My fellow Americans, I think I know how some of you feel when you see all these pictures of Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau at Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade; there’s a little tugging at your heart, isn’t there?
A sense of longing, perhaps, for what we had in our own President not so long ago …
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— Dan Schaumann (@danschaumann) June 25, 2017
Happy #PrideTO @JustinTrudeau @PrideToronto @PeelSchools #diversity #pride #Toronto #sikh #EqualityForAll @PeelEquity @Canada ????? pic.twitter.com/tdMeu41BIX
— Jiwan (@jiwanjotgill) June 25, 2017
… remembering that feeling of swelled hearts, when 44 was still our representative.
They marched in the @PrideToronto parade as a family. ??Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau his wife, Sophie Grégoire, and children. pic.twitter.com/0nboKpqbAt
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) June 25, 2017
Heck, even Trudeau’s rainbow socks are doubly meaningful; “Eid Mubarak” is a Muslim greeting during Eid festivals.
Trudeau wore Eid-themed socks to a pro-Pride church service. #MeanwhileInCanadahttps://t.co/nFNdCuH3xA pic.twitter.com/uCk0DcApFH
— Nick Ashdown (@Nick_Ashdown) June 25, 2017
While 45 does his best to shut out Muslims (including ending the longstanding traditional White House Ramadan dinner), we’ll have to find solace in our Northern neighbors. I’m sure they don’t mind sharing … right, Canada?
Please, O Canada?
Love is love. #PrideTO pic.twitter.com/z2No7rdchZ
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 25, 2017
(It’s what Lin-Manuel Miranda would want.)