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Poilievre condemns Trump, then pivots to Liberals

“President Trump deserves nothing but condemnation for the unfair targeting of Canada,” said Poilievre, following a report out of Japan that Honda is considering moving some production out of Canada and Mexico to the U.S. in response to Trump’s auto tariffs.

Poilievre reiterated a recent talking point that “nobody can control” Trump, and that Canada should focus on what it can control — including reversing Liberal policies that the Conservatives say have harmed the country.

“When he gets asked about tariffs and how to respond to the Trump administration, he pivots very quickly to talk about what he says are the disastrous policies of the Liberal government,” observed CBC’s Janyce McGregor after watching Poilievre’s press conference.

Poilievre tends to pivot “rather than meeting head-on the question of how you deal with a negotiation when there is so much chaos on the other side,” McGregor said, adding that it will be interesting to see if there’s a question during the debates about how each candidate would approach the negotiating table with Trump.