Trump calls Ontario premier 'less intelligent' than late brother Rob Ford

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President Donald Trump attacked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Truth Social Monday, calling him "less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive" than his late brother, former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, amid escalating tariff tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Rob Ford served as Toronto's mayor from 2010 to 2014, known for his populist style and later infamous for a 2013 crack cocaine video, which led to his powers being transferred but not his resignation. He died in 2016 from cancer. Trump had previously praised Rob Ford in 2013, and commentators noted similarities between the two men's brash political personas. Doug Ford dismissed the attack, calling Trump "a dictator" and "a bully" at a press conference, adding he had "more brains in my baby toe than he has in his whole body." He also reiterated an earlier offer for Trump to "kiss my a**," citing his large frame as providing ample space.


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