‘First the blackface. Now this.’ Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces totally ‘racist’ new policy to combat COVID19 outbreak [video]

AP: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will close his country's border to non-citizens amid pandemic.

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) March 16, 2020

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will close his country's border to non-citizens amid pandemic.

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 16, 2020

News: Canada is shutting its borders to non-citizens or permanent residents.

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 16, 2020

JUST IN: Canada is closing its borders to non-citizens because of the coronavirus pandemic, PM Justin Trudeau announces. https://t.co/1RxRrRa3BW pic.twitter.com/3wtsmfGp5e

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 16, 2020

Canada shuts down borders to all but Canadian citizens, some family & diplomatic exceptions, and (at this time) American citizens, to help control coronavirus spread. pic.twitter.com/sgy8ccfNJu

— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) March 16, 2020

But … but …

BREAKING: Canada is closing border to non-citizens and non-residents of Canada. Whatever happened to the government's line that "a virus knows no borders"? (Air crews/diplomats/immediate family/US citizens exempt).

— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) March 16, 2020

Were you lying, Prime Minister Trudeau? Or are you just a racist racist who racisms?

Xenophobia. https://t.co/8StNg4kZat

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 16, 2020

First the blackface. Now this. #smdh https://t.co/mIORQHCLDS

— Take precautions against the Wuhan virus (@jtLOL) March 16, 2020

I was told this was racist. https://t.co/e8s3qK5CHg

— RBe (@RBPundit) March 16, 2020

So racist https://t.co/4N30ltwpqJ

— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 16, 2020

So now closing borders isn't racist?

— Colin (@Colin__007) March 16, 2020

President blackface back at his racist antics https://t.co/17jOs8oedn

— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) March 16, 2020

We should’ve known he’d pull something like this. The bastard.

In all seriousness, though:

Two weeks after Trump. This is a complete failure of leadership on the part of Trudeau. https://t.co/Kvq15qk11F

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) March 16, 2020

Just maybe we shouldn’t be looking to Canada for examples of good leadership, hmm?