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Do you have ‘Trump anxiety’? You’re not alone [Video]

CBC’s Campbell MacDiarmid spoke with people at a rally outside the U.S. Embassy about their anxieties around Trump and how they are dealing with them.

Trump’s second term has included punishing tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated threats about making Canada the 51st state. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

Steve Whitwill is losing sleep, Louisa Fenner is worried about her finances and Crysta Balis is fearful for her children’s future.

The source of their anxiety is U.S. President Donald Trump, and the three were among those who gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa this week to protest and express those fears. But it’s not just people at protests who are worried.

During his first term, Trump provoked a wave of anxiety among many Americans. In the first 45 days of his second term, the 47th president has spread fear north of the border.

There’s a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear and a lot of anger in relation to what’s happening in the …

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