Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tells Trump to ‘Kiss My Ass’ as Canada-U.S. Trade Fight Turns Personal
Ontario expanded $1 billion in tariff relief as Ford said the province could raise electricity costs or cut exports if U.S. tariffs climb.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump attacked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Truth Social, unfavorably comparing him to his late brother, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, amid escalating trade tensions.
- The president's post follows his recent tariff threats to raise duties on Canadian autos, trucks, parts and steel to 50 per cent beginning Jan. 1, 2027, linking Ford to the late mayor's populist "gravy train" rhetoric.
- Responding at a Hamilton press conference on Monday, Doug Ford rejected the insults, calling Trump a "loser" and "the king of bankruptcies," while telling the president he could "kiss my ass."
- Addressing the president directly, Ford stated, "Your own people, President Trump, don't even like you," escalating the personal confrontation while vowing not to take baiting tactics from Trump.
- Journalists Jen Gerson and Jeremy Berke have compared the two leaders' brash, populist styles, noting both Trump and the late Rob Ford won support despite controversies through charismatic defiance of establishment norms.
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"Loser" to describe the President of the United States Donald Trump in the verbal war that accompanies the escalation of the trade dispute between the United States and Canada. When asked if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had invited him to moderate his tones after Ford had already said that Trump could kiss his butt, the Prime Minister of Ontario has increased his dose: "I have quite a bit of space on my butt, so he has all the space he wa…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tells Trump to ‘Kiss My Ass’ as Canada-U.S. Trade Fight Turns Personal
Trade War Jumps into War of Words between Premier Ford and President Trump HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has sharply escalated his war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump, telling the president he can “kiss my ass” and warning that Ontario is prepared to use electricity and critical minerals as leverage if Washington continues increasing tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford first made the remark during a Toronto radio appearance Monday m…
Trump lashes out at Doug Ford calling him ‘less intelligent’ than his late brother
President Donald Trump slams Ontario premier as tariff tensions escalate by comparing him unfavorably to his deceased sibling, the colorful former Toronto mayor to whom he has himself been likened
'Loser!' Ontario Leader Burns Down Trump As 'King Of Bankruptcies' Amid Trade War
Ontario Premier Doug Ford tore into President Donald Trump on Monday as a bully, a dictator, and a man unfit to give lessons on economics. Ford unloaded at a press conference in Hamilton after Trump's Monday announcement of 50% tariffs on Canadian autos and steel — the latest blow after trade talks between the two nations collapsed Friday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to match the new levies dollar-for-dollar. Earlier Monday,…
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