Trudeau hopes a ‘silent majority’ is still willing to listen [Video]

He surely would reject any such comparison but, in a recent interview, Justin Trudeau briefly sounded just a little bit like Richard Nixon.

Taking part in an conversation with Village Media, the prime minister fielded questions about the dissent within his caucus and his party’s descent in the polls. He was also asked about the “F–k Trudeau” flags that have — as much as any policy or political gesture — come to define this Liberal government’s third term.

One of the interviewers remarked that he couldn’t remember similar flags being flown for Stephen Harper or Jean Chretien. The unhappiness, he said, seemed “personal.”

Trudeau said his first response when encountering such displays was to wonder what had driven people to a “place of that much anger.” He also said such protests are being amplified by media outlets and social media platforms that elevate “really aggressive negative views.”