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Or, as some have suggested, was he trolling Canada’s dashing former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, because First Lady Melania Trump once kissed him in public and appeared to like it?

A few months ago, desperately behind in the polls and seemingly doomed in the upcoming federal election, Trudeau announced he was stepping down as prime minister and surrendering control of the party to a relatively nondescript former banker.

Today, the Liberals and Trudeau’s successor have surged 25 points in the polls and appear headed for a shocking come-from-behind victory later this month.

California also has reached accords with regional governments in Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and Norway, among others.Since taking office in 2019, Newsom also has met personally with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other national leaders.

“Republicans here, our colleagues, they’re embarrassed by ‘51st state’ or ‘Gov. Trudeau’—they’re embarrassed by this stuff, because they view Canada as a great ally,” Kaine said.