Kevin O’Leary, a rich Canadian television personality, announced Wednesday he is running for leadership of Canada’s opposition Conservative Party in a bid to unseat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the baby-faced and extremely “woke” leader of America’s neighbor to the north.
O’Leary is a host of “Shark Tank” on ABC, a show in which entrepreneurs humiliate themselves in front of wealthy investors. The businessman has a net worth of roughly $300 million, but in Canada that basically makes him a billionaire. He’ll be the highest-profile candidate in a field of 13 running for the party leadership position.
Given his wealth and television background, O’Leary has been described as “Canada’s Donald Trump.” He announced his run for office on Twitter, where he has previously described Trudeau as a “surfer dude” who is “destroying” Canada with debt.
“It’s official, I’m in,” O’Leary tweeted from his official account. “The Conservative Party of Canada needs a candidate who can beat Justin Trudeau and bring back jobs to this country!”
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