudeau’s remarks when Trudeau was telling the American people why the US National Anthem was being booed? I have to rethink why I used to think that CNN wasn’t Fox-like.

Don't tell me your admitting to creating a surveillance state along the candadian us border. Dumbass. Help out with the whole Mexican thing if you really want fentanyl off the earth

US servicemember here, Ranger. To the Canadians I served with in Afghanistan, I'm so sorry. You cnucks were/are so incredible. I'm proud of you and to have served with you. Please know there are millions of us who love you.

Bull crap we have a deficit with them like 160 billion, until paid keep the tariffs going don’t you speak about that you guys are beating us by 160 billion

tRump is an idiot, no deal maker, no big brain, just a small petty loser. I am embarrassed by this president, he's not my president just Maga's president. Most Americans are ashamed of this stupid regime. Pray for us, we are going to need it.

Prime Minister Trudeau, I can safely say I do not support what Trump has done, and definitely did not vote for the orange man. The majority of us Americans are with you... We are sorry. This is just a hot mess, and it is only March...

I am horrified and embarrassed of this current US administration. The America we once believed in has been destroyed.

I am a US born citizen. I did NOT vote for Trump. I stand with Canada. ??

HERE IS THE TRUTH OF THIS - ASK WHO STANDS TO GAIN IF WE LOSS AND CANADA LOSSES? - BUSINESS THAT WILL BUY UP BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER! NOTHING NEW HERE TO UNDERSTAND - FOLLOW THE MONEY. TANK THE MARKET THEN BUY LOW - BACK OFF IN A FEW DAYS AND SELL WHEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL PRICES.. THIS IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A CASH GRAB... WATCH THEM GET FAT WHILE YOU SUFFER... LOSE JOBS. IT IS PAYBACK TO SUPPORTS, RUSSIA AND THE BILLION BUNCH... THEY WIN - YOU LOSE... I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR US ALL TODAY AND I DO MEAN ALL OF US. THOSE THAT VOTED FOR HIM DO NOT DESERVE THIS EITHER. THIS IS NOT HOW YOU REPAY LOYALTY. ?

You can't reason with unreasonable people. Thank you, Trudeau, for your dedication to our country. You have been a voice of sanity on the world stage. You have the intelligence and class to speak with other world leaders. I only hope your successor will behave in the same democratic way and not embarrass us.

Everyone in comments is saying how elegant he speaks, compared to Trump. Obama was the most elegant speaking man on the planet, but where did that get the US. I don’t care how anyone speaks, just so long they get RESULTS.

I think Trumps secret plan is to bankrupt USA because its in the interest of Russia. I have come to believe he is a secret Russian spy put in place to destroy as much as he can. The reason is that Putin has some kind of dirty secret on him that he desperately does not want to come out or That he owes him a lot of money and the Russian mob will kill him if he does not follow the plan Russia have set in motion. If the US does not wake up he will sell their country.

I've never been so impressed with Trudeau. Thank you for representing us with strength and heart. Fuckin eh Mr Prime Minister

Something nefarious is happening right under our noses and it feels like a movie. May GOD have mercy on us all.

We're all so disgusted and saddened about all of this. You're so right about everything that you're saying about trump; Putin has his puppet in this country and he's making the most of it, by helping trump to become dictator here. Please Canada, do what you have to do, we don't want this either; we're stuck with trump until our congress grows a spine and kicks this ugly, vindictive man out of office! Thank you Prime Minister Trudeau, you are what is needed in this crisis! I'm glad to be a Canadian, I just wish I was living there, not here. What a total embarrassment to us all that did not vote for trump. (from Sandi Paquet)

I am American independent voter who vote against Treasonous Trump this past election of 2024 in favor of Kamala Harris. While many of my fellow Americans voted for Trump many others like me did not. Now so many good and event Americans are going to suffer because of many Maga or Maga supporting Americans who foolishly chose to support Trump and his lies. Any pain and suffering Anti Trump supporting Americans, along international American Allies and theuir people, suffer will be squarely on the shoulders of Maga and Maga supporting Americans.\n\nHow Trumps first term wasn’t a wake up call and eye opener to how terrible he was and is as president is beyond me. He, treasonous Trump, did nothing to help our economy which essentially stalled or went into generally neutral state with essentially no growth positively or negatively, followed by a near complete nose dive due to Treasonous Trump’s poor handling and equally poor response to the Covid-!9 Pandemic. How people could seemed to forget that Treasonous Trump, not Joe Biden, was responsible for the current sate of things following the pandemic is beyond me. \n\nMaga and Maga supporting Americans have been conned again by Treasonous Trump, who not only failed to properly respond to the Covid pandemic but also incited and or encouraged many of Maga supporters to essentially attack the US Capitol in hopes of stopping Joe Biden’s Presidential Certification. Those in the Inter national world are not alone in their condemnation of the disgrace and embarrassment that sis current US President Trump. True Americans who believe in our constitution and rule of law as decreed by the founding fathers of our nation must unfortunately bare part of the shame Maga America has brought upon our country as a whole.Truly good and decent Americans must bare the shame of now living in a country that much International world now no longer trusts and has lost respect for. For all the hateful Maga thinking and or supporting Americans there are as many truly good non maga Americans who want more peaceful relations with allies in the international world. Sadly because of Trump and his hate many must now unjustly suffer .

