Ontario Premier Doug Ford has entered a vicious war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a “loser” during a fiery news conference Monday afternoon.
Moments before Ford started speaking, Trump posted a lengthy message to the premier on his Truth Social platform, saying he was the “unimpressive brother” of former mayor Rob Ford.
“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.
“Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford … will not be allowed to keep taking advantage of the United States — Their key to survival. Remember, much of the Electricity, Oil, and Gas that Canada gets is transported through the U.S.A. Someone should get these clowns to ‘fall in line’ or, the consequences for Canada will be far WORSE!”
Speaking in Hamilton, Ford hit back at the president repeatedly, suggesting he would campaign against the Republican president in the midterms if he could.
“I don’t respond to a dictator like President Trump, a bully like President Trump,” Ford told reporters. “I’m not going to take any advice off a guy that’s the king of bankruptcies.”
Over the course of a 45-minute news conference, Ford repeatedly took aim at Trump, who he said could “kiss my ass.”
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“Let’s be clear, I don’t like the guy — simple,” Ford told reporters.
Premier resists calls to recall legislature
As Ford went through his attacks on Trump and offered optimism that the Ontario economy could withstand the latest round of tariffs, his political opponents urged him to recall the legislature.
Under their original schedule, MPPs should have returned to Queen’s Park after the Labour Day long weekend, but the Progressive Conservatives pushed that back to the end of October.
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles called on Ford to urgently reconvene elected officials so they could collaborate.
“Today, I’ve asked Doug Ford to immediately recall the legislature so that we can pass an emergency relief bill to support Ontario workers in tariff-exposed sectors and businesses,” Stiles said.
“It is our duty as elected officials to immediately get to work in the fight against Donald Trump’s inexcusable and dangerous tariffs.”
Ford, however, said he had no intention of bringing politicians back to the legislature, claiming the request was “gutter politics” by the opposition.
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“I have been in this game a long time. They want to play gutter politics,” Ford said. “They voted against every single item that we did for the last year to protect Ontario. I am swamped right now.”
Ontario Liberal interim leader John Fraser echoed Stiles’ call, saying politicians should be at Queen’s Park to scrutinize and debate the best tariff response.
Talks broke down Friday
The war of words between the two leaders comes after trade talks collapsed late Friday evening, when Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled negotiators to Ottawa.
At one point, a deal looked possible. Although Canadian officials had urged some caution, Trump had declared, “we have a deal.”
The collapse of talks triggered 50 per cent tariffs from the United States on billions of dollars of goods, levies Canada says it will match “dollar-for-dollar” in early September.
Carney said over the weekend trade talks fell apart over disagreements about how to handle tariffs on trucks, Canadian language rules and restrictions on which countries it could strike trade deals with.
Monday morning saw Trump escalate his threats against Canada, suggesting he could levy even more tariffs.
“On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50 per cent. Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS,” he posted to Truth Social Monday morning.
“Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years. Their ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries. Not sustainable, and NOT ANYMORE!”
He also added that “Canada will be treated like a State no longer!”
— with files from Global News’ Adriana Fallico
Doug Ford is a pathetic embarrassment of a leader. His emotional responses to Trump are ridiculous, and mind boggling stupid as a strategy.
Trump nothing but a loser. If his father didn’t give him millions of dollars he wouldn’t have been more than a NYC street cleaner. He acts tough but he’s a coward. No one, no country should ever bow down to a TACO.
The only loser is Ford
For someone who refuses to admit that, Alcohol destroys lives. While there is, mass death in public, to the point where, they feel they can enable, a, mass murder, over the right to be a, whre, to call someone a loser, is probably the worst form of governance in, quite possibly, the entire planet. And biggest, abuse of authority in, the history of this country.
Our government is an embarrassment…
Canada isnt what it once was
Doug Ford is a POS loser. He didn’t fulfill one promise made in any of his speeches while running for premier. He ran on his brothers name. What a failure. Ontario used to be an amazing province not it’s just filled with immigrants and slop like this liberal in conservative clothes.
Two clowns battle it out over news releases. And our main stream media fan the flames. Generates clicks on their respective websites. So sad…..
‘Flunky Ford…’ LOL!!!
I personally don’t think anyone is more incompetent than Doug Ford.
Canada needs to get rid of GM Ford Chrysler for good. Japan and Korea make better vehicles and don’t lie to Canadians. The USA is dishonest, unreliable and has threatened us, but Japan and Korea have not threatened us.
The whole Trump administration is chock full of incompetent losers, every last one of them. All losers.
