Trudeau resignation proves the point of Trump tariffs

Published January 8, 2025 2:36pm ET



Donald Trump is not yet the sitting president of the United States, but people across the planet would hardly realize that based solely on international news. Since winning a second term in the White House, Trump has hosted world leaders from Italy to Argentina, as well as billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, as global kings and kingmakers make haste in bending the knee to the former and future president.

Without even ascending to office, Trump has already scored his first scalp. Barely a month after Justin Trudeau made his pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, Canada’s prime minister announced he was resigning after nearly a decade of power.

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