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Justin Trudeau targets Donald Trump in teary last speech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a moment that captured the hearts of many, Justin Trudeau got teary-eyed during his final press conference as prime minister, reassuring Canadians that the country is \u201celbows up\u201d and united against Donald Trump\u2019s threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In his final days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau dropped his gloves when it came to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a bold and defiant speech, the 53-year-old made it clear that\u00a0Canada<\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t back down after Trump launched a trade war with its closest ally, threatening to impose a massive 25% tariff on virtually all Canadian goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trudeau \u2013 once known as Canada\u2019s \u201chot prime minister\u201d \u2013 accused Trump<\/a> of trying to trigger \u201ca total collapse of the Canadian economy\u201d because it will \u201cmake it easier to annex us,\u201d something the U.S. president has repeatedly said he wants to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The PM, however, assured Canadians that the country would fight back with everything it has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren\u2019t willing to pay,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Referencing a recent Wall Street Journal editorial that called Trump\u2019s trade action against allies \u201cdumb,\u201d Trudeau said he had a message for the president: \u201cDonald, you are a very smart guy, [but] this is a very dumb thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nTariff pause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n