France and the UK would make great allies against a βpredatoryβ Trump, Chrystia Freeland has said
Former Canadian deputy PM and foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, has called on Ottawa to turn to European nuclear powers for deterrence against a βpredatoryβ United States. Freeland made the suggestion on Wednesday during debates for the leadership of the country’s Liberal Party.
The former FT Moscow correspondent, who is seeking to succeed Justin Trudeau following the party’s recent electoral slump, characterized recent comments by US President Donald Trump, in which he questioned Canada’s statehood, as a national security threat.
βWhat is different about this unleashed and empowered President Trump is he is clearly threatening our sovereignty and we need to respond,β she said. βThe US is turning predator, and so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies.β
Chrystia Freeland says Canada needs to acquire nuclear weapon capability to protect against its bigger neighbour. So she's running the same playbook that got Ukraine invaded. Very bold, let's see how it plays out.pic.twitter.com/nuxxl2EeJH
— Brian damage (@TradNorm) February 27, 2025
