Canada’s Doug Ford Calls Trump A ‘Dictator’ As ‘Economic War’ Escalates

BreakingBusinessCanada’s Doug Ford Calls Trump A ‘Dictator’ As ‘Economic War’ EscalatesByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorAug 24, 2026, 04:05pm EDTToplineOntario Premier Doug Ford blasted President Donald Trump in a searing press conference Monday, calling him a “bully” and “dictator” as the U.S. and Canada exchange increasingly stark blows amid a trade war that has resulted in tit-for-tat tariffs.Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference at Canada's Premiers Conference in Toronto, Ontario, December 16, 2024.Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsFord told reporters Monday that Trump is a “bully” and “dictator” who he would not “take any advice off,” referring to the president as the “king of bankruptcies,” a jab at the six business bankruptcies Trump’s casinos and hotels filed for in the 1990s and 2000s.When asked about a comment he made on the radio Monday morning in which he told Trump, “Kiss my a–,” Ford doubled down during the press conference, adding, “I have a lot of real estate on my a–, so he has a lot of room to kiss my a–.”Ford said Trump is underestimating Canada, which is “all in” on an “economic war,” and said, “We need to throw everything and the kitchen sink at them.Ford’s comments came after a Truth Social post in which Trump said the U.S. “has been carrying Canada for decades,” with the president later calling Ford a “Flunky.”Trump threatened Monday to slap 50% tariffs on all cars, trucks and parts from Canada starting next year.Ford also said red states in the U.S. would be “hit hard” by Canada’s retaliatory tariffs. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/p...