U.S. officials accuse Canada of midterm meddling — but Trump has endorsed foreign candidates– www.cbc.ca

Despite U.S. officials repeatedly warning Canada not to get involved in the upcoming U.S. midterms, President Donald Trump has his own track record of weighing in on foreign elections.

Trump has endorsed about half a dozen candidates across the globe since he returned to the White House in early 2025 and even boasted earlier this year that he has “a very good record of endorsing candidates in the U.S.,” before touting a number of foreign candidates he backed.

“I’m not supposed to be endorsing people,” Trump said during the February inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace. “As long as it works, it’s OK with me.”

Since early 2025, Trump has backed presidential or prime ministerial candidates in Poland, Honduras, Colombia and Japan.

Most recently, he voiced support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing an election on Tuesday.

The U.S. president also put his support behind former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s failed re-election bid, which included Vice-President JD Vance appearing at a rally in Budapest.