# Trump calls Doug Ford a ‘flunky’; Ford fires back: ‘You’re a loser’

https://mins.news/en/video/30944

- CBC News, 2026-08-24 20:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csSF4YmJOGw

> U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media, calling him Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “flunky” and invoking Ford’s late brother, Rob Ford. Ford responded by calling Trump a “loser” and telling him, “Bring it on, buddy.”

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