Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looked directly into television cameras to call out President Donald Trump for his 25 percent tariffs against his country as a “very dumb thing to do” as he announced retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion of American goods.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid into President Trump and the new American tariffs on his nation Tuesday. Trudeau held a news conference in which he took a "position of confrontation rather than acquiescence,

Justin Trudeau launched a scathing attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a "liar and criminal" while reaffirming Canada's unwavering support for Ukraine. His strong remarks come in the wake of a heated confrontation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

"The U.S. launched a trade war against Canada, their closest ally, their closest friend, at the same time they are talking about working positively with Russia," Trudeau said. "Make that make sense."

Trudeau is set to step down as prime minister and Sunday and said in January that he will not run for reelection for his seat in Parliament.

Putin’s aide has mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to send troops to Ukraine, drawing a comparison to former US President Donald Trump’s past remarks about Canada. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Trudeau’s decision,

“Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk at the thousands of workplaces that succeed because of materials from Canada, or because of consumers in Canada, or both,” Trudeau said, further warning of rising prices on groceries, gas, cars, and homes.