Ontario Premier Doug Ford fired a series of insults and threats at United States President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon in a growing war of words between the two leaders.
Moments before the Ontario premier’s press conference began, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, accusing him of “bluster” in trade talks and calling him a “flunky.”
“Lots of ‘bluster’ from Doug Ford, who is the Premier of the Canadian Province of Ontario, but who is better known as the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford,” Trump wrote around 2 p.m. on Monday.
The premier responded throughout his news conference with insults, threats and pledges to try and make sure the Republicans lose crucial midterm elections this fall.
Here is everything Doug Ford said about Donald Trump answering questions from reporters on Monday afternoon:
“I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so (Trump) has a lot of room to kiss my ass. I just do. I’m a big dude. What can I say?
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I don’t respond to a dictator like President Trump, a bully like President Trump. As I said before, he’s the type of guy in school that would take your lunch money one day, take your toque off your head the next day, and then steal your running shoes. But I’m not going to take any advice off a guy that’s the king of bankruptcies. He’s actually tariffing his own people, taxing his own people.
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“I’m not going to take lessons off President Trump, he’s the last guy that I would take any lessons off. It’s about Team Canada. We’ll see how this goes but he wants to put pain on Canadians, we’ll leverage every bit of pain we possibly can on Americans. I’ve always said I love the American people. I still stand by that statement because there’s a lot of people in the U.S. that are calling me saying, ‘Way to go, keep going.’
You know your own people, President Trump, don’t even like you. And they’re going to speak loud and clear when it comes to the midterms. And if I was allowed to, I’d be down there door-knocking.
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“I’ve been in this game a lot longer than he has. I got a skin on me like an alligator. And you think an insult from him hurts me? Well, bring it on, buddy. I’m ready. Bring it on. I’ve dealt with guys like you my whole life, and guess what? You all become losers because you’re a loser.
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“We’ll use every tool in our toolbox, then we’ll see if President Trump says, ‘Do I need Canada?’ Watch how he does cartwheels and he shouts and screams when we put the (export electricity) surcharge on. As a matter of fact, I can’t wait — I cannot wait. Let’s be clear: I don’t like the guy. Simple.
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“I’m not going to take the bait. This guy’s a loser, he’s going to be a loser, simple as that. We’re going to fight with everything we have. And, you know something? I have more courage, more brains in my baby toe than he has in his whole body.”
Ford, you will be a loser soon.
No matter what you people say about Ford, he’s not a 38 times felon, a sexual predator and raped a 13 yr old. Katie Johnson. Watch her interview on youtube
We in the United States support you and this disgusting person as our president will be impeached soon
Rightly or wrongly, many millions of we Canadians would like to say the exact same thing (KMA) to Trump and his cohorts. How about we start wearing hats similar to MAGA…but with KMA on?
I don’t always agree with Ford’s politics, but THANK YOU Doug and Mark for sticking it to Trump, and for presenting a largely unified front. He’s 100% correct. We need to be unified: “Team Canada.”
It’s not about right vs left, libs vs cons. It’s about patriotic CANADIANS fighting the good fight in the face of bullying, corruption, and sheer idiocy. Are we afraid of Americans? Hell no! Is it going to hurt financially? For sure, in the short term, but we can take it. Allons-y Canadiens!
Ford and Trump… what a pair!
Doug Ford is an idiot and he is big fan of Carney’s and Carney uses him to do his dirty work with name calling Trump . Fords big mouth is going to hurt Ontario all of Ontario jobs. people workers businesses every thing wait till he realizes our gas goes through US before we get it in Ontario and Quebec ! What a disrespectful person he has become . Ontario residents are waking up MR Ford and we do not like your mouth !
I’m trying to decide who’s the bigger idiot, Wabby or Flipflop.
Canada’s Bob Barker passed on doors # 1-3 for door #4. Boy did he get a deal. A free trip to Tuscany , Italy.
Doug is an embarrassment to Canada and a total charlatan
Okay, Dougie. That’s enough. Pouring gas on the fire won’t bring the heat down.