What’s even worse than spineless cowards with no morals like Carney, Trump, Ford etc.. are all the people that believe and follow these useful idiots.. Can’t be surprised people fall for this political theatre if you understand the results of the Ashe/Milgram experiments. BAHHH
Western society has collapsed. Drama puppets are supposedly “leading” us. What a joke. “All the worlds a stage”.
Dumb and Dumber. Mark Carney and Doug Ford
Takes one to know one eh Ford?
What a disaster you have been. Thank god Danielle Smith is my Premier.
Ford is as much a failure as Carney.
DUMP TRUMP!!!
Handbags at twelve paces.
If Ford had an intelligent thought in his head it would be very lonely.
For all those knocking Ford, I guess you don’t remember when Justin prorogued parliament and it was Ford as head of the association of premiers as the only person negotiating with the incoming Trump administration. He tried the subtle way. Trump drags people into the mud. Its not ideal but you got to fight back sometimes.
Dougie just enlarged Trump’s butthole with his 14 inch won ton wong dong hong slong
Oh for Pete’s sake Doug grow up. Trump sucks you in every time and you end up looking like the buffoon. Stop with the childish rhetoric and maybe, just maybe people will take you serious when you use logic to criticize Trump instead of schoolyard name calling.
@Maga lover. What’s embarrassing is to see Smith kiss Trump’s behind. What is incredulous is that she wants a pipeline through BC, which I support, but doesn’t want to support Canada against the US.
I have been impressed with Scott Moe this whole time. He has stayed focused and professional unlike the infants Ford and Carney. Moe did great work with the Covid pandemic also. We need more leaders like Scott.
Ford is an embarrassment to Canada. That kind of trash talking is what Trump enjoys and definitely not professional behaviour from both of them.
Ford is an embarrassing loser who tried to sell out Alberta early on during the tariff dispute. And to think this charlatan is the Premier of the largest province in Canada. Embarrassing
Ford needs to grow up and not play the game that Trump loves to play. Acting like a toddler stomping his feet and saying things he has no intention of doing. Ford threatening to turn of the electricity to the US which he threatened to do a year ago and didn’t. Making a big public spectacle of pouring out US whiskey just makes him look and sound as bad as Trump and very foolish
Ford would love to be like Trump if he could. They both are very obese.
A 5 year old could do a better job than Ford as Premier of Ontario
To AB patriot…
We should have sent you germany in 1939..you would have done well….
The american administation are all f… losers..
@Jim. A pyrrhic victory.
Clearly Danielle Smith is the adult in the room, she doesn’t throw out childish insults like Carney and Ford.
Another big win for Trump today….the SCOTUS ruled in his favor 9 – 3 on the mail in voter restrictions. Nothing on global though.
AB Patriot
ya, and albertoids are a shitstain on Canada
james b
you more so
feel free to gtfo of Canada
Ford just took a monster dump in Tramps throat!
Excise taxes on oil, gas, potash, minerals and power to the tune of 25% on world market adjusted pricing. No more preference with “friends and family” costing. The money from the Trump admin. goes into Canada s ” war chest”.
Voters should come to understand, and demand, that Trump adjust his policies and behavior. Higher prices seem to be the only thing that matters to US voters.
Ford needs a bullet in his head as badly as Carney.
Mr wonderful gonna buy Tramps weiner for billion dollars to BBQ and eat
Ford is the Donald Trump of Canada. What an embarrassment. Will Ford pour out another bottle of Crown Royal like a moron.
@Randall. Really your comment says a lot about you. Making light of Ford’s dead brother. Have you no shame?
Randall that never happened.
Ford schooled Trump, he should be leader of the PC Party instead of Pierre.
All the world’s a stage. Or in this case, the United States. They are the target audience. Wake up people!
Rememeber when ford drove is Brother Rob to the carck den several times?
Ford calling Trump a loser and dictator is rich, they’re cut from the same corrupt cloth. Ford wants to do whatever he wants in Ontario as well and hide all his sleazy dealings.
Please let the adult in the room – Mark Carney – do the talking.
Elbows up Canadians are so childish. Time to change your diaper.
..ford is just showing he is exactly the same as trump…another populist who waits for someone to point the way so he can run out front to lead. Same garbage mouth playing to the slow witted. The only thing ford has going for him is which side of the border he is on…
Dumb and dumber. Doug Ford and Mark Carney.
Ford nailed Trump! LOL!
Ford is a total idiot. This type of language is not professional and won’t help getting a deal. Danielle Smith has more class than Lard Ford.
Doug Ford and Mark Carney are deliberately destroying Canada. It’s too bad the Elbozos are too brainwashed to see they are supporting the ones who are ruining their country.
