U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra snapped back when asked about Donald Trump at a forum in Alberta on Thursday, saying he was offended by Canadians calling the president “uninformed.” Article content

Hoekstra made the comments in Banff while speaking at the Global Business Forum , a private gathering of professional leaders from different walks of life. He also said “numbers are down” for Canadians using preclearance at airports to travel to the U.S. and his government should “look at it.” Article content Article content

Part of the exchange between Hoekstra and moderator, former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson, was published in a video by The Canadian Press . Hoekstra made it known to Robertson that Trump was “extremely well informed.”

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