Event Brief
Doug Ford slams Trump as “bully” and “dictator”
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM ET
Summary: Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to Donald Trump calling him a “flunky” by saying he would not take advice from a man he described as the “king of bankruptcies.” Ford said Trump was a “bully” and “dictator” in his remarks.
WHO: Doug Ford
WHAT: Ford criticized Trump as a “bully” and “dictator” and rejected advice after Trump called him a “flunky.”
WHEN: Aug 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM ET
WHERE: Canada
WHY: Ford was reacting to Trump’s description of him as a “flunky.”
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