It seems like Trump is trying to destroy the US for Putin \nCanada many Citizens in the EU stand with you and boycott American goods! There is even an Danish APP made that helps NOT to choose goods from America, when we shop in EU. \nThe only thing Trump understands is the power of money

Very sad to watch a president use the incorrect means of communication to address our president. \nChoosing to pretend that you do not know the use of diplomacy is irresponsible and violent. Meet us with dignity, face to face and privately like you did with the willing in Europe. Shame on you, again !

HOLD UP DONT THEY HAVE TARIFFS ON US ALREADY, TRUMPS IS ONLY DOING WHAT NO OTHER LEADER WOULDNT AS LONG AS THEY WERE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF! TRUMP DONT NEED ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO AMERICA BC HE PUTS US FIRST, HES TIRED OF US BEING DONE SHITTY AND THEN THEY WANNA GET UPSET WHEN HE PUTS ON THEM! CANADA TRUDEAU IS NOT VERY SMART, YALL NEED SOMEONE WHO PUTS HIS PPL FIRST BC HE ALREADY HAD 10% OF TARIFFS ON AMERICA AND THE OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL SO HES TRYING TO GET PPL HERE TO BUILD OUR OWN FACTORIES OR THEY CAN COME WITH THERE BUSINESS AND ITS A WIN WIN BUT I UNDERSTAND Y TRUMP IS DOING THIS 100%

We've tried for decades and every country bleeds us, we aint taking no more cuts, half the world will collapse and the other half WILL fall in line, watch. Why you think their having a fit. They could just say ok, but they KNOW!!

Looks powerful, issue is... the Canadian economy will inherently be more in pain than the US one, just because of size/volume and diversity. If they fall, you'll fall even more.

They are going to put us in the dark soon

Shut Up Governor, don’t be pissed because America finally decided to charge tariffs which you have charged us forever!!!\nYou’re a dumb ass and a communist marxist!

Canada, speaking for the Americans that did not vote for Trump, this is the last thing we wanted. This is going to be a rough 4yrs, but please dont hold this against us.

American here… I’m sick and tired of every country telling US American people how we should feel. From behalf of all blue color America!! GO F YOURSELF!!!

Agent Orange Lord Voldemort started the trade war. The rest of us Americans(who have common sense and didn’t vote for him) are just getting pulled right into it. It sucks feeling you have no control over what the moron in the White House and his minion morons do with our government.

This is my state of the union speech for the US because I WILL NOT BE LISTEN TO gangster trump tonight.

I think that Trump is either gone completely mad or he has turned traitor to America. As an Australian I stand completely in solidarity with Canada but really worry about our reliance on the US. If Trump has no loyalty to his neighboring allies , what chance do we have of him supporting us? I am very glad that important people are finally standing up to this bully.

What harsh language? He’s speaking reality in a very articulated and direct way unlike the dumb US has as a Handler.

canada just good in talking ..70% of us money goes to canada..without u.s canada will not survive..trump is right..

Our US government is terrible. tramp wants to destroy usa, he does what putting wants. I feel like hostige trapped in hands of terorist.???

This only hurts hardworking Americans. Pray for us

So proud of OUR PM, this is going to hurt us and Americans, but we have to protect our land and people. We still love our American brothers but not your government. ??

US citizen here. I stand with all of our allies. I hope than Canada gives us a kick in the backside we sorely need. We are led by a buffoon who thinks that the “Mar-A-Lago Accord” is the way forward. That plan would be wayyyy too damaging to the world’s economies. But..when has tRump listened to anything but the voices in his head?

I am canadian, and I hate being the laughing stock of the world, I hope Trump bankrupts canada and we all can be Americans!! You cannot eat pride, and turdeaus idea of helping the people is taking the tax off of booze for a couple months to sedate us,,,

What a distinguished man compared to the thug in the White House. We are with you, PM Trudeau and know your war is not with us.

Dear Canadians, now that the US is part of Russia, you need to come closer to us in Europe against dictators.

He read the US governmènt for filth. He is so right. WTH with tariffs with Canada. It doesn't make sebse. Our government is acting arrogantly and condescendingly by continuing to call Trudeau 'governor' and refer to them as the 51st state.

I’ve been stuck in the US for so long. I forgot what a coherent leader sounds like.

Protect the borders from illegals and fetynal, us Americans dont want it. Youve allowed it

Good more alcohol for us cheaper too ?finally you think you have balls ?

The way you guys covered this us disgusting

Im so sick of this clown… i thought you resigned? Its not ok to tariff “our closest friend?”\nYet canada is ripping us off by billions in trade and has zero control of their border? Is that how friends and allies act!!! The us isnt in desperate need of you canada

You were only wrong when you said he was a very smart man. From those of us who did NOT choose Trump, Love to Canada.