“TRUMP GOT THE MESSAGE!” Doug Ford Links U.S. Midterms to Trump’s Tariff Backlash

I was doing cartwheels down the street and you've ever seen a big guy like me doing cartwheels as jumping up and down you know when the results were coming in but it's very simple the American people spoke the American people spoke on a couple issues cost of cost of living cost of gas the war in Iran but most important is tariffs because that's all tied into the cost of living and when I was down there voicing our opinion no matter if it's within the U.S. media or going face to face with governors A tariff on Canada was nothing more than a tax on the American people, and we saw it. We saw it in the auto sector states, no matter if it was Michigan or Ohio or South Carolina or North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. They spoke loud and clear, and I'm happy about Texas as well. That governor, I'll tell you, he didn't want anything to do with Canada. Even though we were the second largest trading partner he has in the entire world, we do over $30 billion of trade with Texas. So I'm directing our ministers, as soon as everyone gets sworn in, go down to Washington, connect with the senators, the Congress people, and, of course, I'll be talking to the governors and seeing how we can move forward. But let's be under no illusion that this trade war is done. It's not done. It's not even close to being done because the president still has the power. The January tariffs are still on the table. So we have to get out there, communicate and tell the American people, you know, as I've always said, you can't unscramble an egg that's been around for decades, especially in the auto sector since 1965. We have to make the omelette larger. We're the largest customer. We buy 400% more cars off the Americans than anyone else in the world. But what we want to do, and I know the American people, it's not just a victory for... For the people in the U.S., I think it's a victory across the world, and most importantly, it's a victory for the people of Canada, because they played a strong voice. It wasn't just myself, it was organizations, sectors going down there, premiers, elected officials at all three levels going and building the relationships, and especially with the new elected people that the Americans elected, we're going to be down there communicating, building those relationships. I can't wait to continue communicating and meeting the new governors and we're going to move forward. But again, I want to emphasize the war is not over. We have to continue. Making sure that we move faster, quicker, immediate on everything across the board. Yes, go ahead. Are you worried that there's going to be any kind of a backlash from President Trump, given what Ambassador Hochström has said, that the Republicans might blame Canada for these devastating losses? But it's a pretty convincing defeat for them last night. Well, you know, President Trump wants to blame everyone else but himself. You know, he says, well, you know. Just pretend my name's on the ballot. Well, the American people listened to that and they showed what they thought about President Trump. And then after the election, he starts insulting his own candidates that he endorsed and said, you know, these are lousy candidates and my name wasn't on the ballot. The cheese has slipped off the cracker with this guy, totally. Like there is no cracker, there's no more cheese. And I think the Republican Party are going to start moving forward without him. Is this a vindication of the strategy of the Prime Minister to walk away from the deal in August with your support? Is this a vindication of that strategy? Well, I've always said to the Prime Minister, no deal is better than any deal. And we're just working so well together, all of us collaboratively, not just myself and the Prime Minister, but all the premiers across our country. So we're united and we're moving forward and now I think this gives us a little more leverage. But again, I want to emphasize the war is not over and we're going to have to keep fighting. Yeah, great question. It's about building relationships. You know, I've been going back and forth with certain people. I ended up getting a message from a congressperson in Michigan, Democratic congressperson, happy as anything, and I said, let's continue building our relationship. Our number one trading partner is Michigan. The auto sector down in the U.S. has lost $110 billion dollars because of these terrible tariffs and it's about uncertainty but the American people spoke and I couldn't be happier. They can blame everyone they want but President Trump has to look in the mirror take responsibility for the results of last night. I'm willing to work with anyone. I know the the new senator wants one thing. He wants jobs, he wants prosperity, he wants economic growth in Michigan and so does the The new governor, so we're going to continue building a great relationship. What should Canada go about? Doing a trade deal now or relieving the tariffs now that we have the results of last night. What's the first step? I think the first step is sitting down and building those relationships. As I mentioned, the governors have big say in the U.S. And President Trump has to start listening. You know, he lost a big election last night. He lost a lot of seats, no matter if it's in the Senate or in Congress. He has to start listening to the people. And that's going to be up to the Prime Minister to sit down with them. I know they've been talking over the last little while. And let's do everything we can to get rid of these tariffs and show prosperity in both countries. That's what will create opportunities in both countries by getting rid of these tariffs. 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