Declaring that Justin Trudeau “maybe” the son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, Donald Trump sparked the ludicrous conspiracy theory about the Canadian leader once again.
In an interview with an online celebrity, Donald Trump revived the ludicrous conspiracy theory about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by claiming that he “may” be the son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.
“He’s turned very liberal,” Trump said about popular streamer Adin Ross when discussing the political situation in Canada.
When asked to respond to images of several foreign and US presidents, Trump pointed to the Trudeau photo and raised the conspiracy notion, claiming “they” as his unidentified sources. They claim that he may be Fidel Castro’s son. In this universe, everything is possible.
You know, everything is possible in this world,” he said.
Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971. He is the son of Margaret, his spouse, and the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
In 1976, Pierre Elliott made his first trip to the communist government with his then-wife Margaret and their youngest child, Michel.
After visiting the Caribbean nation on his own, Trudeau returned there in November 2016 as Prime Minister of Canada and compared his and Trump’s views on the socialist-run nation.
After Castro passed away, Trudeau honored him, calling him a “legendary revolutionary and orator” who had greatly enhanced Cuba’s medical and educational facilities. He alluded to him in passing as a “controversial figure,” which sparked the hoaxes.
Fact-checking website Snopes claims that the hypothesis was initially put up by a member of the /r/The_Donald subreddit for Trump.
Donald Trump just says he thinks Justin Trudeau is the "son of Fidel Castro. Could be. Anything is possible in this world." pic.twitter.com/F7Z8ssW6dV
— Keean Bexte (@TheRealKeean) August 5, 2024
Trump says Canadians seem ‘unhappy’
During the interview, which aired on the live streaming site Kick, Trump stated that he gets along “very well” with Trudeau, but he also mentioned that “the people of Canada are not liking it” because “he seems to be going very progressive.”
Later on, Trump continued to speculate on the prospects for a Conservative leader.
“Someone who is a strong conservative would win Canada if they had a decent conservative candidate, which I’m not sure if they do or not. I got along well with him, but Canada is quite angry about the way they have been treated as human beings.
During the Republican leader’s time in the White House, Trump and Trudeau had a turbulent and transactional relationship as the US imposed steel and aluminum tariffs, Trump pressured Canada to increase defense spending, and the North American free trade agreement was renegotiated.
In 2019, Trudeau was seen on video with former UK PM Boris Johnson, Dutch PM Mark Rutte, and French President Emmanuel Macron cracking jokes about Trump while using a hot mic during a NATO leaders’ conference.
After the outcry across the world, Trump called Trudeau “two-faced,” but he also emphasized that he still had an excellent relationship with him.
