Trudeau Steps Down: What Happens Next

Liberal Party faces leadership race as Canada braces for political uncertainty

Liberal Party faces leadership race as Canada braces for political uncertainty

A big news day for Canada… Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially resigned Monday morning after days of rumors that he would step away before the next election. Trudeau has been falling behind in the polls to Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilevre. Trudeau has been the Liberal Party leader since 2013. “I am a fighter and I am not someone who backs away from a fight, particularly when a fight is as important as this,” Trudeau said at a news conference outside his home at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. “But I have always been driven by my love for Canada,

Outgoing President Joe Biden snapped at reporters at the White House over the weekend after an event to mark the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act. Biden briefly spoke with reporters after the event. Do you still believe [Trump’s] a threat to democracy?” a reporter asked Biden. “I think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy,” Biden responded. Biden proceeded to switch the topic, attacking the group of reporters. “I might be the oldest president, but I know more world leaders than any one of you have ever met in your whole goddamn life!” Biden said. Watch

According to a report from The Washington Free Beacon, the Biden Administration had intel on a billion-dollar Iranian oil smuggling operation and gave Tehran a “free pass.” Back in April, the State Department, Treasury Department, and intelligence community received a 45-page report detailing the operation. The report identified Iraq, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, as central to an Iranian “oil and fuel smuggling” operation that significantly expanded in 2022, according to WFB. From The Washington Free Beacon: Iran generates roughly $1 billion from the smuggling scheme annually, Reuters reported, money that is “directly funding the Iranian threat network,” according to