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Former president Donald Trump repeated the rumor that Fidel Castro is the real father of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau during a podcast appearance.
The Republican candidate for president made the comments in a sit-down with popular streamer Adin Ross as they discussed Canada‘s political situation.
‘He’s turned very liberal, actually they say he’s the son of Fidel Castro, and could be,’ Trump said. ‘Anything’s possible in this world, you know.’
The claim that Trudeau is the son of Margaret Trudeau and the late communist dictator has been so persistent that the Canadian government was forced to deny it in 2018. Photos of Justin Trudeau and Castro as young men bear a strong resemblance to one another, many observers say.
The story was widely shared after Trudeau praised Castro as a ‘larger than life legendary revolutionary’ following his death in 2016.