# Are there a fair percentage of Canadians who are pro-trump?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 15, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679 "2026-02-15T14:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679/21 "2026-02-18T23:45:14Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > If I had heard this story, I would have been really tempted to say something like, “Wow, I actually remember hearing about that. What were your aunt and uncle’s names, again?” I wouldn’t do that myself. But I later would have gone to some of the AI web sites and tried this: “Are there any cases where a Canadian husband and wife were murdered in California?” And I just did that (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity). I guess the alleged uncle and aunt could have not had Canadian nationality. But the AI’s I checked gave borderline cases, and none come close to that story. And as you say, anything close would have been big news. As to why a certain number of Canadians like Trump, I think some people are born with authoritarian instincts. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679/22 "2026-02-19T03:46:36Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > some people are born with authoritarian instincts. About 30% from all indications worldwide. The non-authoritarians desperately need to keep the 20% who’re authoritarian-adjacent on the side of tolerance. Because there is _always and everywhere_ 30% happy to vote for the vilest scoundrel on offer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-a-fair-percentage-of-canadians-who-are-pro-trump/1027679.md?page=1)