Trump repeats false claim about Trudeau in latest jab [Video]

As we move closer to the U.S. election, CTVNews.ca will be examining the relationship between Canada and the U.S. in a series of features.

On Monday, former U.S. president Donald Trump repeated the false claim that Fidel Castro could be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s real father. While Trump frequently expresses his love for Canada, he has previously taken aim at Trudeau for being “two faced,” “weak” and a “far-left lunatic.”

“Personal dynamics between presidents and prime ministers have always mattered,” Carleton University political scientist Aaron Ettinger told CTVNews.ca in an email. “If Trump is elected and Trudeau remains Prime Minister, they would be restarting the relationship from a place of mistrust.”