Musk weighs in on who should be Canada’s PM after Trudeau says he will resign

Following Trudeau's announcement, the Tesla CEO posted on X

Published Jan 07, 2025  •  2 minute read

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. Photo by Susan Walsh /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elon Musk reacted on social media after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would be stepping down.

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On Monday, Trudeau made his announcement at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, addressing Canadians and explaining his decision to resign.

“I intend to resign as party leader as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process. Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process,” he said. “This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.”

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Read the full text of Justin Trudeau’s resignation speech

Following Trudeau’s announcement, the Tesla CEO posted on X.

“2025 is looking good,” wrote Musk, along with some emojis. His comment was made in response to another post that said: “Trump won. Trudeau resigned.”

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“Masculinity is back. Great men are ascendant. And just in time. We’re going to need them,” the post continued.

About 30 minutes later, Musk was back on X, replying to his own statement that he had made about Trudeau last month.

“He’s such an insufferable tool. Won’t be in power for much longer,” Musk wrote in December 2024.

Then, on Monday, he reposted that statement and wrote: “As I was saying…”

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Musk has been showing his support for the leader of the opposition and head of the Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre.

When Poilievre sat down for an interview with Jordan Peterson, Musk reposted the video entitled “Canada’s Next Prime Minister,” which was released on Jan. 2. Musk called it a “great interview.”

Also in December, Musk responded to a post on X by Bill Ackman, the CEO of hedge fund management company Pershing Square.

“(Pierre Poilievre) is extremely impressive,” wrote Ackman. “He should be Canada’s next leader. The sooner the better.”

Musk simply responded to Ackman’s post with a “100” emoji, indicating that he agreed.

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Musk has replied to other posts about Poilievre. One person on X asked if anyone would watch an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast featuring the Conservative leader. Musk responded: “Yes.”

Musk was also in the comment section of a video posted to X by Canadian marketing professor Gad Saad, where Poilievre defends his support of Israel’s right to target Iran’s nuclear sites.

“I think the idea of allowing a genocidal, theocratic, unstable dictatorship that is desperate to avoid being overthrown by its own people to develop nuclear weapons is about the most dangerous and irresponsible thing that the world could ever allow,” said Poilievre.

“He seems great,” Musk wrote.

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