Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued On Sunday, social media and the political right exacerbated “culture wars and divisions” to promote an “anti-incumbency movement” worldwide.
MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked Trudeau about his decides to resign, announced on January 6, and whether it had to do with a global trend of turning against incumbent leaders or with his own low approval ratings.
Trudeau admitted it was “probably a bit of everything” but claimed there was “still a lingering frustration with the incumbents” over the influence of social media, despite the good work he had done.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed his resignation on MSNBC on Sunday. (MSNBC screenshot)
“What I’m leaning on is all the good things we’ve been able to do,” Trudeau said. “We are proposing policies that will make a difference in Canada for decades to come. And I think we’re seeing a time in politics right now where emotions and social media carry an enormous amount of weight in how people think about things. .”
Psaki highlighted criticism that Trudeau’s Liberal Party and the U.S. Democratic Party were “out of touch with the public” and whether lessons could be learned from his tenure to counter that perception.
Trudeau urged progressives to stay focused on the economy and praised Canada as a success for creating “fewer barriers for minorities, women and vulnerable people to participate in the labor market.”
“You can easily turn that into a woke argument that says, ‘You only work for minorities and women, and you don’t take care of the economy,’” he admitted.
Trudeau speaks to the media outside Rideau Cottage on Monday, January 6, in Ottawa. (AP/Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
“Well, the ability of the political right and, frankly, social media to create that kind of dynamic can lead to culture wars and divisions that can’t actually withstand the hard economic truth of the growth that we’ve been able to experience. creating in Canada is part of the challenge we have,” Trudeau said.
“And that’s part of the challenge we face now as a world, where people are in a situation where affordability, where there are reasonable answers, where medium and long-term policies are not what they want to hear about. ”
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He continued, “They want things to get better right away. And you have people who promise to make things better right away, which is sometimes very attractive, even if the ability to do so is not always apparent.”
Trudeau suggested that social media promoted a negative image of the Canadian economy. (Arlyn McAdorey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Over the past year, Trudeau began to see record low approval ratings and increasing criticism from his own party over high prices and rising inflation.
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