Obama endorses Trudeau in the Canadian election

TORONTO, ONT – Barack Obama endorsed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau connected Thursday successful the Canadian election, calling him an effectual person successful a uncommon endorsement of a Canadian campaigner by a erstwhile American president.

It is the 2nd clip Obama has done it. Obama besides urged Canadians to re-elect the Liberal person successful Canada’s past predetermination successful 2019.

Obama tweeted Thursday that helium was arrogant to enactment with Trudeau and described him arsenic an effectual person who has beardown antiauthoritarian values.

Trudeau is successful a pugnacious re-election combat with his Conservative rival up of Monday’s parliamentary elections. Obama's endorsement helped Trudeau with progressives successful 2019.

Obama besides endorsed Emmanuel Macron for president successful France’s 2017 election, and helium warned British voters against leaving the European Union.

Trudeau formed a adjacent narration with Obama erstwhile helium was president.

“Thanks for your support, @BarackObama,” Trudeau tweeted. “Progress is connected the ballot — and we're going to support warring for it.”

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The erstwhile president has agelong been fashionable with galore Canadians.

"This is welcomed by Trudeau and Co. but not a surprise," said Nelson Wiseman, a governmental subject prof astatine the University of Toronto “Will Obama’s endorsement marque a difference? Not galore voters are inactive undecided truthful the worldly interaction of Obama’s endorsement is minimal successful my opinion. I deliberation it is much symbolic of Liberal affinity with the Democrats which has been the lawsuit since JFK successful the 1960s.”

Daniel Béland, a governmental subject prof astatine McGill University, said it tin lone assistance Trudeau with progressive voters.

“Obama remains precise fashionable successful Canada and, though it’s improbable to change the race, this is thing affirmative for the Liberals,” Béland said.

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