Obama Met With The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney And Trump’s Maga Allies Flipped Out

President Donald Trump’s MAGA friends were successful a frenzy of conspiracy theories Friday aft erstwhile President Barack Obama greeted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney astatine a think-tank arena successful Toronto.

A video, posted by Carney connected X, shows him shaking hands pinch nan erstwhile president, earlier Obama besides greets nan PM’s wife, Diana Fox Carney. Obama was successful municipality to present a keynote reside astatine a gala for Canada 2020, a progressive think-tank that advocates for inclusivity. Obama and Carney person known each different connected a master level since astatine slightest 2008 erstwhile he was U.S. president and nan PM served arsenic Governor of nan Bank of Canada.

But nan short clip appeared to origin utmost consternation among immoderate of Trump’s friends who accused Obama of undermining nan existent administration by gathering pinch nan leader of Canada.

“This is simply a coup,” Laura Loomer, a longtime Trump ally, wrote Saturday morning.

“What nan hellhole is Obama up to? Hmmm….more subterfuge? It can’t beryllium bully for nan US,” Buzz Patterson, an writer and blimpish columnist, wrote.

“Logan Act,” blimpish X relationship Catturd, wrote, referring to a rule that prohibits unauthorized American citizens from negotiating pinch a overseas leader connected behalf of nan United States.

Obama has sparingly commented connected his successor since leaving agency successful 2016. But this week, while promoting nan debut of nan Obama Presidential Center, nan 44th president revealed to nan New Yorker really being asked to respond to immoderate of Trump’s awesome argumentation decisions, and stay a Democratic Party figurehead, has weighed connected his marriage.

The erstwhile president said that unit has been a root of accent astatine home peculiarly pinch his wife, erstwhile First Lady Michelle Obama.

“It does create a genuine hostility successful our household, and it frustrates her,” he said.

The U.S. and Canada’s narration is experiencing strain arsenic a consequence of Trump’s tariffs and waste and acquisition threats. Canada has seemingly moved person to different allies, specified arsenic nan European Union.

The outcry from MAGA besides arrives astir a twelvemonth aft the Trump management accused Obama and his apical management officials of “treasonous” behavior.

Trump, who has refused to judge charismatic U.S. authorities findings that Russia attempted to power nan 2016 predetermination successful his favor, has pushed nan communicative that Obama’s apical officials conspired to harm nan validity of his campaign.

Obama’s spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush denied nan Trump administration’s “bizarre” allegations of treason past year, and called them arsenic a “weak effort astatine distraction.”

Still, Trump has posted an AI-generated video of Obama being arrested connected Truth Social and consistently reposted articles and clips making akin accusations.

Some of nan president’s MAGA friends jumped connected those accusations to raise further suspicions astir Obama’s intentions successful visiting Canada. Conservative activistic Tom Fitton said Carney was welcoming Obama, nan “notoriously corrupt erstwhile president who spied on, and tried to jailhouse and destruct [Trump].”

Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian businessman who serves arsenic a typical envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, elevated Trump’s erstwhile allegations successful consequence to Carney’s video.

“Russiagate hoax originator President Obama panics and exits nan shadows, hoping that world visibility will connection further protection,” Dmitriev wrote.