‘Happy As Punch’: Doug Ford LAUNCHES Brutal Attack On Trump After Republican Election LOSS

Well, you know, President Trump wants to blame everyone else but himself. You know, he says, well, you know, just pretend my name's on the ballot. Well, the American people listened to that and they showed what they thought about President Trump. I was doing cartwheels down the street, and you've ever seen a big guy like me doing cartwheels? I was jumping up and down when the results were coming in. But it's very simple. The American people spoke. The American people spoke on a couple issues. Cost of living, cost of gas, the war in Iran. But most important is tariffs, because that's all tied into the cost of living. And when I was down there voicing our opinion, no matter if it's within the U.S. media or going face-to-face with governors, Tariff on Canada. It was nothing more than attacks on the American people. And we saw it. We saw it in the auto sector states, no matter if it was Michigan or Ohio or South Carolina or North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. They spoke loud and clear. And I'm happy about Texas as well. That governor, I'll tell you, he didn't want anything to do with Canada. Even though we were the second largest trading partner he has in the entire world, we do over $30 billion of trade with Texas. I'm directing our ministers, as soon as everyone gets sworn in, go down to Washington, connect with the senators, the congresspeople, and of course I'll be talking to the governors and seeing how we can move forward. But let's be under no illusion that this trade war is done. It's not done. It's not even close to being done because the president still has the power. The January tariffs are still on the table. So we have to get out there, communicate, and tell the American people, you know, as I've always said, you can't unscramble an egg that's been around for decades, especially in the auto sector since 1965. We have to make the omelet larger. We're the largest customer. We buy 400% more cars off the Americans than anyone else in the world. But what we want to do, and I know the American people, it's not just a victory for For the people in the U.S., I think it's a victory across the world, and most importantly, it's a victory for the people of Canada because they played a strong voice. It wasn't just myself. It was organizations, sectors going down there, premiers, elected officials at all three levels going and building the relationships, and especially with the new elected people that the Americans elected, we're going to be down there communicating, building those relationships. So I can't wait to continue communicating and meeting the new governors. We're going to move forward. But, again, I want to emphasize, the war is not over. We have to continue making sure that we move faster, quicker, immediate on everything across the board. Yes, go ahead. I'm sorry that there's any in Canada. Yeah. You know, yeah. Well, you know, President Trump wants to blame everyone else but himself. You know, he says, well, you know. Just pretend my name's on the ballot. Well, the American people listened to that, and they showed what they thought about President Trump. And then after the election, he starts insulting his own candidates that he endorsed and said, you know, these are lousy candidates, and my name wasn't on the ballot. The cheese has slipped off the cracker with this guy, totally. Like, there is no cracker, there's no more cheese, and I think the Republican Party are going to start moving forward without him. Is this a vindication of the fact? Well, I've always said to the Prime Minister, no deal is better than any deal, and we're just working so well together, all of us, collaboratively, not just myself and the Prime Minister, but all the premiers across our country. So we're united, and we're moving forward, and now I think this gives us a little more leverage, but again, I want to emphasize the war is not over, and we're going to have to keep fighting. Great question. It's about building relationships. You know, I've been going back and forth with certain people. I ended up getting a message from a congressperson in Michigan, a Democratic congressperson, happy as anything, and I said, let's continue building our relationship. Our number one trading partner is Michigan. The auto sector down in the U.S. has lost $110 billion because of these terrible tariffs. And it's about uncertainty, but the American people spoke, and I couldn't be happier. They can blame everyone they want, but President Trump has to look in the mirror, take responsibility for the results of last night. I'm willing to work with anyone. I know the new senator wants one thing. He wants jobs, he wants prosperity, he wants economic growth in Michigan, and so does the new governor. So we're going to continue building a great relationship. I think the first step is sitting down and building those relationships. As I mentioned, the governors have big say in the U.S., and President Trump has to start listening. You know, he lost a big election last night. He lost a lot of seats, no matter if it's in the Senate or in Congress. Yes, start listening to the people, and that's going to be up to the Prime Minister to sit down with them. I know they've been talking over the last little while, and let's do everything we can to get rid of these tariffs and show prosperity in both countries. That's what will create opportunities in both countries by getting rid of these tariffs. I can't trust him as far as I could throw him. That's my personal opinion. Maybe the Prime Minister feels differently, but he has shown over and over again that he can't be trusted. To make a deal, he'll wake up in the morning, change the deal. And the tariffs in January are real. They're as real as I'm standing here. No matter if it's the auto sector, what we just saw a couple weeks ago, maybe last week, about our waste. You know, he wants to tariff our waste, 50% tariff. But I've been saying, since I've been a city councillor, we have to be responsible for our own waste. We have to look at different methods of getting rid of our waste. And Copenhagen is one good example. I was reading up on how they're turning their waste into energy. And I always say, from trash to cash, I know we have that in Peel, which is being expanded, and we have it in Durham region that's being expanded. That's what we have to do. And the Europeans are so much further ahead than we are on this. We have to take what works in Europe and adopt it here in Ontario and across the country. Yes. Yeah. Well, when we give out grants right across the board, there has to be some faith in the system because it's just not with OSAP on the private career colleges and universities. But what we have right now where we have KPMG in there, we have an OPP investigation. We're working with the Auditor General's office, feeding her as much information as we have. And we're going to catch these criminals because that's all they are, a bunch of criminals. And I hope they go to jail. They go to jail and send a message. If you want to scam the taxpayers of Ontario, we're going to catch you. And you're going to jail. And they'll send a clear message. And then we reform the system in total. You know, there's certain areas that non-Canadians are getting OSAP. That needs to change. We need to protect the people of Canada, protect the people of Ontario, and make sure we have a better system. Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry. Yes, there is. Yeah, and we're doing that. So we've asked KPMG to prioritize low-risk colleges and universities. Let's get them back up and moving as quickly as possible. And that's our goal. The minister is talking about something new in place. Yeah, so we're going to prioritize, just like you were mentioning, schools that we feel that are low-risk. There is a school that we thought was low risk and they're having problems. So we're going to make sure we throw every resource we can. We're working with the staff, the public service as well, our audit teams, their KPMG's audit teams, the OPP. But what I can't do, I can't jeopardize the OPP investigation because we want to recover this money and we want to make sure this investigation goes well and throw these people in jail. So let's talk about this. Let's differentiate. These are private career colleges, not public career colleges that we put $6.4 billion in and save the sector, and all you have to do is talk to any CEO of any public college or university. They're thanking us. This is the private sector. The private sector is the problem, not the public sector, Because in the private, okay, in the public sector. We saw online, and it's been going on even when I was younger, some people would abuse the system. We want to make sure that we have a system, that people that need the funding are going to get the funding. But this, again, goes back to making sure that we're spending the money to train. And make sure we teach jobs of the future to these students in the colleges and universities, no matter if it's public or private. And that's exactly what we're doing. No matter if it's STEM graduates, that will be up to 115,000 leading North America, making sure that we focus on areas of energy, be it nuclear or mining, manufacturing, and of course, AI as well. Why don't you just put the mic up? Why don't you put the mic up? It will eventually, but like I was saying earlier on, we can't jeopardize the OPP investigation or KPMG. But again, after we come up with the findings. Hold on, before we come up with the findings. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Yes. Yeah, absolutely. Well, it's not just about, and Randy, thank you for that question, it's not just about Destination Niagara Falls, it's called Destination Niagara. I've already called the new mayor. I look forward to sitting down with the new mayor, but I also look forward to sitting down with all the 12 regions that represent Niagara. This is about jobs and investment on private sector, billions of dollars coming in to create more jobs, more opportunities, more tourism. That's what we're We're focused on, because right now, Niagara Falls. You just can't sit back. It's not good. It's just not a great destination. We want to make it the greatest destination in the world, and status quo is unacceptable. But as I've always said, I'm going to work with all the mayors, not just Niagara Falls mayor, but all the mayors that got elected in the 12 regions and continue communicating, making sure they get out to their constituents, talk to them, and talk about the prosperity and growth that Niagara has. One more, one more, sorry. Last question. Yeah, that's right, yeah. Yeah. No, we're willing to sit down. No, there's no 2.0 to answer your question directly. But are we willing to sit down and talk to Mayor Chow about certain priorities, maybe put policing into the subways to make it safer? We're all in. Make sure we reduce the crime because of the tragedy that happened in the Bridle Path. That's unacceptable. So areas like that, we're always open. Now, keep in mind, with collaboration with the federal and the provincial government, we've given Toronto $9 billion, with a B, $9 billion. They have to be responsible for their own budget. We're there to support them. We uploaded the Gardiner. We uploaded DVP to support them. And to be very frank, that should have been done 50 years ago. But we're on the same page, the mayor and I, when it comes to creating opportunities and growth. But you can't always rely on the province. We're in tough times right now, really tough times. So we're going to be prudent fiscal managers, respecting the taxpayer, and making sure... That we work with every single mayor, all 444 of them, and my phone's lighting up like a Christmas tree, but I want to thank everyone. Anyone? Hold on, thank you. Okay, one question, one question, one question. Okay, okay. So if Quebec, I know talking to the premier, the new premier, he was going to do it, then he pulled back, but we have to be in line with Quebec and along the lines of. New York for the financial sector, it just makes life easier. I'm easygoing. This argument's been going on for decades. If Quebec and New York and the eastern corridor of the U.S. wants to do it, I'm all in. And then Manitoba, okay, hold on. Manitoba and Western Canada, the reason they did it, they want to get closer to our time frame. They don't want to be three hours behind. I don't like, you know, at the end of the day, it's pitch black out there. So am I open? I'm very, very open to discussions with the Premier of Quebec. We're going to be discussing this and hopefully we'll come up with a consensus. Because you can't go up in Ottawa and go across the river. There's an hour behind, either way, we have to be in the same sync, but we will. That's it, everyone. Thank you very much. Well, let's sit down and talk to Quebec, the Premier. All right, thanks, everyone. Thanks, everyone. I'm as happy as punch. I can't stand the guy, okay? Simple as that. All right, thanks, everyone. The Premier has to go. Thank you. Thank you. Subscribe to One India and never miss an update. Download the One India app now.