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‘Just the way he is’: Here’s what some Americans in Canada think of Trump’s new threats [Video]

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Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming “the 51st state.”

While Trump’s comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been mixed — and largely influenced by how they voted in the presidential election.

Jacob Wesoky, the executive vice chair of Democrats Abroad Canada who is studying political science at McGill University in Montreal, said he is “extremely” disappointed by the president-elect’s approach to his country’s “closest” ally.

“As an American living in Canada, it is really sad to watch,” said Wesoky, who voted for Trump’s rival Kamala Harris.

But Canadian-American Georganne Burke, a staunch Trump supporter, said that while the incoming president may be “a bit of a troll,” she doesn’t see his actions as …

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