'He's A Juvenile': Canadian Lawmaker Slams Trump's 'Idiotic Behavior' After Tariff Threats [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Dec 14, 2024, 04:47 AM EST


A Canadian lawmaker who ripped Donald Trump in a speech on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons doubled down on his criticism Friday following the president-elect’s attacks and tariff threats toward the country.

Charlie Angus, a member of the Canadian Parliament, told Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network that his response was a “really simple” matter of “standing up and saying no.” “We’re going to have tough negotiations, fair play. But this kind of dismissive, idiotic behavior? I mean, he’s a juvenile,” Angus said.

His comments arrive after Trump, who has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, has blamed both countries for migrants and fentanyl “pouring” into the states.

The president-elect, who met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate last month, reportedly suggested that Canada could become the “51st state” at the meeting should his tariffs kill its economy in a remark that got nervous laughter out of Trudeau and others.

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