Doug Ford: Trump is probably most disliked politician in Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that President Trump is probably the most disliked politician in Canada after months of trade tension between the two countries.

“What’s the general impression of Trump in Canada?” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked on “The Situation Room.”

“He’s probably the most disliked politician in the world in Canada, because he’s attacked his closest family member, and that’s the way we look on it,” Ford replied.

“And when I talk to the governors and senators and congresspeople, even Republicans, totally disagree, but they’re too scared to come out and say anything, because the president will go after them, outside of a few senators,” he added.

On Wednesday, Ford told reporters he believes Trump will initiate a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement a year early and added he doesn’t trust the American president.

“He’s not waiting until 2026. At any given time, President Trump — not that he even follows the rules — he can pull the carpet out from underneath us,” Ford said, according to The Associated Press.

On Sunday, Canadian Minister for U.S.-Canada Trade Dominic LeBlanc expressed optimism about the likelihood of a trade deal between Ottawa and Washington, even as Trump said he would impose 35 percent tariffs on goods from Canada.

“We were obviously, obviously disappointed by that decision. We believe there’s a great deal of common ground between the United States and Canada in terms of building two strong economies that work well together,” LeBlanc said on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.”

On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and his country’s premiers talked that day and that Canada was “staying focused on building our industrial strength at home.”

“As we work towards a new trade agreement with the United States, we’re staying focused on building our industrial strength at home,” Carney said in a post on the social platform X.

“Together, we’re strengthening our trading partnerships at home and abroad — including breaking down barriers between provinces and territories — and supporting our industries and workers to meet the demands of new markets,” he added.

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

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