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Washington State resident USAmerican citizen here. I love my many Canadian friends and neighbors. I will continue to speak and work for truth and justice, against the insane lies and damaging actions promulgated by our president and other horrible, greedy people who are destroying the good in my country. Thanks PM Trudeau, for modeling what a statesman and leader sounds like. DT won’t care, but perhaps some of his supporters here will.

The people are outraged in the US and we are slow to fight but it has begun. Outrageous, Trump is insane.

as an american taxpayer i worked 30 years in the private sector i want my future socail security to go to everybody else ? democrats are Insane

Respect for Canada from Romania! I used to agree with Trump and Musk on some things but I can't state how much they've fallen in my eyes. Trump ally of Putin? That's insane..

Great way to put it, is not you American bros and sis, is your insane government. Finally I feel I have a serious PM representative!

We need the help from our friends to speak the Truth, clear and loud. Thank you PM Trudeau. The only winner here is Putin. He gets to pit our Allies against us while destroying Russa's biggest adversary (or we were). This is insane, idiotic and hopefully my fellow Americans will wake up and turn this around before it takes hold. Congress needs to do their job and stop the Executive Orders we are not an authoritarian nation (yet). Stand with Mexico, Canada, Ukrain and the rest of the Free Democratic world.

As an American, I am scared and ashamed at the same time. This is a nightmare. Trump is insane.

While it's insane and we are ALL going to feel this pain, I pray that Canada and Mexico do not back down from this orange pos!! Make Trump fall on his fat face trying to keep his daddy Putin happy! These countries are fighting back and bringing the facts - something Musk nor Trump will do! This is embarrassing for America on so many levels!

I'm an America veteran and retired teacher...I didn't vote, endorse, promote anything the felon and insurgent Donald tRump has done, to the contrary, I am an independent progressive. The words spoken here ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. My views are not based in politics, but in common sense. I am just one, but I do not support this insane administration.

Its not hard to believe. What do expect from an insane felon!!!!!!!

It's amazing. The UK has a functioning government. Canada has a functioning government. Ukraine certainly has a functioning government. Due to Republican hate and specifically due to TRUMPO the Giggling Death Clown's being a malignant narcissistic sociopath, a true insane TRAITOR, the US is being dragged into an uncivilized Fascist world of ELONAZI and Felonious Trump's making. Sick Sad World.

Trump is a total fruit cake and bringing the US to ruin. Absolutely insane.

It seems that all world leaders are either insane or corrupt nowadays. What's up with the world?

Donald is sleeping with the enemies and making war with friends! He certainly lost his mind, CRAZY, STUPID, and A CERTIFIED INSANE !!

Kind of wild that Trudeau could have actually had a shot at winning another election because of how insane the USA has acted.

All the “I stand with Canada” clowns in the comments are either ignorant or just as weak as Trudeau. You’re standing with a leader who crippled his own economy, pushed insane carbon taxes, and sold out to China now crying because the U.S. won’t play along. News flash: Trudeau doesn’t care about you or Canada, he just needs a scapegoat for his failures. Standing with Canada? More like standing with a sinking ship while cheering on the captain who drilled the holes.

.... Well I'll tell you what Trudeau,.... None of us people wanted these tariffs either... At least not the people who are sane... I don't even think the people who voted for Donald Trump wanted these tariffs against the rest of the world either....I really don't understand the sense behind it because this is not going to make America greater.... It's going to destroy the economy of America and whatever the country it is that he poses these tariffs on... He thinks this is a strategy for getting what he wants... But I'll tell you what, he may be shocked and sadly mistaken when he finds out that it might just backfire ...this is a very conceited attempt to get the type of economic condition that he envisions for his new Dictatorship over America....he has alienated United States from its allies in Europe as well as its allies here at home.... This is probably about as dumb as his treatment of Volodimir Zelensky that just transpired on Friday at the oval office...and that idiot Vance is the one actually that has started that little debacle....I don't know man I thought these guys had more sense than to do this kind of shit.... But see this kind of situation is not going to affect him or his billionaire buddies because they have so much money they can cushion themselves until the cows come home....these assholes don't have nothing to worry about except the American people finding an emergency way of getting his ass out of office unless he changes course on all of this... I don't know if he can be impeached or not... But it might be a smart thing to find out if it IS possible.... AND EVEN IF IT IS WE STILL HAVE HIS SITTING REPLACEMENTS STILL IN OFFICE AS WELL SO I DON'T SEE THIS GOING AWAY WITHIN THE NEXT 4 YEARS UNLESS HE COMES BACK TO HIS SENSES, AND POSSIBLY GOES TO A DOCTOR AND HAVE HIS HEAD CHECKED....\nDTheMadkat123\nFrom a borrowed phone \n....the only thing I really do support that he is doing is securing the border and dealing with immigration issues here.... That's it that's all I was hoping that he would really focus on being in the oval office, and possibly standing by Ukraine, and Israel during these evil days.... Buddying up to Putin is like the single most insane thing that has come from this as well..I just hope and pray that he comes back to his senses and backtracks on all of this shit.... Besides I like Canada House whiskey, and Canada Dry Ginger ale, and other products from Canada.... Stand strong Canadians, I love you all, and I hope we can make it through these tough times ahead...but obviously the road that we're traveling now there really is no guarantees is there ?? Lady can you shut the hell up and go back to what Trudeau is saying ??

As an American, I find it insane that we are picking a fight with Canada. As far as I’m concerned, Canada, Australia and the UK are extended family. You don’t disrespect and threaten family like this.

Trump is insane. Putin’s puppet is happy. Shame on the US

I am an American and our current President is not only stupid, but he's also insane and demented.

