Trudeau should've said 'I am f****** pissed' about U.S. tariffs: ex-Trump speechwriter!

• This was the Justin Trudeau many Canadians were waiting for.

After more than a year of carefully choosing his words, a visibly frustrated prime minister finally took off his gloves and stood up to U.S. President Donald Trump with pointed criticism in a bid to defend Canadian workers in the face of U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

“No more Mr. Nice Guy,” a Financial Post headline read. “Trudeau declares war,” a CBC News analysis piece said. The Daily Mail described him as “furious.”
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But Frank Buckley, a former Trump speechwriter who’s written several books, says Trudeau’s words aren’t likely to have a lasting impact south of the border because they didn’t go far enough.

“Yes, it was balanced, it was moderate, it was Canadian, but I think he should’ve gone up and said: I am f****** pissed,” Buckley told Yahoo Canada.