Billionaire Elon Musk called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an “intolerable tool” in a new social media post Wednesday.
Musk also wrote about the prime minister in “X” that he “won’t be in power for very long.”
Musk responded to a video posted by Prime Minister Trudeau in which he said Kamala Harris’ defeat as US president was a setback for women’s progress.
“We were supposed to be moving steadily, if sometimes difficult, toward progress. And yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for the second time not to elect its first female president. ,” Trudeau said Tuesday night in a speech at the Equal Voice Foundation gala in Ottawa.
Elon Musk called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an “intolerable tool” on social media. (Credit: X)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said that women’s rights and progress are “under open and subtle attack” and that he “will always remain a proud feminist.”
Musk, the founder of Tesla and the space company SpaceX, has been tapped to co-chair President-elect Donald Trump’s new Office of Government Efficiency. He was also a prominent figure in President Trump’s campaign.
Wednesday’s post is Musk’s latest attack on the prime minister since Trump was re-elected in November. On Nov. 7, in response to user “X,” asking for Musk’s help in removing Prime Minister Trudeau, Musk wrote, “He will disappear in the next election.”
The post also comes at a time of strained relations between Canada and the United States.
Prime Minister Trudeau has faced attacks from President Trump on social media since visiting Mar-a-Lago nearly two weeks ago to discuss Trump’s tariff threats. President Trump last month threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports on his first day in office unless Canada addresses border security concerns.
After the meeting, Fox News reported that President Trump said at a dinner in Florida that if the potential tariffs would hurt Canada’s economy, as the prime minister had said, Canada would probably He joked that it should become the 51st state.
A few days later, President Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on social media. Next to the Canadian flag It overlooks a mountain range and is accompanied by the caption, “Oh, Canada!”
In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, President Trump reiterated his desire to become a Canadian nation.
“We subsidize Canada over $100 billion a year. We subsidize Mexico nearly $300 billion a year. We shouldn’t do that — why would we subsidize these countries? ” President Trump told NBC News. “If we give them subsidies, let them become states.”
And just yesterday, President Trump appeared to mock Prime Minister Trudeau by calling him “Governor Justin Trudeau” in a post on Truth Social.
“I had the pleasure of having dinner with the Governor of Great Canada, Justin Trudeau, last night. I look forward to seeing him again soon so we can continue our in-depth discussions on tariffs and trade. “May it be truly wonderful for everyone!” ” Trump wrote.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that Canada would “respond” if the U.S. imposed 25% tariffs. The federal government also says it will add personnel and equipment resources and increase visibility at the border in response to the tariff threat.
