He reportedly hated Donald Trump even before a very public feud
Before Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, Trudeau spoke to town hall reporters, saying he didn’t agree with many of Trump’s controversial viewpoints, and this became very clear at the 2019 NATO Summit. At the time, Boris Johnson asked why an event had such a significant delay, and Trudeau threw shade on Trump, saying, “He was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top.”
While he tried to save face from that comment, he started to grow more comfortable with disagreeing with Trump, and at a Halifax Chamber of Commerce event, pointed out the irony of Trump’s campaign being based on lowering prices for Americans. However, the proposed tariffs would only increase the cost of goods for Americans.
