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Justin Trudeau dances at Taylor Swift concert amid destructive riot in Montreal, sparking outrage

Video of Justin Trudeau dancing at a Taylor Swift concert sparked outrage over the weekend after a destructive Montreal protest took place on the same night.


Justin Trudeau dances at Taylor Swift concert amid destructive riot in Montreal, sparking outrage
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Trudeau, who represents a district in Montreal, had attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday night. A viral video posted on X shows the Canadian politician dancing and singing along to the song "You Don't Own Me" before Swift took the stage.

Protesters also threw small explosive devices and metal items at officers. At one point, the group burned an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The image of Trudeau dancing amid protests in his hometown sparked outrage online. Some social media users even compared Trudeau to Nero, the infamous Roman emperor known for "fiddling while Rome burned."

Don Stewart, a Member of Parliament (MP) representing part of Toronto, called out the prime minister in a post on X.

"Lawless protesters run roughshod over Montreal in violent protest. The Prime Minister dances," Stewart wrote. "This is the Canada built by the Liberal government."

"Bring back law and order, safe streets and communities in the Canada we once knew and loved," the MP added.

On Saturday, Trudeau denounced the protests and called them "appalling."

"What we saw on the streets of Montreal last night was appalling," the Canadian leader said. "Acts of antisemitism, intimidation, and violence must be condemned wherever we see them."

"The RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are in communication with local police. There must be consequences, and rioters held accountable."

Fox News Digital has reached out to Trudeau's office for comment.

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