Mind you same thing will probably happen to Clownys grave
When Tramp croaks people will travel from all over the world to shat on his grave
To those talking about Ford calling names and blustering about, it’s good to have the US bullied back.
Here is a typical Boomer “Canadian” news feed… TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP YANKS YANKS YANKS AMERICANS AMERICANS AMERICANS TRUMP AMERICANS WE LUV FAILED HEALTHCARE TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP.
Sure, so-called “Canada” is a real, solid, independent nation. LOL.
#Alberta 51 now!
Ford is right in this case.
You can’t win a war of insults with an entirely corrupt human being. Even Doug Ford isn’t that corrupt.
Be Canadian. Be Nice. Then do what we always do when the chips are down. Work together and rebuild a better country. Trump can’t live forever.
Children throwing their toys out of the pram. Zero diplomacy. Stupid theater. Get back to work you complete idiots, represent your countries with tact, respect, leadership. This is just ridiculous, this is not helping the “people” of each country. Grow up and talk like adults and make a damn deal so we can all prosper. Egotistical bullcrap. Disgusted by your bad behavior on both sides here including you Carney, this is all for your precious Brookfield. Not a single one of you has our best interests at hand here. Just more financial hardship for all of us. Private sector would have fired your asses long ago.
Trump nailed Ford lol
“thats the night that the lights went out in (pick a state).
Although I rarely agree with Doug Ford but I do over the trump tariff thing. What I don’t think is good is that Ford has to lower himself and Canada to name calling. Unprofessional to say the least. He comes across no better than trump.
As much as I agree with Doug Ford, name calling is lowering yourself to Trump’s level. I actually use less polite words in private, but let’s be Canadian about this and not resort to Trump like behaviour. We’re better then that.
We will survive this war and emerge the stronger for it. Trump will be remembered as the Worst President Yet.
Why would one stand up and say that? Like him or hate him (Trump), this is not the way to be. Ford is showing no class at all. It’s going to get really bad for Canada. That’s why it so important for Carney and his trade team to release the trade agreement that he walked away from and then called it a bad deal. No matter what you read here as well as in the US, we are hearing each side. Time to be transparent for all Canadians and let us read what’s all in it.
Doug Ford IS a windbag,Trump is right
Free Thinker at 4:32pm. You are 100% correct. Between conman and flipflop, Albertans can’t wait until October.
Dougie…Windbag alert!
Must be all US supporter in here, Ford is correct that Trump is bully and dictator. why would Canada sign away Canadas right to trade with whomever. Oh and in case you forgot USA gets lots from China
Ford was his brother’s sidekick, He has no originality, he lied to conservatives to win , he is a lacky of his lib lefties liberal staffs. He is shortsighted hollow empty piece, sounds loud and empty.
Doug Ford is so childish its pathetic
The truth hurts.
Isn’t he the one that wanted a pipe line to serve US interest. Mr conservative captain Canada keeps giving money to US companies and trying to get headlines.
That fat f *uck Ford does nothing but get Canadians in hotter water. Shut that fat f *uck up!!
Make America garbage again
Another liberal fool who does not seem to have a clue about what is going on. Canada has crawled into bed with China, and they are importing into Canada stuff headed for the US trying to avoid tarriffs, one well known is inferior chinese steel, comes in and goes straight to the US, this a form of smuggling, which Trump is trying to stop along with a lot of stuff being mislabeled as to country of origin. Trump is no fool he knows exactly what is going on. I will buy US before I buy made in
China.
Trump and his unqualified lackeys have no idea that Canada imports more vehicles, parts, food, appliances, machinery than is exported to the US. They are doing incredible harm to the U.S. economy that will be felt for years. Buy Canadian or at least not US products.
“I don’t respond..” says Ford in his response. LOL.
He’s right on!
Cue to MAGAtards here who, assuming theyre actually Canadians, would rather see Canada lose then admit their orange narcissistic hero is a total failure!
Arguing with a fool like Trump shows a low intellect. He craves attention. Ignoring him will hurt more than responding ever will.
Hope he uses mouthwash after 10 minutes in Carneys office.
“He also called for Canada to consider using oil and potash as leverage.”
I guess he doesn’t realize that any western O&G feeding the east, goes through the U.S. Who does Ford think will end up paying these taxes? Typical liberal thinking, zero foresight.
Ford again rambling on and making idle threats. He threatened to turn off the electricity over a year ago and didn’t do it so why would anyone believe him now. He is acting just like Trump stomping his feet and making threats the difference being Trump will do it and Ford hasn’t up till now