The day after Donald Trump's landslide victory in Iowa that kicked off the Republican primary, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes a Trump return to the leadership of the United States “will not be easy.”
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“It is always a great challenge to work with any American president, even those like Barack or Joe, with whom we have good chemistry,” said the prime minister on the sidelines of a press conference at the Montreal Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (CCMM). ), Tuesday.
Reacting to Donald Trump's victory in the Iowa Republican primary and his possible return to the White House, Trudeau recalled that “it wasn't easy the first time, I'll tell you that.” And if there is a second time, it will be too not easy.
For him, on November 5, Americans will be faced with the choice of “continuing to be an optimistic state committed to the future” or “taking a step back.” [d’] a nostalgia […]a populism that reflects much of the fear and anger that people are experiencing without necessarily offering solutions.”
Trudeau believes this is “a debate that is taking place around the world and in all democracies” and that Canada will also have to make a similar decision in the next election in two years.