Posted on 10/16/2019 2:05:49 PM PDT by karpov
MONTREAL — Former President Barack Obama endorsed Justin Trudeau’s re-election as prime minister on Wednesday, potentially giving him a lift just days before Canadians go to the polls in closely fought elections.
“I was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as President,” Mr. Obama wrote on Twitter. “He’s a hard-working, effective leader who takes on big issues like climate change. The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for another term.”
The approbation of Mr. Obama, who was very popular in Canada during his presidency, could buttress Mr. Trudeau at home, where his image as a liberal world leader — welcoming immigrants, defending the rights of women and Indigenous people, and fighting climate change and racism — has suffered repeated blows over the last year.
In September, he faced revelations that he dressed in brownface and blackface two decades ago. In August, Mr. Trudeau was also found to have violated an ethics law in his handling of a corporate criminal case, by improperly pressuring his attorney general to seek a civil penalty against a company accused of corruption, rather than a criminal conviction.
Mr. Trudeau apologized for wearing blackface and brownface, and said he took responsibility for mistakes made in the ethics case.
Gérard Bouchard, an eminent historian and sociologist with the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, said Mr. Obama’s backing would reinforce Mr. Trudeau’s stature on the global stage. “President Obama is hugely respected on the international stage and in Canada and this endorsement could help elevate Mr. Trudeau,” Professor Bouchard said. “It gives him authority and credibility at a time when he has lost that.”
Whatever his challenges domestically, Mr. Trudeau has won points both at home and abroad for standing up to an often-adversarial President Trump
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The kiss of death from Osama Obama
Kiss of Death
KOD
Ruh Roh! Trudeau is toast now!
Will Canada stand for this foreign interference ?
He openly endorses Trudeau, but he will not utter a single supportive syllable for his ‘right-hand man” for 8 years even when ‘ole uncle joe’ was being dragged through the mud as a “racist” by his own party a few months back. Very telling.
Obama’s famous kiss of death. Everyone he endorsed - lost!
The Magic Negro Touch TM again.
0bama meddles in the ELECTION of other world leaders!
News at Eleven. (Not!) *SPIT*
At least his endorsement will mean the kiss of death. ;)
just one faggot supporting another faggot
Castro’s boy.
5.56mm
Obama/Trudeau: birds of the feather. Notice Obama endorses Trudeau but he won’t endorse Biden.
Aaahhh..... the kiss of death
Obama fears he is irreelevant and like a good russian, goes off to influence a foreign election.
The Kiss of Death!
I wish I could be that optimistic.
Would it help if Obama had worn white face makeup?
Moochelle held his arm “Stop it,fool. Bad enough I have to pass for being a female and now you have to add more on top of that? Chill.”
One poofer supporting another poofer. How Gay is that!
Both crazy-a$$ liberals.
What is wrong with the world? “well respected”? The world is upside down.
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