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A Canadian woman lit up social media on Monday with an unfiltered comment about her neighboring country’s leader.
Asked why she was voting in her nation’s election, the unnamed woman in Ottawa said her decision was all about President Donald Trump.
“I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump,” she said. “Because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole, and he shouldn’t even be president of the United States. But because he is, we need a strong person so that we can stand strong.”
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Canada’s Liberal Party, which was sinking in the polls only months ago, won the election on Monday, ensuring that Prime Minister Mark Carney will remain the nation’s leader.
The victory is a remarkable turnaround driven in part by Trump. As Trump attacked and insulted the nation, calling for it to become a U.S. state, Canadian voters increasingly rejected the Conservative Party and its leader, Pierre Poilievre, a populist seen by some as borrowing from Trump’s playbook.
Given that reality, the woman who called Trump an “asshole” on CNN seemed to speak for many ― and people on both sides of the border were quick to share her sentiment on X:
no apology needed, ma’am
— Meghan McCarthy (@MeghanMcCarthy_) April 29, 2025You don’t have to be sorry ma’am
— Juniper (@JuniperViews) April 29, 2025When You are right, You are right Ma’am!
— A.E. Bojorquez (@travi44) April 29, 2025You know it’s bad when they’re picking their leaders based on ours.
— JT (@escapeeJT) April 29, 2025And of course she had to apologize for the bad word
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