But the U.S. president also says ‘I don’t care’ who leads next Canadian government
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wouldn’t mind if the Liberal Party won the upcoming Canadian election, saying: “I’d rather deal with a liberal than a conservative.”Trump has taken a tough stance toward Canada, imposing tariffs on Canadian imports and repeatedly threatening to make it the 51st U.S. state.
During an interview on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, host Laura Ingraham pointed out that Trump’s treatment of Canada could propel the governing Liberals to win the next election and lead a government that’s hostile to the U.S.
“I don’t care,” Trump responded. “I think it’s easier to deal, actually, with a liberal and maybe they’re going to win, but I don’t really care. It doesn’t matter to me at all.”
Trump then took aim at Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. “The conservative that’s running is, stupidly, no friend of mine. I don’t know him, but he said negative things,” he said. “When he says negative things, I couldn’t care less.”
Source: cbc.ca/news
