This Week, Three Elections Will Show Trump’s Worldwide Impact | Opinion [Video]

There has probably never been an American president whose actions reverberated globally quite like this. Donald Trump has scrambled politics not only in the United States but across the democratic world. His disdain for the world order, admiration for strength, and total lack of scruple will be on grand display this week in elections in Canada, Australia, and Romania.

In Canada’s election today, whatever the final result, we have seen a remarkable liberal comeback fueled by burning rage at Trump, and at the MAGA movement more widely.

Canada entered the 2025 campaign in a sour mood. Inflation had strained household budgets, while a series of minor scandals—including ethics violations involving Justin Trudeau‘s cabinet ministers—sapped public trust. Polls showed the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre surging, buoyed by promises of economic renewal and tougher immigration controls. The Liberals, trailing badly, looked finished. The sanctimonious Trudeau, a lightning rod for the anti-woke backlash that exists even …