Trudeau Weeps, Blasts Trump in Farewell Speech as Liberal Chief

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke down in tears Sunday during his farewell speech during a Liberal Party conference.

Both Trudeau and his replacement as Liberal leader, Mark Carney, blasted U.S. President Donald Trump in their speeches and vowed to fight back against Trump’s tariff threats.

Trudeau announced he would resign in January amid cratering poll numbers, dire election forecasts for the Liberal Party, a growing sense among both Liberals and the general electorate that he could not go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump, and a severe crisis within his party.

Trudeau prompted that crisis by reportedly attempting to force his deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, to resign over a bitter dispute about his spending proposals. Freeland was seen as a top candidate to replace her old boss, but in the end Liberals chose former central banker Mark...
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