Video of PM dancing at Taylor Swift concert sparks outrage

Justin Trudeau has sparked widespread outrage after footage of the Canadian PM dancing at a Taylor Swift concert went viral. Watch video and see why.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash after a video of him dancing at a Taylor Swift concert went viral over the weekend amid destructive protests.

The viral footage shows Mr Trudeau, who represents a district in Montreal, dancing and singing along to the song “You Don’t Own Me” before Swift took the stage in Toronto.

However, the timing of the video has sparked backlash, as it coincided with devastating riots where anti-NATO demonstrators set off smoke bombs and marched through the streets of Montreal with Palestinian flags.

According to the Montreal Gazette, the rioters set cars on fire and clashed with police.

Toronto is approximately 450km west of Canada’s capital, Ottawa, and 530km west of the Montreal district represented by Mr Trudeau.

Lawless protestors run roughshod over Montreal in violent protest.

The Prime Minister dances.

This is the Canada built by the Liberal government.

Bring back law and order, safe streets and communities in the Canada we once knew and loved. pic.twitter.com/PVJvR6gtmf

— Don Stewart (@donstewartmp) November 23, 2024

Protesters also threw small explosive devices and metal items at officers, and at one point, the group burned an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Don Stewart, a member of parliament representing part of Toronto, called out the prime minister in a post on X.

“Lawless protesters run roughshod over Montreal in violent protest. The Prime Minister dances,” he wrote. “This is the Canada built by the Liberal government.”

The viral footage shows Mr Trudeau dancing and singing along to the song “You Don’t Own Me” before Swift took the stage in Toronto. Picture: Supplied

The timing of the video has sparked backlash, as it coincided with devastating riots in Montreal. Picture: Supplied.

“Bring back law and order, safe streets and communities in the Canada we once knew and loved.”

The image of Mr Trudeau dancing during protests in his hometown ignited outrage online, with some social media users likening him to Nero, the infamous Roman emperor said to have “fiddled while Rome burned.”

“This is real life. Montreal is burning, and Justin Trudeau is dancing and handing out friendship bracelets to teenage girls at a Taylor Swift concert,” one social media user commented.

With just four shows left on Swift’s tour before she wraps up the Eras era in Vancouver on December 8. Picture: AFP

As violent protests broke out in Montreal, Justin Trudeau was filmed dancing at a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto. Picture: AFP

Another said: “Oh, here he is, and we thought he might be working to solve the country’s problems.”

While a third added: “This guy’s trouble, headlining for all the wrong reasons.”

On Saturday, Mr Trudeau denounced the protests and called them “appalling.”

“What we saw on the streets of Montreal last night was appalling,” the Canadian leader said. “Acts of anti-Semitism, intimidation, and violence must be condemned wherever we see them.”

“The RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are in communication with local police. There must be consequences, and rioters held accountable.”

Originally published as Video of PM dancing at Taylor Swift concert sparks outrage