Trudeau Blasts Trump’s Role in Inciting ’Deeply Disturbing, Violent’ Rioters

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump incited an assault on democracy by violent rioters - a rare direct criticism of Trump by him. Trudeau has been careful not to criticize Trump over the last four years as 75% of Canada’s exports go to America, but Trudeau told reporters on Friday that Trump and other politicians are to blame for an event he called “shocking, deeply disturbing, and frankly saddening.” “What we witnessed was an assault on democracy by violent rioters, incited by the current president and other politicians,” Trudeau said.