In a war of words, Elon Musk took a swipe at Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, belittling the Canadian Prime Minister by calling him a “girl” and dismissing his authority with the jab, “You’re not the governor of Canada anymore.” This came after Trudeau publicly rejected Donald Trump’s provocative suggestion that the United States could take over Canada.
Trudeau, who announced his resignation as Prime Minister earlier this week amid plummeting popularity, fiercely rebuffed Trump’s idea. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” Trudeau declared in a fiery post on X (formerly Twitter), emphasizing the mutual benefits of Canada-US trade and security partnerships.
Musk, never one to hold back, mocked Trudeau’s statement. “Girl, you’re not the governor of Canada anymore, so doesn’t matter what you say,” the Tesla CEO retorted, triggering an avalanche of reactions on social media.

Meanwhile, Trump doubled down on his controversial remarks, saying at Mar-a-Lago that Canada joining the US would be “something really special.” The President-elect dismissed the idea of military force, saying, “No, economic force,” while hinting at a 25% tariff on Canadian imports as leverage. Trump has repeatedly called the Canada-US border an “artificially drawn line” and referred to Trudeau as the “governor of Canada.”
Adding fuel to the fire, Musk praised the dramatic political shifts of 2025 in another X post, celebrating what he called the return of “great men.” Highlighting Trudeau’s resignation, he wrote, “Trump won. Trudeau resigned. Masculinity is back. Great men are ascendant. And just in time. We’re going to need them.”
Trudeau’s decision to step down follows growing dissent within his own Liberal Party amid a struggling economy and bleak approval ratings. With Canada’s next federal election looming by October 20, polls predict a landslide victory for the Conservatives, signaling a seismic political shift in the Great White North.