Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has said that he believes President Donald Trump may have “broken” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
During an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” Gingrich declared Trump is the “de-facto president” amid a transition period that he called “amazing” and “decisive.”
Gingrich noted the “presidential welcome” Trump received on his trip to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the president-elect’s impact on Trudeau’s political future.
“I was so glad that [VP Harris] gave that speech today because ever since Election Day, I’ve had such joy in my heart, to paraphrase Joe Biden,” Gingrich told Sean Hannity.
“And now I was reminded once again today, watching Kamala Harris, why I have so much joy.
“I think everyone I talk to who’s really thrilled by President Trump, and we talk about how we would feel right now if Kamala had actually won.
“And she reminded us again today what a total, utter disaster that would have been.
“But I want to go a step further, I did write a piece, which is basically describing the de-facto president, because it’s clear, and if you watch day by day, President Trump both in his international relations, I mean, he may have broken Trudeau’s government in the last three days because Trudeau’s strongest ally resigned in disgust at how Trudeau had caved in to Trump.
“And literally, I think Trudeau may lose a vote of confidence in Canada.
“He clearly, when he went to Notre Dame, was treated in Paris as, in fact, the president,” Gingrich continued.
“He got a presidential welcome. He met with 82 government leaders from around the world.
“He kept meeting with key people and I think that President Trump is already beginning to have a direct impact.
“In fact, even Disney has begun to drop various woke things from their planned presentations, I think, in response to this.
“So this is one of the most amazing transitions I’ve seen as a historian.
“I don’t remember anything that was quite this decisive in the opening weeks after an election and before the inauguration.”
WATCH:
A weeks-long spat between Trump and Trudeau continued late on Monday after Canada saw the abrupt departure of its finance minister.
The sudden resignation of Chrystia Freeland drew renewed speculation that the prime minister is losing his grip.
Freeland was one of Trudeau’s longtime allies who also served as his deputy prime minister.
Trump wasted no time in throwing in mocking Freeland’s departure, once again referring to Trudeau as “governor” and Canada as a “state.”
“The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump said in a social media post late on Monday.
“Her behavior was totally toxic, and not at all conducive to making deals which are good for the very unhappy citizens of Canada.”
Freeland worked with the previous Trump administration in securing the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
She criticized Trudeau’s handling of Trump’s tariff threats and accused him of playing “costly political gimmicks” in a scathing letter, reported the BBC.
The former finance minister called Trump’s threats “aggressive economic nationalism.”
She reportedly urged Trudeau to show more backbone when dealing with the incoming president.
A firmer stance against Trump is one that Mexico is reportedly gearing up to take.
Trump promised last month to slap Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff on imports if the border is not better secured.
Trudeau responded by traveling to Florida to grovel to Trump.
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