Much is being made of Donald Trump’s assertion that he would prefer to work with a Canadian government led by a Liberal than a Conservative.

Unsurprisingly, Pierre Poilievre immediately built this seemingly negative endorsement into his campaign to show how tough he is.

I guess he has never read the Br’er Rabbit folk story where the rabbit begs not to be thrown into the briar patch by his captor precisely because that’s where he feels the safest.

A better explanation for Trump’s supposed preference is that he wants to remain the biggest whiner in the political patch, and Poilievre would out-whine him any day.

Howard Brunt

North Saanich

When taking into consideration any comment Donald Trump may have about our Canadian leaders, people must remember that what he says today is probably not what he will say tomorrow.

If he likes one over the other today, he will most likely change his mind before the day is over. I don’t think he is this smart, but perhaps he is trying to mislead Canadians as to who his real choice would be as prime minister.

The thing we need to remember is not to take anything that he says as real, truthful, or reliable, in regards to anything.

Ignore anything he has to say about Canadian politics. We should give him no influence over our democratic processes regarding choosing our elected officials.

Caroline Clarke

Victoria

I can’t recall or imagine an American president ever attracting and deserving so many true, unflattering descriptors.

These are just a few: greedy, liar, cheat, abuser, boor, bully, bankrupt, coarse, crass, crude, rude, mean-spirited, sexist, predator, vulgar, vile, felon, oaf, lout, toad, tyrant, thug. Donald Trump.

Steve Housser

Shawnigan Lake

While some Canadians go completely over the top with anti-Americanism, four Canadians have........

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