Trump mocks Trudeau after ‘totally toxic’ Chrystia Freeland resigns
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Donald Trump was quick to weigh in on Canada’s political climate following Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet on Monday.
Trump maintained his running joke of Canada becoming America’s 51st state in a post on Truth Social where he not only slammed Freeland but mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — again.
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“The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump wrote Monday on the platform.
“Her behavior was totally toxic, and not at all conducive to making deals which are good for the very unhappy citizens of Canada,” the U.S. president-elect continued. “She will not be missed!!!”
Freeland shared her bombshell resignation letter on social media, less than an hour before she was set to table the Liberal government’s fall economic statement.
The unprecedented move, which came after Housing Minister Sean Fraser announced he would not be seeking re-election, left government staffers scrambling.
“I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from the cabinet,” Freeland wrote in her letter to Trudeau, in which she revealed that she and the PM have been at odds about how to govern the country for weeks.
She also warned that Canada faces a “grave challenge” with Trump’s incoming administration and his threat of 25% tariffs.
“We need to take that threat extremely seriously,” she wrote. “That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tariff war.”
Freeland also noted that she and Trudeau disagreed about the two-month sales tax holiday and $250 checks to Canadians that were recently announced, with the ex-finance minister calling them “costly political gimmicks” Canada can “ill afford.”
The shocking move had many wondering if Trudeau’s days were finally up, as his dwindling Cabinet scrambles to deal with the incoming Trump administration.
Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico unless the countries stop the numbers of migrants and drugs at the respective borders.
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One of the highlights in the federal government’s fiscal update on Monday was its pledge to spend $1.3 billion to beef up Canada’s border security over six years — with $81 million to be spent by the end of March — but details on how it will be spent were not specified.
Trump previously trolled Trudeau by calling Canada the 51st state and gave the prime minister the lowly nickname of “Governor” following Trudeau’s recent visit to Mar-a-Lago.
“It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account last week.
“I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all!”
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