- by foxnews
- 09 Jan 2025
Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked joy among his critics on social media when he announced his upcoming resignation.
Trudeau, who led the nation for nearly a decade, has been grappling for months with significant drops in his approval ratings over mounting frustration relating to issues like the soaring cost of living and rising inflation.
"Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned. If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them," he wrote. "Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!"
"The WINNING CONTINUES!!!" conservative actor Rob Schneider said. "Bye Bye, JT!! CANADA LIBRE"
Actress Gina Carano shared a video clip of the announcement and offered a "Honk Honk" in tribute to "the Canadian truckers and patriots who stood up for freedom and were brutally demonized and for all Canadians future," referencing the viral protests in 2022 against COVID vaccine mandates. She went on to say, "Keep up the fight for some proper leadership that represents you the people."
"Congratulations to Justin Trudeau on his new show on MSNBC," author Carol Roth quipped sarcastically, appearing to joke that Trudeau, like many fallen political figures, would get a job on a liberal news network.
Some commentators reacted specifically to papers at Trudeau's podium, presumably his speech, blowing away in the wind before his speech even began.
"This is a metaphor for his entire premiership," Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen joked.
Amy Eileen Hamm jokingly referenced a famous quote from "The Help," and suggested "It was just 10 pages in his own handwriting that all read: 'You is strong. You is beautiful. You is important.'"
"Thank goodness" and "good riddance" posts also littered X after his announcement.
A Southwest passenger posted a photo on X and claimed to witness "30" flyers in Florida using wheelchair assistance to board, with only two of those flyers using wheelchairs to deplane.
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