I think one scenario we need to consider, is that trump is going to whine about no one wanting to do business with him as everyone will retaliate after tariffs (trade war indeed), and that he'll then turn to russia for trading. It sounds insane, but this is trump, making the insane possible.

?? ?? ?? ?? and all you ?? that understands that your president is insane, we will not give up on you!

Mr. Trudeau, I’m sorry our government sucks. I promise you that most Americans don’t want a trade war, or any of these insane changes that are happening to us. Many of us are incredibly terrified of what’s to come.

This is insane Trump is pulling a Benedict Arnold

So Canadian housing and economy is in the toilet, Canada restricts our mineral and energy rights consistently, Canada and Europe supports a NATO caused war, and America is insane? The same guy that Canadiens voted out, is being praised for his leadership?

MAGA has already started to gas light its voters that this is all Biden's fault lol, this is truly insane.

As an American citizen, I am horrified by the insane politics of the Trump administration. I am looking to move to Canada, if you will welcome me. I am a one per center, and will be depositing millions of US dollars into your banks.

This is insane. Trump picking a fight with yer neighbour. \nI would never pick a row with my neighbour. Stupidity

Can people start saying the T tariffs instead of American?\nHe does not speak for us. Musk put him in office, and we're trying to raise our voices. Today, he made protests illegal in violation of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. What he did to Ukraine, there are no words. We need help. We really need the world to step in and stop him. He's insane. Thank you.

Trump is a Russian asset actively trying to undermine the US and it's standing on the world stage. Elon Musk is in the mix, and JD Vance was installed by Peter Thiel to ensure Trump follows through on the insane Project 2025 agenda. These folks want the US to be more like Russia, and less like a democracy.

Trump is literally trying to destroy America. I see no other explanation for this insane behavior. He's just a traitor, he wants America destroyed. I'm open to other explanations.

This is insane.

Thank you, PM Trudeau for differentiating between American citizens, who value our Canadian friends, and the insane wannabe dictator who is trying to destroy our nation.

How much longer will the US put up with this insane rampage by President Trump, who is alienating reliable partners and making common cause with enemies. America needs to wake up and realize that this will only have dire consequences for the nation.

This is fuckin insane... My country of the USA is nuts\n.

Trump has gone insane and/or he is compromised by Russia. As an American, I am horrified.

It's all absolutely insane! I love Canada and Canadians and HATE what is going on here....

This speech is unbelievable impressive!!!! Wish there would be more guys like Mr Trudeau, his words got me 100% and I hope something or somebody stops this crazyness and incompetence of this so called President of the US. It is really sad and insane what‘s going on between the US and their allies. Greetings and good vibes from Germany!

EXACTLY - Little donnie and t.j. are steering our country down a road of upside down, dangerously insane decisions... I hope Canada teaches don a lesson that this isn't how to treat your friends....

So what does Putin have on Trump? It must be pretty disgusting to prompt this sort of insane behaviour.

As an American, I am ashamed of what the hell is going on. None of it makes a damn sense. Sorry to our Canadians brothers and sisters! Please know, We are not all insane.

Wow, clear, concise, articulate respectful, factual as opposed to the insane ranting from the orange buffoon pretending to be a leader in the USA.

how do any of you morons support trump is beyond me hes literally a convicted felon and you wanted him to lead you... insane.

We know that our president is a frigging idiot, but the fact he *noticeably* drops his language grade level when “talking directly to” Trump and says “we’ve done *big things*” twice and calls him a “very smart guy” and pulls it into a schoolyard metaphor of “two friends fighting.”\n\nI couldn’t wrap my head around how we got saddled with this joke of a human in 2016. \nCouldn’t fathom how it was close in 2020.\nWant to vomit every day that we allowed this deep, unchecked harm to befall us, our allies, and the entire world. \n\nI keep wanting to just wake up.\nI feel so insane that we seem to have literally no power to stop this, and that the *entirety* of the GOP is completely fine with this. They have the power, but truly with small margins. But they’re just … all complicit in this.\n\nAnd even NOW, when it’s clearly going to fuck the economy and markets in ways that hurt actual corporations (who truly run it all now, from all sides of the political aisle except what seems like 5 social Dems/independents federally), even THE MONEY isn’t talking.

I'm so jealous of Canada rn. They have a competent leader. This is insane that tRump keeps attacking our ALLIES AND SIDING WITH FCKIN RUSSIA AND NORTH KOREA!! I'm disgusted at the people who voted for this bafoon and our government and the Republicans who won't find a damn backbone and save our country from this evil pos. I can't be mad at Trudeau or Canada, were fully in the wrong. & The way he's placating trump at the end is hilarious cause he knows being fully honest will make trump the pentulent toddler have a big tantrum. Someone help us. Y'all just couldn't let Kamala win. We would be in much better hands. Y'all suck. As an American I absolutely stand w Canada! Trump is wrong!!!

Trump is either actually insane or he has been compromised by Russian intelligence and is a Russian agent. Canada, we're proud of you.

What's happening is insane. I have always loved Canada--and my completely messed up country...but now I only love Canada. Hope to see us together again soon. All of this is breaking alot of good people down. Shame.

I’m an American and I did Not vote for Trump. I knew he would destroy our country if he was elected. Many people are angry in America that Trump has launched this trade war with our Canadian friends. We love our neighbors. Many Americans do not want this. We are not happy with how things are changing for the worst in our country and in other countries. We are being ruled by an insane, thug/criminal and bully and his rich, puppet buddies. Diplomacy is not in their vocabularies. This is so sad. Stay strong Canada??

Bravo Trudeau, thank you for your wisdom and firm grip on sanity. I am sorry our government (usa) is taking an insane agenda.

Why do the US go crazy, so uncultured insane? US $ is falling.