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In reply to the discussion: ROFL: The exact moment when Canada's PM referred to President Trump as "Donald" in public... [View all]ProudMNDemocrat
(19,158 posts)3. Referring to him as just "Donald"....
Was an insult heard around the world. The same when Pres. Obama referred to Trump as "the Donald" at the 2012 WHCD. Trump has not gotten over that.
The younger, more handsome Canadian PM, scored a big blow to Trump's fragile ego by not using the title President first.
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ROFL: The exact moment when Canada's PM referred to President Trump as "Donald" in public... [View all]
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
OP
"THE Donald" is a nickname Trump gave himself, and used himself. The only insulting thing about
RockRaven
Dec 2018
#13
Trudeau and a political opponent actually got in the ring a while back and Trudeau beat him up.
dameatball
Dec 2018
#42
For Canada, north to south, CUSMA makes sense... but Mexico should reverse it, call it MUSCA.
RockRaven
Dec 2018
#17
It irks me that anyone would call it anything other than modified or revised NAFTA (NAFTA 2.0_
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#56
Yet "Donald" always refers to other heads of state that he wishes to insult or belittle by
smirkymonkey
Dec 2018
#9
Touche! If looks could kill. A while back I checked, Canada doesn't have term limits!!!!
George II
Dec 2018
#23
Well, he is Canadian, so brought up in a culture passive-agressve behaviour.
BobTheSubgenius
Dec 2018
#29
He's the only one allowed to use that as an insult, is how he sees it.
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2018
#40
"Oh, yeah? Well, we're gonna build another wall, and Canada's gonna pay for it!"
struggle4progress
Dec 2018
#41