Doug Ford is an idiot
DOUG FORD IS A STRONG CANADIAN. DANIEL SMITH!!! A DONALD TRUMP ASS KISSING DUMBO
IF ALBERTAN’S SUPPORT HER UPCOMING REFERENDUM, THEY ALSO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP
Some say Canada is more brainwashed than North Korea. In North Korea most people realize that the government media is manipulating them where as Canada the people think that whatever the government says is the absolute truth.
Keep it up Ford, maybe the USA will just close the border. See how Canada survives winter without fresh food. Without US petroleum going to Ontario and Quebec. Canada is a net importer of electricity in the last few years, lets see Canada survive a cold winter night with rolling blackouts.
It’s already plain to see; Trump is losing it! Trump creates distractions out of desperation in attempting to save his own skin. He created the Iran war to take the focus off the Epstein files. Trump is clearly tied to Epstein. Now Trump has created a trade war with Canada to take the focus off his failed economic policies in the US; high inflation; high gas prices, lowest ranking of any US president in history and highest debt in US history at 41 trillion while he rakes in billions in personal wealth!
But don’t worry, in two years he will be gone and his legacy will be the worst of any US president in history. Everyone can see that already including Donald Trump! That will be Trump’s payback and that hurts him the most because he’s got to ride his own train wreck for two more years!
Polls show the vast majority of Canadians approved of Doug’s defiance of Trump’s bully-boy intimidation. They prefer the elbows-up response to the the bend-the-knee cowardice of the Trump apologists. No wonder Trump kisses Putin’s butt – he is his idol – trying to take over Ukraine so Donald wants Greenland & Canada.
It’s already plain to see; Trump is losing it! Trump creates distractions out of desperation in attempting to save his own skin. He created the Iran war to take the focus off the Epstein files. Trump is clearly tied to Epstein. Now Trump has created a trade war with Can
Gentlemen handbags at twelve paces.
Poor Doug Ford.Its clear his feelings are hurt because his responses to Trump reek of insecurity and inferiority. He is showing his Liberal side,all tough on the outside, but inside, just a frightened little boy.
He is just like Trump, both on the same level of maturity.
Absolute moron with legendary levels of TDS so high its off the charts.
Ford, Carney, and Eby need to fight with Trump to keep their voter base and stay in power. They don’t care about Canadians or getting a deal.
Dougie just put his 14 inch kingkonglongdong in Trampmeisters anal cavity
Tommy Boy is a moron.
How much has he cost Ontario?
DUMP TRUMP!! US PEOPLE WILL WAKE UP SOON & GET RID OF THAT IDIOT! FELON & RAPIST!!
Only two years left. Trump has ensured that for the next 16 years, the Presidency will be held by a Democrat!
Doug Ford should be the leader of the Conservative Party, hands down, elbows up. fingers crossed.
When Tramp gone for good, people will travel from round world to shat in his mouth
Merica can’t even win against barefoot guys riding camels LoL! I’m talking bout cunadians
This failed non-country has no autonomy. Not independent culturally, except Quebec. No real economic independence. No real social independence. No geopolitical cohesion or relevance. But hey, the Boomers get to have a king and to feel like they are somehow better that those eeevvviiil Americans, even though they worship everything American and have neglected their own country so badly that anyone younger than 45 without rich parents has only decline and poverty to look forward to.
To Hades with Boomer Canada; Alberta 51 now!!
Unfortunately Doug Fords butt is where his head should be which explains what comes out of his mouth. My sympathy to his family and constituents.
You can’t deal with a jackass like Dump, because his word doesn’t mean anything. Wait him out and match tariff for tariff. He’s going to get his ass handed to him soon, anyways.
Blowhard Ford. Destroying Ontario’s manufacturing sector. S M R T. Whether you love hate indifferent Trump reality is you have to deal with him. Saying you won’t is simply saying you’re not living up to your duties as Premier. Resign and let someone else be accountable to the people on ON: as you’ve failed
@Jackson…Trump doesn’t know nice. Being nice to him means weakness, and empowers his ego.
America elected a clown and they got a circus.
Jackson did you say the same in the 16 months of Carney antagonism? For example the Middle powers speech in Davos which was pointless
Maybe tone it down a notch.. no need to bow to their demands but show some professionalism. This isn’t an argument between two drunks at your local pub.. this is only going to make the situation worse.
They are all idiots.
Ford is an embarrassment.
Trump is an idiot.
Ford is an idiot