Ford comments are bluster, Trump writes on Truth Socialpublished at 19:34 BST
19:34 BST
US President Donald Trump has responded to comments made by Canadian premier Doug Ford, who is currently speaking and who said Trump was “like a bully at school” as trade talks collapsed over the weekend.
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump characterises Ford’s scathing remarks as “lots of ‘bluster'” and calls Ontario’s premier as “the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother” of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who died in 2016.
“Trump America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer! The USA. will always be far bigger, richer, and stronger than Canada,” Trump says, adding that, without the US, Canada “couldn’t survive”.
“It’s where they get all of their money and, because of their current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford, they will not be allowed to keep taking advantage of the United States — Their key to survival,” he says.
“Someone should get these clowns to ‘fall in line’ or, the consequences for Canada will be far WORSE!”